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 […]
Just Jazz
Back to Cannes with Magnum Ice-Cream Bars
The French house of Magnum, the first to introduce ice-cream bars into France back in 1989, returns to Cannes this year with its Maison Magnum located on the famous Croisette during the […]
Ardèche, the Authentic
Rushing waters, pre-historic cave art, mysterious standing stones, cliffs and caves, grottos and gorges and an ambient mysteriousness. The wilds of the ancient land of Ardèche in southern France are filled with […]
Engaging Encounters
Paris, France — They are in agreement, « everything revolves around the human body. » They are the Pakistani-American contemporary artist Huma Bhabha and the great 20th century master Alberto Giacometti. And their works […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Ware Find: Luxembourg Garden Ware
Coming in May from French artist Marin Montagut Left Scarf from the Marin Montagut Luxembourg Garden collaboration collection. Right: Mug from the Marin Montagut Luxembourg Garden collaboration collection. Photos courtesy Marin Montagut. […]
It’s Champagne Time with Palmer & Co
It’s one of those great champagne stories. The Reims-based house of Palmer & Co was established over 70 years ago in 1947 by seven families of grape-growers with prized and premium Premier […]
Moments in Time: Greubel Forsey’s Balancier 3: It’s New and in a Beautiful Blue
Greubel Forsey presents a new edition of the Balancier 3, continuing the evolution of the movement first introduced in 2023. Housed in the Convexe titanium case measuring 41.50 mm across the case […]
Sète: The Spectacular Stopover
One of the great events devoted to maritime traditions and the sea is unfolding in Sète, a small city with a village-like atmosphere on the western side of France’s Mediterranean coast. A […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Pessac-Léognan AOPs of Château de France
Paris, France — At The Gourmet Gazette we recently feasted on a carpaccio of coquilles Saint-Jacques (King scallops with the coral on) infused with lemon, olive oil, coriander, apple and mild red […]
Moments in Time: Spring Forward Time with Jaeger-LeCoultre
The Atmos Infinite Halo timepiece from Jaeger-LeCoultre. Photo courtesy Jaeger-LeCoultre. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette Clocks and watches move up one hour in Europe in the middle of the night of March […]
