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I never cooked my way through or even into the No. 1 food best-seller in America right now, Julia Child's opus, but in 26 years of eating for a living I have certainly mastered more…
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Donald Van de Mark Success Television I just saw Nora Ephron’s “Julie and Julia.” I was charmed and delighted by Meryl Streep’s portrayal of the cooking icon, Julia Child. But…
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For all of the talk about Julie & Julia--Meryl Streep's dead-on channeling of Julia Child's trademark trilling voice and joi de vivre, the fact the Child was not impressed by Julie Powell's Julie/Julia Project blog--this is the thing that stands out: Julia Child was 40 when she started cooking and in her 50s when Mastering the Art of French Cooking became a hit with American housewives and her TV chef career took off...
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Both women find their way, their salvation, their life, through cooking. Yet the true inspiration from both of their stories is not if you cook, good things will happen; it's in the doing--the day-to-day work, plugging away at something that grabs your gut and heart--that leads to something good, maybe even breathtaking success. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (54) | Blog
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Unless you've been sleeping under a colander, you've seen the previews, read the pre- and post-screening blog posts (Michael Park nailed…
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This entry is a guest post from Bon Appétit Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Fairchild.
Meryl Streep as Julia Child in a scene from the upcoming movie Julie & Julia
I'm delighted that the spotlight is once more on the Grande Dame of American TV Cookery, Julia Child. With the film "Julie & Julia" opening across the country this Friday, it felt like the right time to think about what I personally took away from the wonderful lady who turned the phrase "Bon Appétit" into an American cultural touchstone.
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The writer-director-producer of the Julia Child movie, Julie & Julia, talks about childhood dishes, favorite cookbooks, and food TV.
Nora Ephron is known for many things: her love of romantic comedies, New York City, strong leading ladies, and food. Especially food. Before…
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She stood over six feet tall. The voice—unmistakable; that distinctive combo of a flowery, nasal lilt tinged with a little Yankee and hints of her Pasadena roots in Southern California thrown in for good measure. The title of her groundbreaking TV show, The French Chef, was ironic. She always considered herself a cook and, most of all, a teacher. Never a chef. She came to fame late—her defining work, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, did not hit bookstores until she was 49. The rest, as we know, is history: the history of Julia Child as we knew her, and the history of the revolution in home cooking that she pioneered. Read More »
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