It all began 30 years ago when the French port city of Le Havre on France’s northwest Atlantic coast and Jacques Vabre, purveyors of fine coffee, created the Transat Jacques Vabre transatlantic […]
On the Coffee Route with Jacques Vabre
A Joyful Jewel-Filled Journey
Paris, France — Paris was an open-air jewelry box throughout the month of October as the Parcours Bijoux (Bijoux Pathway) brought some 250 contemporary jewelry makers, creators, artists and designers to museums, […]
A Gourmet Gazette Gourmet Coffee Find: the illy Art Collection
Paris, France — As The Paris Art Week draws to a close and with it Asia Now, dedicated to contemporary Asian art, fortunately some things remain, notably the illy Art Collection. The […]
Révélations Emerige, A Hit Again
Paris, France — Colorful paintings, fantastical sculptures, assemblies of objects and video installations are among the intriguing and inviting creations being showcased in the aptly named Révélations show of the Fondation Emerige […]
Brive-la-Gaillarde and the Fabulous Fat Fairs
It’s one of those unsung heroes of French gastronomy and heritage. The picturesque town of Brive-la-Gaillarde, often called just Brive, nestled 300 miles (480 kilometres) south of Paris in the rural Corrèze […]
Critic’s Choice: The Brilliant Bambi Show
Paris, France — Bambi is one of the most endearing characters out of our childhood story books and later on Disney Studios. The beloved story of a roe deer fawn began back […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Cocktail Find: Gin-Time at the Hôtel de Crillon
Paris, France —This is a bold and botanical gin made from grapes from the good earth of France and then distilled in England, the cradle of fine gin-making. Distilled from pressed Grand […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Estate Wines of Franck Chavy
Paris, France — We had another close encounter of the wine kind with one of our favorite winemakers, Franck Chavy and his brilliant and bountiful Beaujolais country wines. The fourth generation winemaker […]
Yves Saint Laurent’s Forms of Fashion
Paris, France — Paris Fashion Week, which has drawn crowds of industry press and celebrities to the French capital, has just drawn to a close, but one of the best places in […]
Santa Monica Dreaming
In many ways Santa Monica is a dream town come true. And the dream town came to Paris recently and told us all of its tales of fun in the sun, its […]
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