Paris, France — The Maison du Chocolat and the house’s master chocolate maker Nicolas Cloiseau have taken creamy ganache chocolates to new limits. After 12 months of experimentation, the house has brought […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Frosty Fare Find from La Maison du Chocolat
Wines of the Week Fit for a Prince
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, one of the great noble wines of France enjoys exceptional growing conditions: round stones lie everywhere among the vines reflecting the sun, enabling the grapes to become rich, mature and naturally […]
Moments in Time: Kate Winslet Time
The Dolce Vita. A time to just be. That’s just the feel you get looking at photographs of Longine’s Ambassador of Elegance, Kate Winslet, wearing the house’s latest models in its Mini […]
Women in Wartime
Deauville, France — As commemorations get underway for the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6th, other at times forgotten heroes of the war are being honered in an exhibition of large […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Find: Fabulous Fans
The fan has seemingly been around since hot weather. A cooling device but a symbol of wealth and power in Antiquity, the pharaohs were fanned by their servants and the first hand […]
A Revealing Roversi Retrospective
Paris, France — The Italian photographer Paolo Roversi was born in the scenic Italian city of Ravenna, known for its incredible mosaics, in 1947. It was the same year that Edwin Herbert […]
Made in France: Uplifting Umbrellas
It’s been raining now for several weeks in France and the rain continues to fall during the French Open and rain during the French Open is almost as classic as the classic […]
Fencing, Anyone?
Paris, France —As Paris and all of France gears up for the Olympic and Paralymic Games, sports are even making their way into the country’s monuments. The Centre des Monuments nationaux, the […]
On Inventing Impressionism
Paris, France — The Musée d’Orsay is one of the most visited museums in the French capital and in addition to its fine temporary exhibitions, the main draw is arguably its collection […]
Moments in Time: Cannes Red Carpet Time
Left: Adam Driver on the red carpet at the 77th Cannes Film Festival wearing a Piaget Polo Date watch. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images). Courtesy Piaget. Handout via […]
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