From the dawn of time dragons have been both dear and dreaded to their human counterparts, omnipresent in both European and Asian mythology and lore, the creatures are winged or wingless, representing […]
Moments in Time: Dragon Time
Celebrating France’s National Cheese Day
Paris, France — Today is National Cheese Day in France. Not as if in a country where there are more than 1,000 different varieties of cheese that you need a cheese day […]
A Curious and Catchy Cat
Paris, France —Actor, humorist, television writer and cartoonist, his best-know work is his inimitable comic strip devoted to The Cat, Le Chat in French. He has sold more than 14 million albums […]
A Gourmet Gazette Virtual Fashion Find from August Getty With a Gourmet Gazette Slide Show
Paris, France — It is a world of brilliant purple crystals and mysterious red rocks. Four original couture pieces from Los-Angeles based designer August Getty inspired by, among others, Arthurian legend, Roman […]
Moments in Time for a Champion with Richard Mille
When French skier Alexis Pinturault lifted the Crystal Globe of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup into the air last March 20th in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, it was a prophetic moment. He turned […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Fashion Find from France’s Fashion Week: The House of Leonard, Ultimately Unbeatable
Paris, France — The Paris Fashion Week was held in a virtual world once again, this time for the Fall-Winter 2021/2022 collections, but the everlasting creativity and originality that the Paris shows […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Fashion Find: Elegance from Elmira with a Gourmet Gazette Gallery
Paris, France — The leathers emanate from the finest tanneries in the world while the handbags themselves are fashioned in Italy and designed in Paris. Elmira Medins, who is Tatar, hails from […]
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 […]
Cocktail Time in Pink
Paris, France — We all know that famous blue gin but now, there is a pretty pink nice dry gin from Provence in the south of France. The pale pink gin from […]
Celebrations and Renovations for Napoleon
France and the world at large are commemorating the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte this year. He died on the island of Saint Helena on May 5th, 1821 and is […]
