Paris, France — It is discreetly tucked into a corner of the Louvre Palace in the center of Paris looking out to the Seine and the Tuileries Gardens. This is one of […]
Aiding the Arts
Back to Jazz
Paris, France — There were the mythical venues like the Bilboquet, the Montana, venues in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood of Paris, a neighborhood where the greatest jazz men of the 20th century could […]
An Alaïan Alliance
Left: Left to Right: Suit by Thierry Mugler, Fall-Winter 1990; Jacket by Azzedine Alaïa, Fall-Winter 1985; Outfit Azzedine Alaïa, Fall-Winter 1989. Photo ©Julien Vidal. Courtesy Fondation Azzedine Alaïa. Handout via The Gourmet […]
A Delightful Devil Dances into Paris
Paris, France — With its thick black fur, devilishly red ears, bushy tail, strident cry and reputation for flying into a rage when threatened, the Tasmanian devil is one of nature’s mythical […]
Delving into Drawings
Paris, France — The 33rd Salon du Dessin, the annual and very international Drawing Art Show in Paris, drew to a resounding and record-breaking close last March 31st in the beautifully-appointed Palais […]
Critic’s Choice: Hannelore Baron Blooms in Paris
Paris, France — She used the simplest of materials like paper, cloth and ink to create her powerful collages and box assemblages. The German-American collage artist Hannelore Baron was little known during […]
Cutting Edge Catering
Paris, France — It is one of the most demanding of the culinary professions. Catering requires a mastery of taste, preparation and presentation all the while following a strict code of rules. […]
The Enduring Eggs of Easter Time
Even the French supermarket chain Carrefour brought out its own Easter collection of whimsical springtime animals shaped like Easter eggs. Photo courtesy Carrefour. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette Paris, France — Easter […]
A Hobbit Happening
Paris, France — It is one of the best selling books of all time. First published in 1937 and with many million of copies sold world wide, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit or […]
A Glamorous Globe
Paris, France — One of the world’s best known globe makers was the Italian Franciscan friar and cosmographer Vincenzo Coronelli who was commissioned to make globes for, among others, the Duke of […]
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