Paris, France — It’s finally feeling like summer in Paris and a new refreshing spot for cocktails has just popped up offering a place to be before, after or during the Summer […]
It’s Cocktail Time: Nothing Like Lillet to Make Your Day
Moments in Time: The Count of Monte Cristo Time
The latest film version of The Count of Monte Cristo is premiering in France this week with an astounding group of actors, led by Pierre Niney as the vengeance seeking count, playing […]
Heading into Hélion
Paris, France — Artist, writer, escaped prisoner of war, the 20th century French artist Jean Hélion trained as a pharmacist and chemist before turning to the world of art professionally. He was […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Fare Find: Olympic Olive Oil
Back in the good old days of Antiquity the city of Athens held its own « Olympic Games » every four years known as the Panathenaea festival which celebrated the city’s protective deity Athena with […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Football Fare Find
Paris, France — The Euro football championship is in full swing for the next four weeks and there is something about the event that encourages a fun-filled ambiance replete with fans, fine […]
Moments in Time: Precious Amber Time
It is one of the most mysterious of the natural elements on the face of the Earth. It almost seems to come alive. Baltic amber is the fossilized resin of myriad plants […]
From Blue to Blue
Paris, France —Yves Klein was a major figure in post-war European art and known for his use of blue in his works. He even developed and patented a color of blue, International Klein […]
A Fabulous Fountain
Paris, France — Of the many fountains of Paris, it is perhaps one of the most revered for its historical past as well as its artistic past, present and future. The majestic […]
Critic’s Choice: Scharf, Sharp as Ever
The fun-filled, sometimes gonzo paintings by the American artist Kenny Scharf have made their way to the French Riviera and are currently on display at the Villa Navarra upon the invitation of […]
Moments in Time: Surf’s Up Time with Panerai
The house of Panerai is known the world over for its diving watches with their extra large dials and luminous hands for easy underwater reading. Founded in Florence in 1860, they even […]
