This summer, I visited Claude Monet’s house and gardens in Giverny. The painter lived there from 1883 until 1926, in a pastel-pink cottage surrounded by wildflower gardens that feel like stepping into one of his canvases. But my favorite space was the kitchen; swathed in blue and filled with the largest collection of French copper cookware I’ve ever seen.
If you know anything about French copper cookware, you’ll know it doesn’t come cheap. The most iconic brand, Mauviel, charges a small fortune for a single saucepan (think $300-$400 at least).
