A gastronomic view from the gardens of Giverny

Guided by Meryl Streep's extraordinary narration, you will embark on a culinary tour of Claude Monet's beloved Normandy, the region just north of Paris along the Seine, which inspired his passion for art as well as fine cuisine. Both of Monet’s superb "palates" are intertwined at his glorious home in Giverny, surrounded by his world-famous gardens.

In honor of Helen Rappel Bordman (1931 - 2020)

Dame Helen Rappel Bordman, was Knighted by the French Government, initiated by a letter of recommendation from Meryl Streep.

Under the aegis of the Versailles Foundation and its president Florence Van der Kemp, this Francophile helped, from the beginning of the 1980s, to collect funds to restore the domain of the painter. Ginger Rogers, Gregory Peck, Kirk Douglas, Audrey Hepburn, Pierce Brosnan, Meryl Streep, and Presidents and dignitaries would enjoy tea with the Grand Dame.

Helen founded the volunteer program which offers foreign interns the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of the Monet Foundation. Her devotion, for almost forty years, to Giverny has never wavered.