It is a bread made from the ancient wheat varieties of Einkorn and Emmer, the distant ancestors of modern wheat, ancient wheats that were first farmed in the Fertile Crescent where bread-making […]
An Ancient Culinary Tradition Takes to the Airways
A Journey into Pessac Léognan with Château de France
Paris, France — It was a well-healed crowd at the Restaurant 122 in the posh 7th arrondissement of Paris in a neighborhood of elegant private mansions housing embassies and French government ministries. […]
Beloved Broths
Paris, France — Balanced flavor, a delicate aroma and a clear color are all key components of ready-to-use cooking broth. And this American pantry staple has just arrived in France by way […]
Captivating Catering
Professional catering is one of the most exacting of the culinary professions. And a competitive one as well. Caterers have to adapt to the desires of their clients, often prestigious luxury brands […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Fare Find from Provence: Calin Polisson Liqueur At Christmas Time or Anytime
The Christmas end of year holiday season takes on a special meaning in France’s celebrated Provence region where living Nativity scenes, the hand-crafted santon figurines and the 13 special desserts (representing Christ […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Sparkling Wine Find
Paris, France — In our dry sparkling wines alternatives to champagne mode, we’ve just tasted a new Crémant, a Crémant made in Bordeaux with the Sémillon grape variety, a golden-skinned grape that […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Food and Wine Find
The Gourmet Gazette returns to one of its fine wine finds of the year with the splendid wines of Divineo whose vineyards are in central southern France but whose oak ageing casks […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Sparkling Wine Find
The Orfèvres du Vin (which literally means the goldsmiths of wine) are ringing in the festive season with a delicious sparkling wine from Burgundy. Delicate bubbles, a light yellow color with subtle […]
It’s Champagne Time with Notre-Dame and the Tour d’Argent
Paris, France — The splendid re-opening of Notre-Dame offers a time to celebrate and not only the mass. The intricate, impeccable restoration of the Gothic wonder after being ravaged by an insidious […]
It’s Champagne Time with Pommery and Those Oysters that Are Right in Season
Reims, France — It is always an imposing and sweeping site turning into the wide driveway of the 19th century Vranken-Pommery Estate in Reims in the heart of Champagne country. The estate […]
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