Paris, France — The 36-foot high Nordmann fir tree is all a glow and decked out in red and white in the majestic ceremonial courtyard of the Elysées Palace, the official residence […]
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
Fine French Christmas Fare with a Gourmet Gazette Slide Show
Paris, France — The Yule log can finds its origins in pagan traditions back in a time when a tree was carefully selected to bring into the home or dwelling to burn […]
A Daring Departure from Notre-Dame
Paris, France — It is one of the largest instruments in France with its 8,000 pipes spread out over 115 ranks, the sets of pipes producing the same timbre for each note. […]
Perfume Royale
Paris, France —It was back in 2009 that Julien Sprecher founded the independent and upscale perfume house of Parfums de Marly with the objective being to return to the golden age of […]
Curating Carob
It was a popular on the shelves of health food stores in the 1960s and 1970s when the natural food movement was in full swing. Now carob has gone general public. Portugal […]
Superb Soap and More, Much More
Paris, France — The French house of craft soap making, Ciment, has just released its clean hands kit. The three in one kit comes replete with soap, soap holder and a hand […]
Moments in Time: Longines Turns Back Time to a Vintage Time
Longines takes us back to the carefree spirit and wild parties of the 1940s when the post-war period ushered in a time of prosperity and celebration. Elegance was back with men wearing […]
It’s Champagne Time with De Saint-Gall
It was back in 1966 that 14 champagne cooperatives created the Union Champagne. Their champagnes and vintage champagnes are revealed each year as the house of De Saint-Gall, champagnes that are the […]
Advent is Upon Us
Advent is regarded as the first season or the beginning of the liturgical year in the Western Christian church calendar starting on the Sunday closest to November 30th and ending on Christmas, […]
A Party for Porsche
One of the great makers and purveyors of sports clothes and sneakers, Puma, has released a new exclusive apparel and footwear capsule collection inspired by the Porsche 911 Turbo, which is celebrating […]
