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2 episodes with makenna held
2 episodes with makenna held
2 episodes with makenna held
“That is such a beautiful thing that is very human - this desire to nourish and be nourished in that process of cooking. It changes from this labor, to something that's more joyful.” We're in great company with Makenna Held, owner of La Pitchoune, a country home in the French Riviera which just so happens to be “The House That Julia Child Built.” Here in this 1960's intimate yet luxury cottage with its iconic pegboard kitchen, Makenna welcomes historical foodies and aspiring home chefs alike to visit as guests in her home and students of her Courageous Cooking School. In this episode, in true Julia Child fashion, Makenna gives a humorous and honest peek behind the scenes of what it takes to build a business, restore a storied home, raise a loving family, rebut stereotypes, and tend to curious guests, all with a swift flip of a pan and “courage of your convictions.” Top Takeaways [1:30] Makenna opens up about her ironic upbringing - raised by Francofiles but certainly not Foodies, before falling in love with food and hospitality, but not pursuing a career in either. [4:00] There's much Makenna has in common with the late Julia Child, a cherished American cook - from her “muppety” tall stature to taste in college and love for French cooking. [6:50] How we wish the walls of La Pitchoune could talk of the dinner party conversations between M.F.K. Fisher, James Beard, Simone Beck, amongst others that spearheaded the “slow food movement” in 70's America from the countryside of Provence, France. [11:10] It was love at first sight for Makenna - seeing the heart shaped shutters of La Pitchoune featured in a New York Times article - that caused her to ask the question, “Wouldn't it be cool to own Julia Child's house?” [33:20] Why the Courageous Cooking School is not a “cooking school” and the “cooking” is only one tiny piece of the experience. [45:00] What makes Grasse a “community in transition,” best known as the world's perfume capital but untapped beyond that, and what Makenna and other locals are doing to revitalize its potential. [50:30] How Makenna plans to make the Courageous Cooking School more accessible and affordable - from day classes in her new restaurant in town to training videos and live workshops online. [55:00] As a thought leader and activist in today's hospitality scene, Makenna opens up about a special documentary project her team is taking on to bring back the lost stories and shine a light on the LGBTQ+ community's important role in making American cuisine & hospitality what it is today. [1:00:30] As Julia Child often said,”Have the courage of your convictions,” what about the word “courage,” the intentional and informed risk taking, drives Makenna through her day to day life and business decisions. Notable Mentions Provence, 1970 by Luke Barr Slow Food: Flavors and Memories of America's Hometowns by Michael James Bonsoirs Sheets Dyson Hair Care CAUDALÍE Skincare Hermès Blankets Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook by Illyanna Maisonet Visit For Yourself La Peetch Website Courageous Cooking School Website La Pitchoune: Cooking in France on Magnolia Network @lapeetchfr @makennaheld Stay In Good Company Website
Dreaming of a Trip to Provence? La Pitchoune in the South of France was the vacation home of Julia Child, TV cooking show host and author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking (and many other books) and her husband, Paul Child. Now La Pitchoune is open for cooking classes and is well worth a visit for food lovers. Meet the home's current owner, Makenna Held, on this episode of Fearless Fabulous You! and learn what you can experience at La Pitchoune.Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show is broadcast live at 12noon ET Wednesdays on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). This podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com).
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today's show: • Donna Shore and Colleen Sisk of Lena's Wood Fired Pizza and The Loft at Lena's Seasonal Dining Experience; • Bryce Iapicca, director of operations, Puro Gusto, Washington, D.C., an authentic all-day Italian café based on the habits and rituals of the Italian people, from breakfast ‘til before dinner time. That is, from a quick morning coffee to a leisurely sit-down lunch to a sophisticated cocktail at the end the day; • Makenna Held, owner of The Courageous Cooking School, housed in what was Julia Child's La Pitchoune home in France .We chat about its culinary approach to a recipe-free way to learn to cook French and farm-to-table cuisine; • Get ready for the Matrix in the kitchen! Katerina Axelsson is the 30-year-old founder and CEO of Tastry, a California sensory sciences company. Tastry is an artificial intelligence and data insights company that predicts how consumers will perceive any product you can taste or smell. Tastry "taught a computer how to taste" and built the most sophisticated sensory product and consumer database to answer questions current technology could not answer.
