Tag: Louis XVI

A Celebration of Franco-American Friendship at Versailles

By The Gourmet Gazette on June 24, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Where there was a cake, beautiful and bold and surrounded by gold. Versailles, France— When the American Friends of Versailles organized the “A Legacy of Light” gala in the magnificent castle of […]

All the King’s Animals Starring the Cats of the Court

By The Gourmet Gazette on January 28, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Versailles, France — While horses and dogs were the dominant animals at the Court of Versailles, Louis XIV hand fed his beloved carps while colorful birds and small monkeys were found in […]