Julia Child

Why We Read Cookbooks

The New Yorker | Adam Gopnik | Posted 11.16.2009 | Books


We say "What's the recipe?" when we mean "How do you do it?" And though we want the answer to be "Like this!" the honest answer is "Be me!" "What's th...

Julia Child Editor On Cooking For One

The Washington Post | Joe Yonan | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books


It was the broccoli that stopped Judith Jones in her tracks at the White House farmers market, and then again at a Whole Foods Market a half-mile away...

Class Warfare: Ruth Reichl vs. Rachel Ray

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

Condé Nast, which sells its advertising based on the size and demographics of its subscribers, decided to go with mass instead of class, and closed Gourmet down.

The Gastronomy of Marriage Author on the Tempestuous Relationship between Love and Food

Louise McCready | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media


Louise McCready

When Rich and I moved in together, I wanted everything to go smoothly, so it freaked me out when food -- what had been our biggest bond -- became our biggest problem.

A Julia Child for the 21st Century: Meet Lorna Sass

Kerry Trueman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green


Kerry Trueman

Meet Lorna Sass, one of America's foremost experts on pressure cookers and whole grains. Think of her as the Ed Begley Jr. of the cookbook world -- a pioneer in the art of low-carbon cooking.

Tsunami Julia

Betty Fussell | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York


Betty Fussell

Holding a mirror up to the nature of the American food scene is just too much for millions of us to stomach. We'd so much rather feed our hunger with images of Julia/Meryl's joy.

Julia Child Finally Hits #1 On New York Times Best-Seller List After 48 Years

New York Times | STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media


Almost 48 years after it was first published, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" by Julia Child is finally topping the best-seller list, bringing w...

Julie, Julia and Me

Jennifer Evans Gardner | Posted 09.20.2009 | Home


Jennifer Evans Gardner

I have to be honest - I am jealous of Julie Powell. You know, the girl who wrote the blog and book about how she cooked her way through Julia Child's recipes, which became the basis for the film "Julie and Julia."

Dear Julia Child, We Need You!

Rob Smart | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green


Rob Smart

I wonder how the rising popularity of cooking networks and shows about cooking has contributed to the migration of eating away from the home.

On Julie & Julia, the Fake Movieland France and My Non-Buttery Menu

Barbara Probst Solomon | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment


Barbara Probst Solomon

This past weekend, I was dumbfounded at the movie vision of a 1948 Paris resplendent with sumptuous food portrayed in Julie & Julia. That year much of Europe was suffering from starvation.

Julia and Judy Tie One On

EllynAnne Geisel | Posted 09.13.2009 | Style


EllynAnne Geisel

A kitchen chit chat with Julia Child. I willed myself not to hyperventilate.

Julie & Julia

Denise Vivaldo | Posted 09.13.2009 | Entertainment


Denise Vivaldo

Like thousands of women who have a career in the food industry today, Julia Child influenced me. She taught me. I adored and admired her.

Photographing Julia Child

EllynAnne Geisel | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living


EllynAnne Geisel

Between nibbles of a simple luncheon, Ms. Child complimented me on my interview preparedness, noting I hadn't asked the usual media litany -- What's the funniest thing that ever happened to you?

Memories of Julia Child

EllynAnne Geisel | Posted 09.11.2009 | Entertainment


EllynAnne Geisel

As soon as Julia Child began talking about her husband, sadness misted her face, and no longer was I sitting across from an icon; rather, I was in the presence of a woman who'd lost the love of her life.

Julia Child Book Sales Skyrocket On Movie Buzz, Beat Julie Powell's Book

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — On paper and on screen, "Julia" is stealing the show from "Julie." Meryl Streep's performance as Julia Child in "Julie & Julia," whi...

Gwenie & Julia

Gwen Davis | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment


Gwen Davis

Nothing was needed to put Julia Child at ease.

What Would Julia Child Cook If She Were A Vegan Locavore?

The Daily Camera | Posted 09.09.2009 | Green


At Culinary School of the Rockies, appreciation for Julia Child's role in modern American cooking is a given. Office staffers are trying out Child's r...

Julie & Julia: When the World Writes You Back

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 09.08.2009 | Entertainment


Karen Dalton-Beninato

No matter what twists we see in Publishing 2.0, a love story running through Julie & Julia is that sometimes, after the solitary act of writing, the world writes you back.

Dear Julia: A Young Adult Novelist Finds Her Inner Chef

Amy Bronwen Zemser | Posted 09.07.2009 | Style


Amy Bronwen Zemser

If Julie Powell couldn't roll out a crepe or prepare an omelette, where did that leave me? A lowly author of children's books looking to follow a few of Julia Child's recipes in the name of research.

Michael Pollan, Julie & Julia, Top Chef -- and Your Health

Waylon Lewis | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living


Waylon Lewis

I do like to eat, but (as an uncivilized bachelor) I don't know how to cook or much care about cooking. That is, until Michael Pollan, told about the key to saving the food situation.

Movie Review: Julie & Julia

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.06.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

Julie & Julia is half a good movie. It attempts to meld two books instead of focusing on one of them

Julia (and Other Famed Cooks) and Moi

Lea Lane | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living


Lea Lane

I was privileged eventually to meet Julia Child (see below) and the following legendary cooking writers who each connected with each other, and for a bit, with me.

Memo to Julie Powell of Julie & Julia

Sybil Adelman Sage | Posted 09.03.2009 | Entertainment


Sybil Adelman Sage

Everyone has heard of you -- the blogger who set out in 2002 to cook every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, which was turned into a book and then a movie.

My Julia Child

Nancy Howard Cobb | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living


Nancy Howard Cobb

Julia Child was my Betty Freidan, the wisecracking, groundbreaking grande dame responsible for my culinary awakening.

Julia Lite, Coming to a Stove Near You

Michele Kayal | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living


Michele Kayal

The publishing industry has anticipated the latent need-to-feed that's likely to surface in even the laziest among us as we watch the upcoming Julie and Julia.