Join John Ota, author of The Dining Room, at the AGO for an engaging conversation about his adventures experiencing artist Claude Monet’s dining room, and learn about Monet’s daily routines around eating, painting, and entertaining.

We encourage you to add on the inspired lunch in our Members’ Lounge following the talk at 12 pm.

Here’s a sneak peek at the menu:

Starter: Potage Parmentier – leek and potato soup, crème fraîche, sauce verte

Main courses: Quiche Florentine – spinach, Gruyère, butter pastry, fresh garden greens & black pepper vinaigrette

Ratatouille (Vegan) - Roasted summer vegetables, Piperade, fresh garden greens & black pepper vinaigrette

Dessert: Apple Galette – vanilla ice cream

Artwork credit: Claude Monet. Still Life, Tea Service, 1872. Oil on canvas, unframed: 53.3 x 72.7 cm. Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc., bequest of Mrs. Eugene McDermott, 2019.67.12.McD