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cooking poetry for @spazio_gentile [email protected]
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Some moments on film from last months @outofoffice.network residency

A few reflections:

- We need community most when we pivot.
Everyone in this group showed up at some kind of turning point. One person had been laid off and wanted to be intentional about what is coming next. Some were leaving long careers to finally bet on themselves. Others were coming back to work after becoming parents, job searching, or figuring out how to make their work sustainable while scaling their company. Or wanting to move countries. Sharing a space with people with different stories who all were at a shared moment was so powerful. Nobody’s path looked the same, and everyone left feeling a lot less alone.

- Community wisdom is the new currency.
Intentionally, there was no single „expert.“ When you bring the right people together, someone is always a few steps ahead of you on the exact thing you’re stuck on. This collective intelligence is what we can learn most from.

- Time away from work is an investment in our work.
For ambitious, busy people, focused in-person time doing non-work related things is such a valuable investment. Somewhere between creating natural dye bundles, immersing in nature, making pasta, or reading at the pool, you start hearing your own thoughts again. Saying them out loud to people who actually listen helps you find your language and your point of view. You go back connected to your center, and you move 10x more powerful from there.

- Bring your kids to work.
For one day, my daughter (and husband) joined us. Hosting with a little one def was a juggle, but I loved that she got to see a part of my work and how I connect with people. So much of our work happens on laptops, and our kids rarely get to see any of it.
I also invited an artist from Mexico City to come and share her story, and she brought her daughter too. While a room full of women listened to her mom, she curled up on her lap, BEAMING with pride ✨ Kids learn so much from watching us do what we love, and that afternoon she saw her mom as a role model in a whole new light.

Thank you to all the 10 wonderful women who came and brought all of themselves 🧡

(Photo 1 by @lennekebenders 🙏) by @chef_francesca

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5 days ago

It’s a wrap! We’re back from our Creative Residency in Italy 🧡 with a full heart and 5 days of dreaming up a more regenerative work/life ~ new possibilities ~ new chapters ~ making friends ~ eating amazing, nourishing Italian food ~ workshopping creative living ~ learning natural dyes ~ visiting artist studios ~ group support ~ listening ~ and working on new projects.

Thank you @ateliervetra @chef_francesca @lecerque.agriturismo for sharing your wisdom, nourishing us and having us.
a huge thank you to @lennekebenders for the photos 📸 by @chef_francesca

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23 days ago

Starting again after a year of pause is never just about returning to work: it is about recognizing your own hands again.

For those who are mothers and chefs, time changes shape.
It shrinks, expands, sometimes disappears altogether.
And with it, even that ancient and essential gesture begins to fade: cooking, experimenting, foraging, fermenting.

When you are breastfeeding, hunger is not only physical.
It becomes something deeper — a hunger that asks for presence, silence, roots.

And then, slowly, something begins to move again.

Since April, my kitchen has awakened.
Not all at once, but like seasons do when they decide the moment has come.

I began again through encounters, collaborations, gentle invitations.
And little by little, my plant-based cuisine found its voice again —that inner place where the heart can finally breathe.

Today, I light the fires.

And it is not just work.

It is return.
It is form taking shape once more.
It is substance finding its place again.

I feel full, yes.
But above all, I feel present.

With the sweet, real weight of a pause that did not take away, but taught.

Thank you for waiting for my time.

I begin again.

#olistic #chef #vegetarianfood taken in Vicenza, Italy by @chef_francesca

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4 months ago

Sedano rapa glassato al vino rosso con germogli di tarassaco e note di ginepro con gocce di salsa senapata alla cipolla rossa su crema dolce di batata: un elogio alla primavera e ai sapori del nostro territorio.

L’ispirazione nasce dalla salsa senapata alla cipolla rossa di @fratelli_boschetti , una dolcezza avvolgente con un guizzo piccante capace di abbracciare ingredienti corposi, dolci e amarognoli.

Attorno a lei ho costruito il piatto, ascoltando la stagione e la terra. Qui la ricetta:

Ingredienti per 2 persone

* 1 batata arancione grande
* 1 sedano rapa medio
* 1/2 bicchiere di vino rosso amabile dei Colli
* 4-5 bacche di ginepro
* Tarassaco tenero
* Olio EVO
* 2 foglie di alloro
* Sale, pepe bianco e un cucchiaino di zucchero
* Salsa senapata alla cipolla rossa q.b.

