It emerges from the lush setting of the French Riviera. A sumptuous white Côtes de Provence. A rare wine for only 1,800 bottles of this entirely organic wine were brought into existence. […]
Original Oreos
Paris, France — Oreos, possibly the most famous packaged cookies in the world. That delicious vanilla creme sandwiched in between dark chocolate cake-like cookies. Some people eat it all together. Or just […]
A Perfect Pastry from Philippe Conticini
Paris, France — It’s new, it’s ingenious, it is a combination of two of the world’s most mythical desserts, France’s baba au rhum or rum baba and Italy’s tiramisu. The daring dessert, […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: Reuilly, a Revelation
It is one of the great wine-producing regions of France. And one of its best kept secrets. The Center Loire Valley region — where the beautiful and ancient province of The Berry […]
A Fine Wine Find from The Gourmet Gazette: The Wine School by Fabrice Sommier
Paris, France — It’s finally here, an enticing, open to all wine academy at the crossroads of two great wine making regions, Burgundy and Beaujolais. The Wine School by Fabrice Sommier is […]
It’s Cocktail Hour with Champagne and Cognac
Paris, France —- Nothing to warm up the spirits than a refreshing cocktail made with the finest ingredients France has on offer. These are perfect cocktails for Valentine’s Day or any day […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Sparkling Wine Find
Paris, France — It is a nice alternative to champagne, and often is nothing like it. The 100% Chardonnay Imperial Brut Crémant de Bourgogne from the Orfèvres du Vin cooperative in Burgundy […]
The Bounty of Bottarga
Paris, France — It is a delicacy, the bottarga, this salted cured fish roe produced around the Mediterranean Sea. The roe typically comes from grey mullet but sometimes bluefin tuna. The roe […]
Fine Wine Time with Roquebrun
White or red? Roquebrun, the latest Gourmet Gazette fine wine find, offers both. These are the fruity full-bodied wines from the mythical Languedoc region in the sun-drenched south of France. The white […]
Milka at 120, More than Marvelous
With its distinctive lilac packaging adorned with its Lila the cow mascot, Milka chocolate and cookie products are instantly recognizable on the shelves of food stores in the myriad countries around the […]