Franco File Friday: Yvette Van Boven (+ a book giveaway!)

Multiple homes, multiple talents. The theme of many is unmistakable in the life of bestselling cookbook author and food stylist Yvette Van Boven. She has the enviable luxury of straddling Paris and Amsterdam, where she co-owns Aan de Amstel, a restaurant and catering company, and a dream job that allows her to toil in the kitchen all day, testing and tasting recipes that may become the backbone of her new cookbook. She’s also responsible for the playful illustrations you may have seen peppered through her first works Home Made and Home Made Winter as well as in a host of prestigious publications like Bon Appétit, Elle and Food & Wine).

With Home Made Summer, Yvette transports us to Provence, where she spent many summers with family and which largely inspired the book.Through vibrant salads, beautiful tarts, luscious cocktails and lively drawings, she shares her passion for the summer bounty. Without question, this is unadulterated joy in book form. Learn a bit more about Yvette and enter to take home a copy of her book below!

Describe what you love about France in three words.  Food, Charm, Language How has your time in France influenced your work?  Oh in many so many ways. The French country taught me recipes and it…

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