Procedimento:
 La batata cuoce lentamente con l’alloro fino a diventare tenera. Frullata con poco sale, si trasforma in una crema vellutata, dolce come un abbraccio.

Il sedano rapa, tagliato a cubetti, danza in padella con olio EVO, vino rosso, ginepro, pepe bianco, zucchero e sale. Prima dolcemente, poi a fiamma viva, finché il vino si fa sciroppo e i cubetti si vestono di una glassa lucida color rubino.

Il tarassaco viene sbollentato per pochi istanti e immerso in acqua e ghiaccio, così da custodire il verde brillante della primavera.

Nel piatto, la crema di batata accoglie il sedano rapa lucido di vino, i germogli verdi e infine un filo di salsa senapata alla cipolla rossa a chiudere il cerchio.

Il risultato? Un’esplosione di sapori che si tengono per mano: l’amarognolo del tarassaco, il respiro balsamico del ginepro, la dolcezza del vino e della cipolla rossa, il piccante gentile della senape, la morbidezza della batata.

Grazie @fratelli_boschetti per questa deliziosa scoperta ❤️

Video di @g__lia 🤍 taken in Vicenza, Italy by @chef_francesca

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5 months ago

When you think of a cake, your mind immediately drifts to happy moments, celebrations, Sundays, the scent of the oven, and breakfast at a pastry shop.
Together with @chef_francesca , we worked to transform this “monument to happiness” into an “edible landscape.”
The sponge cake base, covered in mascarpone cream, becomes a stage for vegetables and flowers—both edible and decorative.

Photos by @gigigaliazzo

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Quando si pensa ad una torta subito la mente corre a qualche momento felice, qualche celebrazione, qualche domenica, il profumo del forno, la colazione in pasticceria.
Con @chef_francesca abbiamo lavorato per rendere questo “monumento alla felicità” un “paesaggio edibile”.
La base di pan di spagna coperta di crema al mascarpone diventa il palcoscenico di verdure e fiori, eduli e decorativi.

Foto di @gigigaliazzo by @chef_francesca

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7 months ago

What a delight it is to step into Ca Storta @ca.storta —the home, workshop, kitchen, and creative space of @chef_francesca and her husband Tommaso—with a hot cup of coffee in hand, on a day that’s just beginning to hint at spring.
The loaf of homemade dark bread takes center stage: Francesca slices it and thinks about flavor pairings (butter, jams, seeds, herbs) while I select and arrange seasonal flowers picked from my garden to decorate them.
Edible flowers and herbs mingle with dishes where the flower serves only as a garnish.
A small project where food and flowers intertwine.

But this is just the beginning of something special❤️

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Che bellezza entrare a Ca storta @ca.storta, casa, laboratorio, cucina, spazio creativo di @chef_francesca e suo marito Tommaso. Un caffè caldo in mano, in una giornata che timidamente si affaccia alla primavera.
La pagnotta di pane scuro fatta in casa diventa la nostra protagonista: Francesca la taglia a fette e pensa agli abbinamenti di gusto (burro, confetture, semi, erbe) mentre io seleziono e dispongo fiori di stagione raccolti nel mio giardino per decorarle.
Fiori ed erbette eduli si mischiano a piatti in cui il fiore ha solo scopo di abbellimento.
Un piccolo progetto in cui cibo e fiori si intrecciano.

Ma questo è solo l’inizio di qualcosa di speciale ❤️

#foodandflowers #bread #flowerstagram #collab by @chef_francesca

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7 months ago

Sempre pronte a sporcarci le mani!

Always ready to get our hands dirty!

@amena_flowers & @chef_francesca

Photos by @gigigaliazzo by @chef_francesca

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7 months ago

C’è un cielo dentro di te che non hai ancora guardato fino in fondo. Un firmamento fatto di legami e memorie, di desideri che sanno la strada, di silenzi che chiedono ascolto. A volte ci muoviamo senza bussola, inseguendo piccole luci danzanti. Eppure, l’anima ricorda: ogni volta che ci fermiamo davvero, le stelle tornano al loro posto.

