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We are a mother and daughter blog exploring the benefits of healthy eating, while incorporating French culture and tradition.
Escape to My France
French Brocante and Cooking Retreat
We are a mother and daughter blog exploring the benefits of healthy eating, while incorporating French culture and tradition.
Escape to My France
French Brocante and Cooking Retreat
Through the home’s dinners and workshops, you can learn about the agricultural and gastronomic relevance of the Ardèche. A region known for attracting outdoor-enthusiasts, you can experience the environment-respecting culture of the Ardèche’s food and wellness community. Join us in exploring the surrounding landscapes’ bountiful offerings through cooking classes, market and vendor tours, bespoke dinners, and mindfulness activities that connect you with the region.
Video done by Sarah Wainwright.
Built in 1718, Lou Tinaou is a historic French home first established as a wine-making monastery, later converted to a silkworm factory, before finally becoming the Henderson’s home. The rich history of the property is what inspired the Henderson ladies to purchase the beautiful, yet somewhat decaying home. Trying to get back to her roots, Isabelle Henderson, a French citizen born in Algeria and raised in the Ardèche, bought this home for herself and her daughters in 2001. Honoring Lou Tinaou’s past lives, Isabelle and her daughters sought to restore the house to its former glory by restoring it and using it as a venue to educate others on the region’s culturally-abundant past and present.
