Long Read Paris, France – In a world where globalization appears to be gaining a firm foothold, French savoir-faire continues on its unique path as it has through the centuries. Luxury linens, […]
French Flair Made in France
Going Gourmet with the Gauls Featuring a Gourmet Gazette Slide Show at the End of the Article
Steaming cauldrons and curing meats in the kitchens of the Ancient Gauls, vestiges of a fine repast including snails, oysters and duck bones found in a local cave, and a Roman banquet […]
Coffee Culture
Paris, France – The specialty coffee scene continues in Paris, a city historically known for its café culture since at least 1686 when a Sicilian chef Procopio Cutò opened up what is […]
It’s Champagne Time with…Pol Roger
Nothing more tempting than an ice cold glass of champagne in hand, especially when it’s a vintage year, a millésime as the French say. Pol Roger has just brought out its millésime […]
Plum Plums
Purple, green, yellow or red. Plums come in a kaleidoscope of colors. in France and throughout most of Europe, the fruit enjoys the Protected Designation of Origin label meaning that they are […]
Champagne Time With…EPC
Camille. Edouard and Jérôme began the EPC adventure some 18 months ago and it has been toasting along ever since. The young company offers a new take on the beverage of centuries […]
Family Affair: Cointreau
Cointreau, that unique French liqueur revolving around orange peel has been made for over 170 years in the Carré Cointreau in Angers in the bucolic Anjou region of France by the Cointreau […]
Brief Bites: An Ice-cream Idyll from the Crillon
Paris, France – A good old-fashioned ice-cream truck has pulled up onto the posh Place de la Concorde in Paris. The venue, one of the most beautiful in the French capital is […]
Family Affair: The Marvels of Mauviel
It all began back in 1830 in the Bay of Mount Saint Michel region when Ernest Mauviel founded his kitchen utensil making workshop whose products are known throughout the world today in […]
Champagne Time With…
Pertois-Lebrun The champagne house of Pertois-Lebrun delightfully brings out only Blanc de Blancs Grand Crus champagnes from its home base in the town of Cramant in the aptly named Côte des Blancs […]
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