Bien sur! Julia gives us the best of ‘eat‘, while we ‘read‘ about the most exciting time in her astonishing ‘life‘ in this, her last published book! She devoted painstaking research and an attention to detail which made Mastering the Art of French Cooking a masterpiece. She also managed to travel, meet and befriend the world’s best chefs, and share in a happy marriage with her dear husband, Paul Child. His photographs grace the pages and his great nephew Alex is the co-author who listened to and guided his 91 year old great aunt as they opened family letters and let this intimate story unfold.
The 2009 film, Julie and Julia was based on this book and managed to cleverly combine Julia Child’s discovery of her talent and dedication to French cuisine with the 2002 Julie Powell blog Julie and Julia: 365 Days 524 Recipes. 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen . Take note what a blog looked like in back then! If you want to follow along you’ll have to click through the calendar to advance to the next day. Nothing fancy, but Julie Powell averaged 10 recipes a week in accomplishing her goal!
