{"product_id":"the-taste-of-giverny-at-home-with-monet-and-the-american-impressionists","title":"The Taste of Giverny: At Home with Monet and the American Impressionists","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy the end of the nineteenth century  a \"colony\" of Anglo-Saxon painters  mostly American  had settled in Giverny. They were drawn by the beauty of this picturesque village and its surrounding countryside  and by the presence of Calude Monet who had settled there in 1883. The link between the master of Impressionism and the new arrivals was strong: not only did Monet influence their painting style  but socially the artists lived in a close-knit community  enjoying moments of relaxation together before or after long hours spent at the easel.  For the first time  this book tells the little-known story of the everyday life of this community: daily meetings at the tennis courts; entertaining in the Butler household (Theodore Butler married Monets daughter); and the central role played by the Htel Baudy. The proprietors of this family-run hotel offered the artists a convivial meeting place  affordable lodgings  and good food  which the artists often paid for in paintings.  Madame Baudy adapted her fare so that porridge could be ordered for breakfast and Thanksgiving dinner enjoyed on the appropriate day. Here French chef Monique Mourgues has adapted over thirty recipes from the menus served at the Htel and from the Butler recipe book  including dandelion omelet and baked trout from the local river Epte.  Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned photographs of the painters homes and the Htel Baudy  alongside period paintings of country scenes and daily life in the impressionistic style  The Taste of Giverny allows the reader to savor the lively atmosphere and gastronomic delights of this small artists village at the turn of the last century.  The fate of Giverny  a quiet village in Normandy  was changed forever when Monet moved there in 1883. Picnics  games of tennis  outdoor teas  billiards tournaments  dinners  and masked balls . . . the numerous artists who flocked to this rural idyll pursued not only the art of painting  but also the art of living.  Here author Claire Joyes unveils the everyday activities of the community  the reactions of the locals to their new neighbors  and the central role played by Madame Baud  hotel proprietor  talented cook  and matchmaker.  Stunning original photographs featuring the artists studios  their houses  Giverny itself  and the surrounding countryside  plunge us into the atmosphere of the village as it was at the height of the Impressionist period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44961827422261,"sku":"ByrdShop_2080136879","price":30.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9782080136879.jpg?v=1770395606","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-taste-of-giverny-at-home-with-monet-and-the-american-impressionists","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}