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today's show: • Donna Shore and Colleen Sisk of Lena's Wood Fired Pizza and The Loft at Lena's Seasonal Dining Experience; • Bryce Iapicca, director of operations, Puro Gusto, Washington, D.C., an authentic all-day Italian café based on the habits and rituals of the Italian people, from breakfast ‘til before dinner time. That is, from a quick morning coffee to a leisurely sit-down lunch to a sophisticated cocktail at the end the day; • Makenna Held, owner of The Courageous Cooking School, housed in what was Julia Child's La Pitchoune home in France .We chat about its culinary approach to a recipe-free way to learn to cook French and farm-to-table cuisine; • Get ready for the Matrix in the kitchen! Katerina Axelsson is the 30-year-old founder and CEO of Tastry, a California sensory sciences company. Tastry is an artificial intelligence and data insights company that predicts how consumers will perceive any product you can taste or smell. Tastry "taught a computer how to taste" and built the most sophisticated sensory product and consumer database to answer questions current technology could not answer.
Guy's guest in this week's adventure in food, wine, & fun is the host, and Co-Owner of La Pitchoune (often shortened to La Peetch) the former vacation home of Julia Child and husband Paul. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In November of 2015, Makenna Held fell upon a New York Times article called ‘The House that Julia Built' thanks to a Smith College Alum forum. That house in Provence was "La Pitchoune," the former vacation home of cooking legend, Julia Child. Thanks to a helping of pluck, a dash of luck, and a few teaspoons of serendipity, Held bought the house, sight-unseen, moved to France, and opened the ‘Courageous Cooking School', the first recipe-free way to learn French & farm-to-table cuisine.Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show is broadcast live at 12noon ET Wednesdays on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). This podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com).
Join us, Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, for our magazine-format podcast COOKING WITH BRUCE AND MARK, all about food news, interviews, cooking tips, and more. Here are the segments of this episode: [00:38] What to serve on New Year's Eve. We've got lots of ideas to keep the party simple and delicious! [13:53] Our one-minute cooking tip: always work with nonstick spray in the sink for the easiest clean-up. [15:36] Bruce's interview with Makenna Held, who bought Julia Child's summer home in France and now runs it as a cooking school. [28:52] What's making us happy in food this week: air-fried parsnips and roast duck!
Tune in this week as Makenna Held and I discuss how she had to pivot in her business in order to deal with the impact of the pandemic on the dream life she had built for herself. She’s sharing why she left her old life behind in the pursuit of something amazing, and what it takes to really pursue your dreams in a meaningful way. Get full show notes and more information here: https://shyatt.com/99
Tune in this week as Makenna Held and I discuss how she had to pivot in her business in order to deal with the impact of the pandemic on the dream life she had built for herself. She's sharing why she left her old life behind in the pursuit of something amazing, and what it takes to really pursue your dreams in a meaningful way. Get full show notes and more information here: https://shyatt.com/99
This week I have an episode featuring Makenna Held. Makenna is someone who is wise beyond her years. She is a writer, educator, and serial entrepreneur. While she's most known for being ‘the woman who bought Julia Child’s house’, that is one of the least interesting things about her. Her business, personal, and leadership coaching is committed to exploring paradigms of the human condition including liberation, human potential, obliterating capitalism's hold on our souls, and the essence of suffering. Today, Makenna and I discuss the inheritance of whiteness by white people and why it is our job, (as white people), to unpack and dismantle it. We also discuss putting the focus on the value you provide to people rather than putting the focus on the value of money, how to begin to dismantle the patriarchy, and sitting with the uncomfortable in with personal growth. This episode is a perfect reminder that it’s never too late to make a change. In this episode you’ll hear: What Makenna means by “Whiteness is a sickness white people carry.” (5:00) Obliterating capitalism's hold on our souls and putting the focus on the value you provide, instead. (12:30) Where to start: dismantling the patriarchy or patriarchal structures. (18:03) Human design and why it is so important for women to trust their intuition. (32:12) How the concepts of cooking tie into personal development. (38:00) http://yourkickasslife.com/341
Makenna Held is the founder of the Your Leadership Recipe methodology, REAL Marketing, the Courageous Cooking ™ school, and an author, speaker, coach, and consultant and courageously markets in a way that is authentic, thoughtful, and provocative. This conversation will give you a sense of how to start or continue in your own authentic business (or life) path.
In this episode Makenna and I discuss how we can, with the best of intentions, do harm when we intend to do good in the realm of social justice. How expectations are joy killers and so much more.
