There is the iridescent moonlit bee pendant of gold with its diamonds, rubies and soothing moonstone. And straight out of the lily pond comes a group of leaping 14k gold frogs. Flying […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wear Find: Nature’s Sparkling Ways
Moments in Time: Pink Moon Time
Sky gazers will enjoy both a micromoon and a pink moon at the same time tonight, April 12th, 2025. The micromoon refers to a full moon that rises when the celestial body […]
A Glamorous Globe
Paris, France — One of the world’s best known globe makers was the Italian Franciscan friar and cosmographer Vincenzo Coronelli who was commissioned to make globes for, among others, the Duke of […]
Celebrating Nature’s Builders on International Beaver Day
They fell trees. They build. They have secret underwater tunnels to enter — most stealthily — into their artfully designed burrows and lodges. They patch up leaks in their dams by pushing […]
Moments in Time: Aviator Auction Time
The Boucheron Question Mark timepiece in white gold was commissioned by the City of Paris and brought out in a limited edition of two timepieces. Photo courtesy Ivoire/Primardeco. Handout via The Gourmet […]
Going Grass Roots at Ground Control
Paris, France — It’s one of the more iconic urban renewal programs in the heart of the French capital just minutes from the Gare du Lyon train station and a short walk […]
A Royal Abbey, Roses and the Heritage of a Hermit
The Royal Abbey of Saint-Riquier in the Somme administrative department of what was once the province of Picardy is regarded as a jewel of Gothic architecture. Founded by a Frankish abbot and […]
Last Chance to See
Paris, France — It is one of the French capital’s most engaging cultural institutions: the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain (The Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art). Currently located on the Left Bank […]
An Ancient Culinary Tradition Takes to the Airways
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 […]
Moving Landscapes by the Hand of Man
Paris, France — The devastating effects of phosphate extraction on the tiny island of Nauru. The litter from space exploration sprinkled throughout the great Sonoran desert of the American southwest. The rice […]
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