A Salute to Julia on the Occasion of Her 97th Birthday – A Celebration!
July 23, 2009
Julia Child
August 15th will mark the 97th birthday of Julia Child. For those of us who learned to cook through her TV shows and books it is a time of celebration of all things Julia. A new movie is being released: Julie and Julia, Barbara Fairchild the editor of Bon Appetit has written a Letter From the Editor: Why Julia Still Matters, and those of us who grew up swilling our wine and laughing our way through her complicated and wonderful recipes will spend time celebrating her life and her food.
Jean, our friend whom we introduced you to in cranberry cream scones, will be making the trek to Ohio to recreate some of the meals we cooked back in the 70′s, when we followed every word Julia said. I dragged out my Julia Child’s cookbooks (7) so that when Jean called to compare notes on what the menu should be for the weekend I would be better able to speak “Julia”. The food will be great but the real pleasure will be to be among friends, sharing wonderful memories and laughs. As we tip our glasses in Julia’s honor a simple phrase will be the mantra: Bon Appetit!
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