Nourishment That Tends To What Sustains You
A private chef and yoga practice for those gathering intentionally.
One table, one practice, one quiet invitation to come home to yourself.
Trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Trusted by Grammy winners, Hollywood actors, and retreat hosts from Bali to Jamaica to the hills above the Aegean. Francine Papadimitrakis travels the world cooking intentional, soulful food and holding space for women ready to slow down.
Whether you are planning an intimate dinner, a milestone celebration, or a multi-day wellness retreat, you are in the right place.
Featured On The Tables Of:
Dennis Quaid · Tanya Tucker · Johnny Rodriguez
Grammy-winning producers · Fortune 500 CEOs · Los Angeles Times Photojournalist
Two Ways to Tend What Sustains
The table. The mat.
Everything Francine offers grows from the same root: a belief that a well-lived life is built slowly, in small sacred acts, at tables and on mats and in the quiet hours between. Begin wherever you are.
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Cordon Bleu–trained cuisine, plated with presence.
From three-course intimate dinners to multi-day retreat catering, Francine designs custom menus that honor where you are, what is in season, and who is gathered at your table. She travels anywhere in the world.
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Grounded, unhurried, and offered with care.
Private and small-group yoga sessions in person across Europe or on Zoom, from anywhere in the world. A practice designed for women in transition, seasoned practitioners, and complete beginners alike. Breathe before pose. Softness before strength.
Francine’ Story
I came to this work the way most of us come to the things that save us, by losing everything I thought made me who I was.
What rose from those seasons was a deep conviction that a meaningful life is not built at the top of some mountain. It is built quietly, at ordinary tables, on ordinary mornings, with people we love. In food made with attention. In breath taken with intention. In words spoken with truth.
That is the work of this brand. That is the only work I know how to do anymore.
"Tending What Sustains is not a tagline.
It is how I live."
Why Clients Return Season After Season
Anyone can cook a meal. The difference is in the care with which it is prepared — and the story of the woman preparing it.
Classically trained. Globally seasoned.
Le Cordon Bleu Paris, plus private chef work from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Scottsdale, Bali, Jamaica, and the Mediterranean coast. Her repertoire spans Mediterranean, Californian, Caribbean, and Southeast Asian, always adapted to the season and the setting.
A chef you can also practice yoga with.
Most private chefs cook and leave. Francine can anchor an entire retreat — the meals, the morning practice, the evening meditation — with a continuity of presence that few other chefs can offer.
A philosophy that shows up on every plate.
Francine's work is rooted in five quiet convictions — coherence, stewardship, truth, rhythm, and presence. Clients feel them in the cooking before they hear them spoken. This is not a brand persona. It is a life lived out loud.
Willing to travel anywhere.
From Crete to California, from Bali to Buenos Aires — Francine is a working traveler. If you can host her, she can come.
Ready To Gather People You Love Around
Something Soulful & Delicious?
Every experience begins with a conversation.
Tell Francine a little about your occasion, your guests, and the feeling you are after — she will respond personally within 48 hours.
Contact
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