“I’ve got a zizi in my mouth” may not be the most inventive text message I have sent. But who could resist a juicy innuendo? These boys are smooth, powerful, delicious and oh-so-refreshing in the mouth. Everything a good zizi should be. Labelled as bonbons à sucer, they are mint-powered lollies in the shape of [...]

The last thing I thought I would do on a cool Parisian evening in the height of summer was dine with an American. “Menu anglais?” the sixty-something waitress asked as she ushered us towards a tiny table for two. “Main non!” I exclaimed my annoyance, offended that she had assumed I had no knowledge of [...]

The sleek métro whooshed past the eager passengers and came to a halt at the end of the platform. It was on time, as predicted on the illuminated board that counted down the minutes and seconds to the next train. Hoards of people packed the carriages like sardines yet they seemed aware of each others’ [...]

Not quite the image one would expect stepping out of the Paris métro and onto the platform. This ingenious advertisement by Eurostar featured in many métro stations in 2006, luring people into romantic weekends away in London. Here at Gourmantic, we love the creative minds behind the attention-grabbing campaign. After all, it combines the essence [...]