Category Archive: Gastronomy

Poke Life Paris

The summer is coming; sunny days and extra heat require an adjustment in our diet. Either that or, just for the pleasure, why not trying Hawaiian cuisine? Just the idea of a paradisiac… Continue reading

The Macallan 50 anniversary malt

A unique and splendid bottle will be traded during the first auction of the year by Aguttes in the fancy Neully-sur-Seine. It is a 55 years old bottle of a Macallan single malt,… Continue reading

The Chairman – 2021 best restaurant in Asia

At the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021 awards ceremony, The Chairman conquered top honors becoming the first Hong Kong restaurant to claim the No.1 spot and earning the coveted titles of The Best… Continue reading

ACA Pigalle – Taquería

by Abdon FLORES It is not clear where does the word “taco” come from. There are many speculations about its origin but no one seems to fulfill certainty. As a Mexican myself, I’d… Continue reading

RITZ PARIS, ARTS OF THE TABLE AND ARTS OF LIVING Auction by Artcurial

by Abdon FLORES After having organised auctions of the furnishings of the Plaza Athénée, Tour d’Argent and Hôtel de Crillon, in April 2018, Artcurial hit the headlines when it auctioned the historic furnishings… Continue reading

Ruinart Rosé par Elsa Leydier

In 1764, Ruinart was the first champagne house to market a rosé champagne, known at the time as oeil de perdrix (partridge’s eye). Its excellent quality remains the essential feature of the production… Continue reading

Guoyan V9 – Supreme edition

by Abdon FLORES If there is a grain which defines the agricultural identity of China that would be sorghum; there is even a novel –and a movie– devoted to this foundation culture: Red… Continue reading

Wagyu – Japanese beef

by Abdon FLORES The Japan Livestock Products Export Promotion Council (J-LEC) is promoting for  December holidays one of its premium products: the Wagyu or Japanese beef. In case you don’t know, “Wa” means… Continue reading

Ducasse Education by Alain Ducasse

France is one of those countries where Gastronomy must be written in capital letters. It is probably the country where food has a fundamental role, day after day, in every French home. Not… Continue reading

Les Cidres de France – Thierry Marx

by Abdon FLORES For decades, cider has been a rather underrated beverage, one of those products that you drink only on really special occasions -usually at the end or the beginning of each… Continue reading