Who else needs a holiday? For now, all we can do is imagine a week in Tuscany, enjoying beautiful fresh food from a local farmhouse and learning to paint. It was this exact idyllic setting in which chef Amber Guinness spent her childhood. In Arniano, a gorgeous 18th-century farmhouse in Tuscany, Guinness learned to cook and paint. It was there, in 2014, that she established
The Arniano Painting School, a residential painting course and immersive art and food experience that has become a dream travel destination. In her latest cookbook, , you’ll find 75 original recipes including classic dishes and cocktails, seasonal menu suggestions, tips on hosting and entertaining and a “recipe” for starting an oil painting. Scattered through the book are dreamy, evocative paintings of Guinness’ home in the Tuscan countryside and of the sumptuousoffers a much-needed respite for everyone.
