The gardens at Chateau de Groussay are just as amazing as the main house.  Charles de Beistegui was inspired by 18th-century Anglo-Chinese parks and gardens and created many “follies” to surprise and delight his guests.  The most famous is the Tente Tartare that was built in 1960.  It was inspired by the tent that King […]

One of the key members of key figures profiled in Cafe Society is Charles de Beistegui (also known as Carlos de Beistegui).  I first heard his name after seeing a watercolor by Jeremiah Goodman of one of his rooms. He’s a fascinating aesthete who was best known for the “party of the century” he gave at his […]