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Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Why We Read Cookbooks

The New Yorker | Adam Gopnik | Posted 11.16.2009 | Books

Read More: Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Cooking, Baking, Reading, Julia Child, Books, Mark Bittman, Cookbooks, Recipes, The Elements of Cooking, Food, Books News

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...

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Tsunami Julia

Betty Fussell | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child, Julie and Julia, Food Inc., Michael Pollen, New York News
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.

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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

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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...

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Memories of Julia Child

EllynAnne Geisel | Posted 09.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Julia Child, Chefs, Food, Julia Child Apron, Julie and Julia, Cooking, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Entertainment News
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.

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

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media

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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...

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Julia (and Other Famed Cooks) and Moi

Lea Lane | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Barbara Kafka, Food/Drink, Sara Moulton, Jacques Pepin, Claudia Roden, Cooking Legends, Ruth Reichl, Julia Child, James Beard, Julie and Julia, Cookbook Authors, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Living News
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.

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Memo to Julie Powell of Julie & Julia

Sybil Adelman Sage | Posted 09.03.2009 | Entertainment

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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.

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She's Gotta Cook It: Julie & Julia Gets Rich

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 09.03.2009 | Entertainment

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Gregory Weinkauf

if you like food, friendship, romance, sex, comedy, Paris or New York, you'll probably love Julie & Julia.

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Depictions of Julie & Julia Years Apart Show Their Differences

Danny Groner | Posted 07.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Culinary, Ambition, Books, Quarterlife Crisis, Culinary School, Movies, Blogs, Dreams, Amanda Hesser, Nora Ephron, Cooking, Meryl Streep, Julie/Julia Project, Julia Child, Amy Adams, Julie & Julia, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julie Powell, Entertainment News
Danny Groner

After seeing Julie & Julia I decided to read what was written about Julie Powell back when she was still actively engaged in her project.

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