At the end of September, my mom and I had the great pleasure of going to France to attend a two day cooking workshop with Mimi Thorisson. We had been following her beautiful blog and drooling over her recipes (and her life) for a long time. It was a dream come true to finally meet her, to cook in her house, and to share the experience with my mom. Mimi and her husband Oddur live in a very small town near Medoc called St. Yzans with their many kids and many dogs. The workshop was held in their house, which was beautiful and so quintessentially French. Everywhere you looked there were small details that made the space feel both welcoming and incredibly special. Curated objects, like candles from Buly in Paris, straw sun hats, leather aprons, baskets of shallots, crystal decanters of scotch, copper pots, and original ceramic tiles were placed throughout the house, playing the roles of both beauty and function. The textures and colors wove together seamlessly creating a magical and very inspiring space to cook, eat and drink. Here are a few images from our two days in Mimi’s french kitchen…