Arcipelago è un invito a un viaggio: un tempo sospeso, lontano dal rumore, vicino all’essenziale. Un passaggio delicato e potente, dove ciò che è confuso può trovare forma, e ciò che è pesante può diventare più leggero.

Saremo un cerchio, una costellazione viva: presenza accanto a presenza, respiro accanto a respiro.
Le giornate saranno scandite da momenti di pratica, di connessione e di riposo. Lavoreremo in gruppo, confidando che sia il campo a sostenere i processi personali di ognuna, con l’obiettivo di lasciare emergere ciò che chiede di essere visto, riconoscere ciò che ci chiama e lasciare andare ciò che non ci appartiene.

Creeremo una piccola comunità provvisoria muovendoci tra profondità e bellezza. Tra silenzio e gesto. Tra ombra e luce. E come in ogni vero viaggio, non si tornerà per forza ‘diverse’ ma più vicine: a sé stesse, al proprio ritmo, alla propria verità.

Arcipelago Retreat è un viaggio di fioritura personale e collettiva. Questa edizione che prende il nome ‘Radici vive e stelle danzanti’ prevede sessioni di lavoro sul tema delle radici e delle costellazioni familiari, esercizi di scrittura poetica, momenti di espressione creativa manuale, yin yoga e yoga nidra, letture e rituali di curanderia femminile.

Genius loci dell’esperienza sarà Maiorca, nell’arcipelago delle isole Baleari; ad accoglierci in un’atmosfera di pura bellezza sarà un antico monastero del XIV secolo, circondato da un giardino semi-selvatico e incastonato tra le montagne e il mediterraneo.

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Arcipelago Retreat 2026
è un progetto di Cinzia Leggieri
con la collaborazione di:

@artelenta_ @casa.ortensia @danielalottistudio @raffaella_santamaria @chef_francesca

~

Promo Early Bird: iscrizione entro il 20 Marzo 2026

Per tutte le informazioni: LINK IN BIO taken in Maiorca by @chef_francesca

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8 months ago

A big pot filled with boiling water.
My hands pouring coarse salt into it.
I’m about to throw in the pasta. Pasta for many people.

It’s my style: cooking for a crowd, saying "dinner’s ready!!!" so everyone sits down, arriving at the table with the big pot and serving each person.

It’s also my style to create community: being together, filling bellies with something delicious, prepared with care, respect, and attention to every detail.
Did you miss me?

Then come this Saturday to @caracololjackson to taste one of my dishes sipping some crazy tasty wine of @osti.www and enjoy some good music by @__bravers .

The kitchen will be open from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

See you there ;)

Pic by my beloved @g__lia 🤍

#funkyfood #foodevent #delicous taken in Associazione Caracol Olol Jackson by @chef_francesca

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a year ago

My soulmate asked me:"What's happiness for you?"

"For me, happiness is the sound of our daughter's laughter. And for you?What's happiness?" I asked.
"Being in the right place with the right person" he said.

That's our right place with a bit of summer, embracing my new role as a Woman, Mother, still a Chef who loves foraging and an essential Human Being living in a perfect trio.

(I didn't expect something so magical).

Recharging before October, a new chapter of work begins in one of my favorite retreat place @yogaitalia_angelidimontefiore .

#privatechef #mum #foragers taken in Alicudi by @chef_francesca

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a year ago

The scent of the sea moves me, my job moves me.

Arcipelago retreat, Mykonos, surrounded by wonderful women for whom I had the pleasure of cooking amd sharing the @spazio_gentile retreat hosted by Cinzia, my soul guru.

Pics by @lalo.fotografica 🖤

#love taken in Mykonos by @chef_francesca

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a year ago

Cooking is my way of expressing my love for life.

Every pappardella you see has been crafted with care and each ingredient has been chosen with meticulous passion.

My handmade whole wheat pasta made with @cuoredimacina flour are the result of a day dedicated to creation and connection with nature, and sharing this dish with you is my way of telling you how much I love you.
Buon appetito!

Pic of @dario.cervellin .

#pasta #handmade #pastafresca taken in Vicenza, Italy by @chef_francesca

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a year ago