Paris, France — Strange staircases, surprising studios, fantastical foliage. The themes of Sam Szafran’s canvases are intriguing, eye-catching and embody the same pervasive themes, yet each one offers a different form of […]
Seizing Szafran
Moving on to More of Munch
Paris, France — It is an exhaustive show and exhausting in its range of emotions. Vampires and the walking dead, sick beds and deathbeds, but brilliant starry nights, a flamboyant sun and […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Cabernets of Coonawarra
Iron oxide colors the loamy and vivid red soils in the Coonawarra wine region of southern Australia. Here some of the world’s finest Cabernet Sauvignons are produced in this swathe of land […]
Moments in Time: Magical Metal Time
Metal smithing, a mysterious art of the ages that has always fascinated mankind. The Greek God, Hephaestus was the god of fire, metallurgy and blacksmiths and was the blacksmith to the Gods. […]
Moments in Time: Marvelous Moon Phase Time
Moon phase watches have always fascinated by their beauty, the complexity of the movement and the simple idea that part of the night sky is visible on your wrist for a moon […]
Celebrating the Black Indians of New Orleans
Paris, France — There is another Mardi Gras in New Orleans, in another part of town with a different ambiance, a different feel and spectacular costumes, music and dance. This other Mardi […]
The Calm of Koulbak
Paris, France — The beauty of the natural world is unfolding inside the elegant Galerie Berès art gallery in Paris overlooking the stunning banks of the Seine. The delicate watercolors and colored […]
The Fantastical and Haunting Henry Fuseli
Paris, France — These works are fantastic, at times horrific, nightmarish but hauntingly uplifting for despite the pervasive dark shadows light streams in through the tunnel of the obscure. The works of […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Sparkling Wine Find from the House of Bouvet Ladubay
Paris, France — These are fine, crisp sparkling wines, the sparkling wines of Saumur. The fresh taste reposes on the Chenin blanc grape variety used in the fashioning of the sparkling wine […]
The Cat is Back
Paris, France — One of our favorite characters is back in town and he is showing you around Paris from a cat’s point of view. He takes you to some of the […]
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