Paris, France —It’s a posh corner of Italy that is unfolding in the French capital this summer. Last June 9th Campari adorned the 5-star Hôtel Collectionneur with its Campari Patio — Il […]
Cocktails, Anyone? Campari Cocktails
A Cuban Continuation
Ten years ago a contemporary Italian art gallery boldly opened its doors in Havana, Cuba. Galleria Continua would become the first international contemporary art gallery to establish a permanent presence in Cuba. […]
The Captivating and the Contemporary at Continua
Paris, France — The power of art and the thriving art scene of one of Europe’s newest countries, Kosovo, are to be played out in the Marais neighborhood of Paris at the […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Fashion Find: Elisabetta Franchi At the Milan Fashion Week
Italian fashion designer Elisabetta Franchi offered an exercise in elegance and style at the Milan Fashion Week last February 28th. Her fall/winter ready-to-wear collection was presented in a refined albeit practically empty […]
Lasting Lapis Lazuli
The dreamy brilliantly blue gem lapis lazuli has intrigued mankind since Antiquity. It has been known for at least 6,000 years and draws its name from the Persian word lazhward meaning blue […]
Story: The Alexandrite Story
Paris, France – It was a unique and unusual high point of the Paris Fashion Week. And it revolved around a rare gemstone, the mysterious alexandrite once mined in the Ural Mountains […]
The Gourmet Gazette 