Paris, France — It was the summer solstice. In Paris. On one of the city’s secret and tasteful terraces. The Méridien Etoile, located down the avenue from the Arc de Triomphe, was […]
A Summer of Soirées
Jesper Christiansen: a Danish Discovery
Paris, France — While the internationally renowned bicycle race La Tour de France kicked off today in the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen, it will come to a fast finish on the Champs-Elysées […]
At the Movies, at the Plaza
Paris, France — Here luxury, gastronomy and cinema come together for a more than memorable and exclusive evening. Welcome to the Plaza Cinema Club. The palatial Plaza Athénée hotel is, starting this […]
Savory Sablés
Paris, France — Château Sablé, a gourmet venue specialized in making sweet buttery cookies known as sablés in French has just embarked on something new, savory cookies perfect for a cocktail moment […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Château La Gordonne
The first traces of the vineyards in the good earth of La Gordonne in Provence hark back to the first century B.C. The Romans would bring their vine plants to this sun-filled […]
Beyond Barbecue, Way Beyond
Thoiry, France —It’s a gastronomic experience. And a mystical one as well. And it is directly out of Africa but actually just outside of Paris in the lovely and wild setting of […]
The Best of the Bouillons
Paris, France — In the kebab, hamburger and Asian noodles hub that Paris seems to be turning into, it is fortunate that traditional French fare remains and continues to emerge. And one […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: A Venture into Vendôme
Vendôme, France —It is one of those delightful small French cities with an upper town where the Bourbon-Vendôme castle looms and a lower town nestled on the banks of the Loir, yes […]
Milka and the French Federation of Football: May the Forces Unite
The forces are uniting as France’s national football teams, called Les Bleus (The Blues) in reference to the predominant color of their uniforms and Milka a milk chocolate enjoyed throughout the world […]
It’s Cocktail Time with a Cognac Cocktail
As we geared up for World Cocktail Day, held this year on May 13th, a cognac cocktail came to mind for this global celebration of cocktails. Widely regarded as an after dinner […]
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