Monet's Table: The Cooking Journals of Claude Monet, text by Claire Joyes (oversize HC, 1989, $3.50)
In 1883 Monet moved to a Normandy farm with his second wife. It was while living here that he became famous, and was able to entertain in a formal fashion. Visitors, many of them also famous artists, visited his studio first, and then joined the family for lunch at 11:30. (This left Monet free to paint in the afternoon light.) No one ate dinner with him, as he went to bed too early.
His journals included recipes gathered from his friends, as well as from the places he traveled to. Claire Joyes, the author, is the wife of Monet's wife's great-great grandson. The recipes are all in a form that can be used today.
Look for this book in the cooking section.
