Styling France | Day One

One amongst twenty-three passengers on a pretty small props place from London Gatwick to Bergerac, to be greeted by three unknown, but very smiley, women representing Salt Lake City, Seattle & Lisbon, squeezed into a mini rental car with already too much luggage, cooing at gorgeous scenery along winding French country roads and you begin to get the picture.

Just after 17h we arrive at La Manoir de la Malatrie in La Roque-Gagaeac to an incredibly warm welcome, wonderful dappled sunlight and a perfectly heated pool, which I was first to throw myself into.  It was a slightly surreal, but a lovely first afternoon & evening after 5 months of much anticipation.

Pastry chef and newly published food stylist and recipe writer Aran Goyoaga of the blog Cannelle et Vanille is to be our muse for the next four days, supported by Stephanie Brubaker author of Stephmodo, and Nadia of La Porte Rouge.

This is just a small selection from the vast range of photos taken on day one. Honestly, we are like the food paparazzi. You would not believe how many photos six women can take of four dishes, but already I’m learning…