The spring flowers were planted in the Jardin des Plantes this week in Paris. They came as a warm welcome and reminder of the simple beauty of nature.
In the journal, you'll find a homemade gnocchi recipe, along with a coffee-flavored cake topped with dark chocolate ganache. I’ve put together a selection of books and films I’ve recently enjoyed or returned to. The selection this season is a good mix between new and old, featuring work from French, Japanese and American artists.
Recipes
Homemade gnocchi
Coffee cake with dark chocolate ganache
Books
Reborn, Susan Sontag
Nana, Emile Zola
Discourse of Equality, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A Simple Heart, Gustave Flaubert
Klara and The Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro
Animal Farm, George Orwell
Films
100 Meters, Kenji Iwaisawa
Mastermind, Kelly Reichardt
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
No Other Choice, Park Chan-wook
Les Feuilles mortes, Aki Kaurismäki
Merveilles de la vie sous-marine, Annie Gray
Sending my best to you and yours.
Jessie Flamming