ABOUT LA PEETCH
It all started with a listing on The New York Times.
The listing was for La Pitchoune, the vacation home of Julia and Paul Child. The photos stirred something within Makenna. Makenna and Julia share a number of things in common: They are both incredibly tall, deeply passionate about French cooking, have a 'what the hell' attitude in the kitchen, and call Smith College their alma mater. It was Smith College’s Alum Facebook group that alerted her to the listing.
And within mere moments, Makenna had sent over 30 emails to potential investors with the text "Wouldn't it be cool to own Julia Child's House?"
That's the short story.
The longer story, which you'll be regaled if you ever visit, involves the Bataclan attacks in Paris, opportunities to get bought out, and a series of lucky breaks (and carefully strategized opportunities to leap) that led Makenna to own La Pitchoune. Pair that with a rampant love of food, and you have a marvelous place to play and pretty fantastic people to play with.
If we do say so ourselves.
a world away, and close to everything