Women's Self-Love Food Retreat
connect to your heart through the love of food
A weekend of joy through cooking, vegan feasting, beautiful activities & sharing
Beautiful moments, meaningful connections, being present, delicious food, compassion and kindness.
This is what life is all about. Thank you The Vegan Italian Kitchen for being a gracious and wonderful host.
What you did for us this weekend was unforgettable and magical.
-Michelle, Food Lovers Retreat
Why you will love this retreat
an abundance OF VALUE!
The retreat includes
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2 Nights in 4-star accommodation.
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Hands-on full sensory cooking workshops, including HOME MADE PASTA with swoon-worthy sauces and DECADENT DESSERTS. A foray into the foods of love.
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ALL GOURMET MEALS INCLUDED!
delicious vegan meals and drinks (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, supper).
We will be cooking up a storm every day and enjoying the fruits of our labour for many of our meals. So you must enjoy cooking (or have a desire to learn how to cook vegan food).
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Sensory tea ceremony meditation.
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Food for the soul journal memoir writing.
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Indulgent dessert mindfulness session.
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Feel good pamper night, making DIY natural spa products.
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Fun ‘Masterchef’ food pleasure challenge.
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Connecting with heart-centred people.
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Relaxation, inspiration, indulgence, fun.
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Discussions, insights and socialising over cuppas or perhaps a glass a vino or decadent hot chocolate!
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Take home goodie-bag.
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Mountains of food and laughter.
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Cooking tips and consultation.
Bring your cooking questions and Nadia will answer them (and provide you the information after the class). We may even get to have some impromptu cooking sessions.
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Opportunities for you to whet your appetite for life, to infuse your food with love, experience eating with pleasure.
This retreat is about connecting to our heart, our shared love of food, our unique stories, simple pleasures, creativity, filling our soul and enjoying wonderful company.
RECONNECT WITH WHAT YOU LOVE AND CHERISH. LEAVE WITH YOUR HEART FILLED TO THE BRIM!
THE DETAILS
PRICES ARE ALL INCLUSIVE
(per person, including 2 nights accommodation, all meals, classes and activities).
ROOM OPTIONS
Shared room (great for friends!)
2 single rooms available
LOCATION
Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
(location announced soon)
Cancellations:
Please note that by booking you knowledge that this is non-refundable. In the event that you cannot attend, you may transfer the ticket onto someone else.
In the unlikely event we cancel the retreat you will be refunded fully.
Limited places available. However the retreat must reach a minimum number of participants in order to go ahead.
Our Retreat Photo Album
Give back your heart to itself
Love After Love
The time will come
when, with elation
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror
and each will smile at the other's welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you
all your life, whom you ignored
for another, who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life.
Is this a retreat for me?
Meet your host

Nadia Fragnito
Nadia first went vegan in 2001 and loves to share her passion for recreating Italian classics through The Vegan Italian Kitchen. In early 2019, she published her cookbook Discovering Vegan Italian. She has also just returned from 3 months in Italy, learning about regional vegan Italian cuisine. Nadia’s greatest inspiration in the kitchen (apart from her big appetite) is her Italian heritage; her father was born in the small southern Italian village of Molinara in the Campania region. She runs cooking classes, is a presenter, food consultant and has been featured on ABC and 3AW radio stations. Nadia has written articles on Italian food and vegan travel for Nourish, The Australian Vegan Magazine, Vegan Lifestyle Magazine and Segmento magazines and Vegan Travel. In 2018, Nadia competed in Season 2 of the SBS reality TV program The Chefs’ Line where she cooked up a storm with her vegan Eggplant Parmigiana for Italian Week. Alongside The Vegan Italian Kitchen, Nadia is also a school teacher, published playwright, poet and actress.
Nadia created this retreat to celebrate self love and giving attention to our own pleasure and joy. To reconnect with our hearts through the communion of feasting. To stimulate our appetite for life. What she is most passionate about is designing food experiences that create connection, warmth, discussion, joy and hospitality.
TESTIMONIALS
Michelle / Food Lovers Retreat
Thank you for this great retreat Nadia! Filled with laughter, relaxation, amazing cooking and lots of eating. I did not expect to meet a bunch of adventurous and hilarious women. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion and bringing out the best in us.
Fiona / Food Lovers Retreat
Nadia, thank you. What a beautiful space you created for us to dive deep into this delicious food journey. You will always hold a special place in my heart for gifting us this beautiful experience.
Tess / Food Lovers Retreat
Thanks once again to our 'hostess with the mostess' Nadia for a truly memorable weekend...Your warm, welcoming and gentle way with everyone is quite unique, and you were the perfect hostess for the retreat.
Constance / Vegan Italian Cooking Class
The day was such a “jewel” ( women, food, ambience, values). Tonight I made more pizza & pasta, last night I duplicated the frittata with silver beet. The tiramisu was delicious! Mille Grazie
Laura / Vegan Italian Cooking Class
Thank you to our November sponsors


