MONET'S PALATE: In the Footsteps of Monet

Photograph © Aileen Bordman - Monet's Palate

Claude Monet  Lunch on the Grass, 1865

Monet's Palate Cookbook

Claude Monet  Jar of Peaches

"The wonderful farm-to-table aspect of Monet’s time has once again become relevant in the twenty-first century. With this in mind, I am so happy that the recipes and photography in Monet’s Palate Cookbook have brought Claude Monet’s beloved kitchen garden back to life" —Meryl Streep

Photograph © Aileen Bordman - Monet's Palate

Photograph © Aileen Bordman - Monet's Palate

Monet's Palate Cookbook 

The Artist and His Kitchen Garden at Giverny
Aileen Bordman and Derek Fell
Foreword by Meryl Streep

Monet’s Palate Cookbook: The Artist and His Kitchen Garden at Giverny brings Claude Monet’s beloved kitchen garden back to life. Written by filmmaker Aileen Bordman, and garden writer Derek Fell, the book includes sixty recipes linked to Monet's two-acre kitchen garden near his home at Giverny, France. Included is detailed information about the vegetables he grew, plus photographs and descriptions of the house interiors and gardens capturing Monet's extraordinary lifestyle. Meryl Streep has written the Foreword and the recipes are beautifully photographed by Steven Rothfeld.

The farm-to-table tradition lived passionately by Claude Monet has been brought into the 21st century which beckons one to take a culinary journey in Monet’s footsteps. The backdrop to the renaissance of the garden are chapters that cover Monet’s lifestyle, including French tips for entertaining, as well as recipes inspired by his cooking journals and places he visited. Monet's Palate, the film, now airing on PBS with Meryl Streep. The DVD available on Amazon.

(Text and photographs courtesy of the author)

Claude Monet at home in Giverny