mostly, french is a once-a-month recipe with a long-form, multi-media, food related (usually) musing. a celebration of thoughtful content, a quiet place to land on the internet.
And I am Makenna Held (she/they).
CEO of Okay, Perfect. Mama. American living in France. I’m a recipe developer, cookbook author, host of La Pitchoune: Cooking in France on HBOMax and Magnolia Network, developed the first curriculum to teach cooking without recipes in such a way that transforms how home cooks cook, business mentor and investor, and the human who bought Julia Child’s house site unseen.
Okay, Perfect—the company I created with my best friend and husband, Chris—is a cooperative that builds experiences and educational products at the intersections of what makes us human. Our flagship experience is the Courageous Cooking School.
This is my newsletter/musings/writing home on the webernets. Often with recipes (both french and not-french), recommendations (cooking related and otherwise) and may include musings on life, being on television (it’s weird), money, entrepreneurship, and manifesting. because…breadth is my middle name. (it’s actually Elizabeth…). And yes, I do find this much joy in chopping radicchio. Somedays.
Why Should You Subscribe?
Yes. Yes you should.
I post once a month, with a long-form post (sometimes videos and audios are included too). Also only subscribers get access to anything important such as opportunities to test recipes for my cookbooks, product recommendations, a more intimate look into my musings, first crack access to ALL THE THINGS, ability to comment, and additional *bonus content* (whatever that means, but it will be a bonus! and content!)
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Also. Hi. Nice to meet you on these internet streets. To learn more about me you can check out www.lapeetch.com, www.makennaheld.com, or watch my television show La Pitchoune: Cooking in France on the Magnolia Network, HBO Max, and Discovery+.
