Paris, France — These were the copyists. But they weren’t sitting comfortably in a museum copying works of art on a building wall. They braved deserts and caves often hanging from a […]
Mania, Prehistoric Mania
An Air of Arborescence
Sète, France —This is a journey into a secret forest. A forest of brightly colored, at times darkly colored, trees. These are trees rendered in a fashion that hovers between the figurative […]
Moments in Time: Made in France Time
From the Louis Pion Rose collection. Photos courtesy Louis Pion. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette Moments in Time: Made in France Time Louis Pion is one of those quintessential French watch brands. […]
The Exceptional Eclecticism of Elton John Defies All Estimates
The Results of the Christie’s New York Sale Revealed New York – Last Wednesday, February 28th, Christie’s concluded The Collection of Sir Elton John: Goodbye Peachtree Road, a series of sales comprising […]
Glorious Galaxies from Le Sibille
Paris, France —One of the highlights of the Paris Couture Week was a presentation of exquisite one of a kind pieces from the Roman house of Le Sibille in the refined jewel […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: Down in the Valley with Vidal-Fleury
Paris, France — It was one of those wine tastings that was clearly worth the effort of climbing up the steep incline of the Butte Montmartre. The great house of great Côtes […]
A Meaningful Medal Joins the Mint
Paris, France — Hunger Stones are a common marker in some European rivers. From the German word, hunger stein, hunger stones mark water levels during severe drought. They remind and warn future […]
Moments in Time: Piaget’s Perfect Prize Time
Geneva, Switzerland — Undulating swirls in greens and blues of gold, diamonds, parchment, sycamore, leather and elytron (beetle shell) all come together on the dial of Piaget’s magnetic Undulata Altiplano timepiece.This meticulous […]
It’s Champagne Time with Comtes de Champagne Grands Crus Blanc de Blancs 2013 from the House of Taittinger
It was a very good year. It was more than a very good year, for 2013 was an exceptional year for champagne(s). The hot, dry and sun-filled summer began in mid-April. Champagne, […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: A Dry White Wine Made Surprisingly in Sauternes
Sauternes. That majestic and mythical wine. The wine that played a role in the The Great Gatsby when Daisy drank a bottle when regretting her decision to marry Tom Buchanan. You have […]
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