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4 weeks ago | 
gayot.com | Sophie Gayot
Victor Schwartz with his daughter Chloë, VOS Selections | Photo © Steven Ted Beckler/The Schwartz family By Sophie Gayot Trump Tariffs: facts only, no political agenda hereLos Angeles, May 30, 2025On April 2, 2025, and the days thereafter, the whole world watched U.S. President Donald Trump announcing what he called a “reciprocal tariff” strategy from the White House Rose Garden.
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1 month ago | 
gayot.com | Sophie Gayot
By Sophie Gayot Selección Red | May 20, 2025Rooted in a mysterious 19th-century tale about the “Devil’s Cellar,” Casillero del Diablo is a legend more than 140 years in the making. In the 1880s, Don Melchor de Concha y Toro was revered for crafting some of Chile’s finest wines. Their collection includes a Cabernet Sauvignon sourced primarily from Maipo Valley; a Carmenère consistently acclaimed by wine critics; a bright, coastal Sauvignon Blanc; and a crisp rosé.
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1 month ago | 
gayot.com | Sophie Gayot
Flowers by Dandelion Ranch | Photos © GAYOT.com By Sophie Gayot Vegan Chocolate Mousse Cake with Two IngredientsWhat do you prepare for dessert when you have plant-based diet guests for dinner? After a few minutes of thinking, I found the solution: chocolate and banana, two healthy ingredients. As you know they go very well together. Below is the simplest and easiest 5-minute recipe that will wow your family and friends.
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1 month ago | 
gayot.com | Sophie Gayot
By Sophie Gayot April, 2005Lefebvre was taught “to love cooking and to cook with love” by mentors Pierre Gagnaire, Alain Passard, Marc Meneau, Guy Martin and Jean-Pierre Saulnier. If this sounds romantic, be sure to read the intro about the psychological terror he went through in the kitchens of Meneau, where a hush descended over the pots and pans whenever the master passed by — not even to mention Meneau’s “neurotic obsession with perfection.” He was well-trained there.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
gayot.com | Sophie Gayot
The Cheesy Onion Soup | Photo © GAYOT.com By Sophie Gayot Le Petit Four will be no more after March 31st, 2025West Hollywood, CA, March 2025• GAYOT’s Rating: 14/20• Cuisine: French / California• Open: Lunch & Dinner Sun.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
gayot.com | Sophie Gayot
Photo © Champagne Pommery By Sophie Gayot Champagne Pommery, a Grandeur by a Ladie PERSONAL NOTE: This article was deliberately published the day after President Trump threatened to put in a 200% tariff on all wines, champagnes, and alcoholic products coming out of France and other E.U. represented countries, claiming that “The European Union, one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World, which was formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the...
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Mar 11, 2025 | 
gayot.com | Sophie Gayot
By Sophie Gayot Share Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Flipboard Share on Reddit Share via Email Categorized: Trending on GAYOT.com The Pacific Palisades fire from the Santa Monica Beach on January 8th, 2025 | Photo © GAYOT.com THE LOS ANGELES DISASTER | GAYOT.com By Sophie Gayot: “It is with the greatest sadness and sorrow that the first article I write in 2025 is about a disaster. It has affected so many in different ways, including losing everything, and loss of life. I can not...
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
gayot.com | Sophie Gayot
From left to right: Sophie Gayot, Colleen Bell, Maria Contreras-Sweet, Dr. Fiona Hill | Photo © GAYOT.com By Sophie Gayot Dr. Fiona Hill about UkraineLos Angeles, March 5, 2025On the eve of the now historic meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on February 28, 2025, I was invited to listen to Dr. Fiona Hill, a specialist of European and Russian affairs (see her prestigious bio below).
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
gayot.com | Sophie Gayot
Photos © GAYOT.com By Sophie Gayot Lady Palm by Jean-François FourtouRoissy Charles-de-Gaulle Airport, France, February 2025On a recent trip, I was at one of Air France’s lounges at CDG airport in Paris. This lounge is particularly elegant and designed around and for the comfort of the passengers ready to embark on a long flight. It almost feels like a retreat to ease the body before being transported at an altitude of 43,000 feet. The color theme is red; the lines are curved.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
gayot.com | Sophie Gayot
Photo © GAYOT.com By Sophie Gayot Lady Palm by Jean-François FourtouRoissy Charles-de-Gaulle Airport, France, February 2025On a recent trip, I was at one of Air France’s lounges at CDG airport in Paris. This lounge is particularly elegant and designed around and for the comfort of the passengers ready to embark on a long flight. It almost feels like a retreat to ease the body before being transported at an altitude of 43,000 feet. The color theme is red; the lines are curved.
