Paris, France —It’s always been one of our favorite stopovers in Paris. A way to wend away from the urban landscape into a peaceful haven serving up delicious, carefully soured foods in […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Food and Wine Find: The Pilgrimage to La Bonne Franquette
Paris, France — It is one of The Gourmet Gazette’s favorite times of the year when we climb up the Butte or Hill of Montmartre to reach a point of pilgrimage, a […]
Wine of the Week: Pouilly-Fuissé from the Orfèvres du Vin
The Orfèvres du Vin (which literally means the goldsmiths of wine) have just brought out an exciting and golden colored Pouilly-Fuissé from the cooperative’s old growth vineyards. The Pouilly-Fuissés are exceptional wines […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Wild Wines of the Astonishing Ardèche
Rochecolombe, France — The wilds of the ancient land of southern Ardèche in southern France are filled with unbridled waters, rushing waterfalls, the rugged Cévennes mountains, courtly castles and vestiges of the […]
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 Gourmet Find: Ice Mama’s Ice-Cream
Paris, France — A new exceptional ice-cream parlor has just opened up in Paris offering homemade delights made with the finest of seasonal and at times uncanny ingredients. Stand-outs tasted by our […]
Wine of the Week: The Marvelous Muscadets of Guilbaud Frères
It should come as no surprise that the motto of the Guilbaud family is serious and tradition. For that is exactly what their wines are all about. The family-owned house produces the […]
On the Coffee Route with Jacques Vabre
It all began 30 years ago when the French port city of Le Havre on France’s northwest Atlantic coast and Jacques Vabre, purveyors of fine coffee, created the Transat Jacques Vabre transatlantic […]
Brive-la-Gaillarde and the Fabulous Fat Fairs
It’s one of those unsung heroes of French gastronomy and heritage. The picturesque town of Brive-la-Gaillarde, often called just Brive, nestled 300 miles (480 kilometres) south of Paris in the rural Corrèze […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Cocktail Find: Gin-Time at the Hôtel de Crillon
Paris, France —This is a bold and botanical gin made from grapes from the good earth of France and then distilled in England, the cradle of fine gin-making. Distilled from pressed Grand […]
