Paris, France — It was considered to be talismanic, able to bring supernatural benefits and protection to its wearer, including immortality, this glowing organic « gem » that is amber. It can generate static […]
Living Amber
There is Never a Bridge Too Far…in Paris
Paris, France —These are mesmerizing photographs. Black and white long-exposure photographs taken with black and white film placed into the back of a large-format Mamiya camera, one of the finest of the […]
It’s Champagne Time with Comtes de Champagne Grands Crus Blanc de Blancs 2013 from the House of Taittinger
It was a very good year. It was more than a very good year, for 2013 was an exceptional year for champagne(s). The hot, dry and sun-filled summer began in mid-April. Champagne, […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Gourmet Find: Ice Mama’s Ice-Cream
Paris, France — A new exceptional ice-cream parlor has just opened up in Paris offering homemade delights made with the finest of seasonal and at times uncanny ingredients. Stand-outs tasted by our […]
The Tropical Autumn: A Sacred Season of Striated Shades of Greens and Reds, and More, Much More
Paris, France — Iridescent undergrowth, a rainbow of colors, secret jewel orchids, the ground-dwelling, healing, potentially cancer curing periwinkle, the peaceful passiflora, and of course the beguiling begonias all await to be […]
In and Out of Africa: The African Art Fair Returns to Paris for an Exciting 8th Time
Paris, France — Colorful street art, eye-catching photography, intriguing woven works, performance art and more all emanating from the African continent and diaspora came together during one of the most intriguing of […]
Moments in Time: The Joyful Dance of Time for Mexico’s Day of the Dead from the Bivers
It is an exciting new and unique timepiece that Pierre and Jean-Claude Biver presented at the Salon Internacional de Alta Relojería (SIAR), the trade show devoted to upscale watches, in Mexico City […]
Guerlain: Baudelaire’s Fragrant, Flagrant Flowers
Paris, France —Poet, essayist, art critic and translator, Charles Baudelaire first published what would become his best known work in 1857, « Les Fleurs de Mal », The Flowers of Evil. While the principle […]
A Hautingly Beautiful Halloween
Dampierre-en-Yvelines — The castle and gardens of the Domaine de Dampierre-en-Yvelines, the Domain of the Dukes of Chevreuse, welcomed the kings and queens of France into its celebrated iconic walls for fabulous […]
Wine of the Week: The Marvelous Muscadets of Guilbaud Frères
It should come as no surprise that the motto of the Guilbaud family is serious and tradition. For that is exactly what their wines are all about. The family-owned house produces the […]
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