Monet's Palate Cookbook: The Artist & His Kitchen Garden At Giverny Hardcover – May 1, 2015

Been there

This cookbook contains great recipes and wonderful color photos of Monet’s home and garden, along with lots of information about him. LOVE IT!

The photos are sumptuous & exquisite, really capturing the sights & feeling of Giverny! But this book is SO much more! Read it cover to cover in one night & know it will become my go to resource guide for recipes & gardening. Many lovely garden to table recipes, with mouthwatering illustrations plus detailed garden designs based off Monet's large vegetable & herb garden but adapted to smaller, raised box gardening, again, with luscious, beautifully photographed illustrations. One of the loveliest tomes I've seen in a long time, inspired by the author's mother. This book truly captures Monet's inspiration for his paintings, in the natural beauty of Giverny. Glad I bought two copies, to share as a gift to my friend, who lived close to Giverny for several years. Know she'll adore it, too! Thank you so much, Ms Bordman, for sharing your Mother's passion & your gifted artistic ability to capture the beauty of Monet's piece of heaven!

I've been a Monet fan since boarding school days, when I first studied the incomparable artist. When I initially thumbed through this book, I was charmed by the beautiful photographs. Then I started to read the text and learned so much about Monet; his kitchen, farmyard, love of fine cuisine - even his favorite flower arrangements! The guide to the vegetables popular during his lifetime is fascinating. The recipes are tied to his life and entertaining style; who knew Renoir favored bouillabaisse and Cezanne, cod? Most are incredibly appealing; I'm particularly drawn to the apple and fennel soup with savory baguette croutes; watercress, tomato, and mimolette cheese salad; and gratin of turbot with cider and cream. Best of all, I can testify as a food writer that these recipes are perfectly written - ideal for the home cook. Feast on this book. You won't be disappointed.

The very best of farm to table, bounties of nature and art. Aileen Bordman's "Monet's Palate Cookbook" is a wonderful cookbook and so much more. After I got my copy and began looking at it, I felt like I had been magically transported from Boulder CO to Giverny in Normandy and to the most beautiful parts of Monet's world -- his gardens, his food, his home interiors, his art, in beautiful Giverny .... and yes, his water lilies, too! I love the interweaving of his art, photography of beloved Giverny, the recipes, writing and design. Glorious recipes, especially for this time of year (July) with a bounty of "farm to table" ingredients. I'm already thinking of all the people I know who would love this book as a gift.

Such a delightful read! This is a very informative and insightful guide to understanding Monet's garden; his favorite foods, his celebratory dining room and his consistent techniques. I find it provides a charming look at the artistry of the garden, as well as, form and function. I felt that I had entered Monet's intimate circle of friends and was invited for a gathering of fine food in his beautiful palette, that I can now replicate and share with my own friends through the recipes. It is, by far, my favorite cookbook. I love it; as I love the art and the life of Monet.

Great narrative and wonderful recipes -farm to table.

Thought I had ordered and paid for new. Don't care for used books.

Perfecto

Very pleased with the book and in perfect condition. Very speedy delivery.

Very inspiring

Dieses Buch wurde definitiv mit viel Liebe und Begeisterung erstellt. Es macht große Freude durchzublättern und inspiriert. Schade, dass es das nur in englischer Sprache gibt.

A disappointment. The recipes were really nothing special and not really related to Monet except trying to be French.