margot protzel - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF) https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/tag/margot-protzel/ Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:25:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 FvF Cooks in Tuscany with Margot Protzel at Villa Lena https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/features/fvf-cooks-in-tuscany-with-margot-protzel-at-villa-lena/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/features/fvf-cooks-in-tuscany-with-margot-protzel-at-villa-lena/#respond Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:25:52 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2016/12/10/fvf-cooks-in-tuscany-with-margot-protzel-at-villa-lena/ Stepping outside the pistachio-green tiled kitchen to catch a glimpse is the current chef-in-residence of the Tuscan retreat, Margot Protzel. “When I was fantasizing about what my summer would look like, I was thinking it would be so nice to go cook somewhere in Italy,” she says, wistfully, as we set the table outside for

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]]> https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/features/fvf-cooks-in-tuscany-with-margot-protzel-at-villa-lena/feed/ 0 The Artists are Present: Villa Lena is the Tuscan retreat we’ve all been dreaming about https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/art/the-artists-are-present-villa-lena-is-the-tuscan-retreat-weve-all-been-dreaming-about/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/art/the-artists-are-present-villa-lena-is-the-tuscan-retreat-weve-all-been-dreaming-about/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2016 05:21:12 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2016/11/22/the-artists-are-present-villa-lena-is-the-tuscan-retreat-weve-all-been-dreaming-about/ Opened in 2013 year by Lena Evstafieva, her partner Jerome Hadey, and Lionel Bensemoun, the villa is in fact several buildings, joined by a common theme—where ancient bricks meet modern artists. There are self-contained apartments, hotel rooms, vast communal areas, a restaurant with a chef-in-residence on rotation and a glassy pool with a panoramic view.

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