Autumn Special + FREE mini-cookbook
Hello and happy Sunday!
I just wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude to everyone who reads and enjoys The French Life. I am delighted to hear how so many of you look forward to my posts on food, wine, travel, art, history and more. To me, The French Life is the place where I can unleash my creativity and write for an audience that truly values my words and insights. Thank you so much for making this possible.
As a token of my appreciation, I am offering an autumn discount special I hope you will take advantage of. Until 1 November, you will receive 20% off an annual subscription, plus my mini-cookbook ‘Plant-Based Eating With Joie de Vivre’ delivered straight to your inbox FREE.
After this date, two sections of the newsletter (recipes and art history articles) will only be available to paid subscribers every Friday. The first art history post for paid subscribers will be published on 3 November and will be a brief history of Dutch still life paintings featuring food. After learning about the kitchen and market scenes of the 16th century, we will explore the three phases of the genre in the 17th century.
Still-Life with Turkey Pie (1627), Pieter Claesz, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
The Dutch menus of the Golden Age served as an indisputable source of inspiration to other European artists and succeeded in setting the artistic stage in the genre of food painting for over two hundred years. I can’t wait to share this article with you on a subject I find infinitely interesting.
Your support is truly appreciated, and I really look forward to welcoming you as a paid subscriber.