Paris, France — With the last king came the last coronation in France. Charles X succeeded his two brothers, Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, ascending to the throne in 1824 and tried […]
The Last King
Made in France: Lasting Lalique
Paris, France — Wine drinking has become more French than ever with a new, exciting wine glass from the celebrated glass-making house of Lalique. The clear crystal glass, conceived for tasting not […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wear Find
From the EP10 capsule collection at Eden Park. Photo ©Courtesy Eden Park. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette Paris, France — As Paris countdowns to the Summer Olympic Games, The Gourmet Gazette took […]
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 […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Food and Wine Find: The Return to La Bonne Franquette
Paris, France —It was one of those nasty November days. Cold, boundless endless humidity and we were climbing up a hill. The hill of Montmartre on our way to one of the […]
Being Balzac
Paris, France —It is a bucolic country home in the middle of Paris across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. Nestled into the hills of the Passy neighborhood is the 18th century […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Food and Wine Find: La Bonne Franquette
Paris, France — It is a black and green and white and gold house on the side of a hill. Not just any hill, but one of the most famous hills in […]
Fine French Christmas Fare with a Gourmet Gazette Slide Show
Paris, France — The Yule log can finds its origins in pagan traditions back in a time when a tree was carefully selected to bring into the home or dwelling to burn […]
Superb Soap and More, Much More
Paris, France — The French house of craft soap making, Ciment, has just released its clean hands kit. The three in one kit comes replete with soap, soap holder and a hand […]
Morbier: Marvelous and Mild with Alluring Aromas
The Franche-Comté region in eastern France has a certain amount of fairy tale appeal. Nestled into the gentle Jura Mountains, dotted with tidy dairy farms, rolling pasture land and pine forests where […]
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