Paris, France – It’s back. The Biennale. The way it used to be. The great art fair. Rows upon rows of Old Masters, the Modern and the Contemporary, antiques and antiquities, the […]
Critic’s Choice: The Fabulous FAB
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Food and Wine Find: The Pilgrimage to La Bonne Franquette
Paris, France — It is one of The Gourmet Gazette’s favorite times of the year when we climb up the Butte or Hill of Montmartre to reach a point of pilgrimage, a […]
Moments in Time: Ralph Lauren’s Equestrian Time
The equestrian heritage of Ralph Lauren is appropriately captured by the house’s Stirrup collection of fine watches. The timepieces enjoy an iconic stirrup-shaped silhouette and reflect the noble and adventurous bond between […]
Grant Giving: A Genesis
Romainville, France — There is a multi-sensorial installation work somewhere between a garden and an exhibition space offering the impression of a walk through a forest, embroidered works on the theme of […]
A Magical Cortical Kingdom Comes to Life at the Petit Palais
Paris, France — It is a mystical and mysterious feast for the five senses that is being played out in the Petit Palais, a palatial-like building built in 1900 and housing the […]
Critic’s Choice: Voodoo Visions
Paris, France —Walking through twisting trees of gold in a sacred forest. Colorful masked gods, souls merging into life. The works of French photographer Eric Bottero and Benin-born journalist and photographer Gopal […]
Wine of the Week: Pouilly-Fuissé from the Orfèvres du Vin
The Orfèvres du Vin (which literally means the goldsmiths of wine) have just brought out an exciting and golden colored Pouilly-Fuissé from the cooperative’s old growth vineyards. The Pouilly-Fuissés are exceptional wines […]
Moments in Time: Piaget’s Perfect Prize Time
Geneva, Switzerland — Undulating swirls in greens and blues of gold, diamonds, parchment, sycamore, leather and elytron (beetle shell) all come together on the dial of Piaget’s magnetic Undulata Altiplano timepiece.This meticulous […]
Nurses, the Silent Heroines of the Great War
Meaux, France —The war raged. The wounded and suffering arrived, massively in 1914. World War I in France would become a turning point for the nursing profession, a profession which at that […]
Roberto Coin: A Jewel-filled Journey into Venetian Craftsmanship
These are beautifully crafted pieces of Haute Couture jewelry, with innovative design and fine craftsmanship being the hallmarks of the house. Roberto Coin has been an icon of high jewelry design for […]