In a world where “empowerment” is the trendiest thing, what does it really mean? Is personal empowerment replacing community empowerment? Can you make money and stand for collective empowerment? And what does it look like to tend to the issues of the world without falling into saviorism? These are just some of the questions I explore with Makenna Held in this fiery interview. To grab the show notes including all the information on today’s guest, go to www.ThaisSky.com/podcast/57 and please consider supporting this podcast through Patreon at Patreon.com/ThaisSky. If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community. Thank you for your generous attention. XO Thais Socials // Website: www.ThaisSky.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/IamThaisSky Instagram: www.instagram.com/IamThaisSky Patreon: www.Patreon.com/ThaisSky
In this episode, author, entrepreneur, & leadership coach, Makenna Held talks us through some of her most life changing experiences and lessons learned as well as a deeper look into how she went from working in a tech company to starting many businesses and becoming a leadership coach. Moreover, Makenna uncovers what she learned from being diagnosed with melanoma, how she changed the story of her life and then went on to buying the former summer home of Julia Child, from which she runs a cooking school in the South of France.To find out more about Makenna and the Courageous Cooking School, visit – Lapeetch.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, author, entrepreneur, & leadership coach, Makenna Held talks us through some of her most life changing experiences and lessons learned as well as a deeper look into how she went from working in a tech company to starting many businesses and becoming a leadership coach. Moreover, Makenna uncovers what she learned from being diagnosed with melanoma, how she changed the story of her life and then went on to buying the former summer home of Julia Child, from which she runs a cooking school in the South of France.To find out more about Makenna and the Courageous Cooking School, visit – Lapeetch.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.
We have a Facebook group for listeners! Come join! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ Start with a vintage, enameled cast iron Dutch Oven (teal is her favorite). Then sauté a mirepoix of business acumen, marketing, and strategy; pour in a good bottle of Integral Coaching methodology; add a cup of movement and spirituality; and a hearty handful of feminist theory. Whisk gently. Follow with a sprinkle each of intuition, wry comedy, and truth talking; and finally a dash of Tibetan theories of Emptiness. Place in the sun for two hours and VOILA! You have Makenna. In 2015, she followed the wild hair of her intuition and managed to purchase (with the help of investors) La Pitchoune, Julia Child's former summer home in France. Since then, she has created The Courageous Cooking School at La Pitchoune, a recipe-free (EGADS!) experience that turns recipe bound cooks into creative masters of their home kitchen; created The HeartFirst Method–a movement and coaching methodology for leaders based on Integral Coaching methods; and founded ALo Records, one of the few women-owned record labels in the country. www.makennaheld.com http://makennaheld.com/leadershiprecipelive/ www.facebook.com/makennaheld
We have a Facebook group for listeners! Come join! https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ Start with a vintage, enameled cast iron Dutch Oven (teal is her favorite). Then sauté a mirepoix of business acumen, marketing, and strategy; pour in a good bottle of Integral Coaching methodology; add a cup of movement and spirituality; and a hearty handful of feminist theory. Whisk gently. Follow with a sprinkle each of intuition, wry comedy, and truth talking; and finally a dash of Tibetan theories of Emptiness. Place in the sun for two hours and VOILA! You have Makenna. In 2015, she followed the wild hair of her intuition and managed to purchase (with the help of investors) La Pitchoune, Julia Child’s former summer home in France. Since then, she has created The Courageous Cooking School at La Pitchoune, a recipe-free (EGADS!) experience that turns recipe bound cooks into creative masters of their home kitchen; created The HeartFirst Method–a movement and coaching methodology for leaders based on Integral Coaching methods; and founded ALo Records, one of the few women-owned record labels in the country. www.makennaheld.com http://makennaheld.com/leadershiprecipelive/ www.facebook.com/makennaheld
Happy Monday, Friends! It is always a privilege to share people who have made a difference in my life and today's guest cracked me open in such a powerful way this year that I've been sitting with bigger questions ever since! I met Andréa earlier this year at an event called Practical Magic Live hosted by Makenna Held, which actually has a new name - The Leadership Recipe that will be hosted in Macon, GA March 28th - 29th, 2018. Check out the link here for tickets. When Andréa took the stage, something inside of me shifted and I'm so glad I'm able to share more of her work, how she's changing the world, and how you can play a bigger part in that. Andréa Ranae is a vision-led facilitator and coach who believes that together, we rise. She is deeply committed to doing her part in cultivating a world that works for everyone and does so by placing her work at the intersections of personal growth, social justice and conscious business. As the creator of Coaching as Activism, she supports people doing transformative work to deepen their impact by taking a critical look at how their work and lives are connected to social change. As the co-founder of Whole / Self Liberation, she offers and uplifts practical tools, resources and wisdom for those who want to make change happen in their lives and communities. As a coach and consultant, she works with entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations that want to be more inclusive and impactful do so through their approach to leadership, their marketing and their company culture. She's a huge fan of #blackgirlmagic, sunsets and veggie burritos. Please make sure you follow her on social media. Here are her channels: FacebookTwitter Instagram AND, make sure you check out Coaching as Activism! I cannot wait to take part in this program when it re-opens for enrollment. Have a blessed Thanksgiving and I'll see you soon for another episode on Wild & Holy Radio
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