"It doesn't pretend to take the place of a big, detailed, all-purpose cookbook like ‘Way to Cook’ or ‘Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volumes 1 and 2’. It is, rather, a mini aide-mémoire for general home cookery, ... More>
Julia Child was one of the most famous American chefs of all time. She found her love for cooking somewhat late in life, but her ambition drove her to become the best at what she did. She was a teacher, a cookbook author and a television chef. She w... More>
The popular French Chef television series produced by WGBH in Boston from 1962 to 1973 made Julia Child the culinary queen of the airwaves. The French Chef Cookbook arose as a composite of the first 119 episodes of the award winning show. While many... More>
Written just before her death in 2004 at age 91, Julia Child, together with her grand-nephew Alex Prud’homme wrote the memoir, “My Life in France,” which captures her introduction to French cuisine. This pairing of remarkable chef ... More>
"I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate." - Julia Child Having a substantial collection of cookbooks is an obsession for some cooks. For most cooks, however, the collection is more about bragging rights than it is about a la... More>
There's no question about it, Julia wins. I am the author of an award-winning cookbook and I got to the point where I was comfortable writing a cookbook by literally reading, from cover to cover, over 1000 cookbooks. In using them I have cooked over... More>
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