Mimi Thorisson's cookbook from a village in the French countryside, written after she and her family moved into an old hôtel particulier and got to know its farmers and artisans.

The recipes follow that life — Ham and Cheese Feuilletée, Wine Harvest Pot au Feu, Apricot Beignets — set among 150 photographs by her husband, Oddur.

A generous gift for a housewarming, or for the cook who reads recipes like travel writing.

For the home cook and the Francophile. As much a book to read as one to cook from.