Jezebel: Julia Child

In Defense Of Louisette Bertholle

Sadie Stein — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:30:00 EST

Abigail Trafford: "In Julie and Julia, [third author] Louisette is portrayed as not pulling her weight on Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I have a different memory. Certainly she tested a lot of recipes — I ate them." [WaPo] More »

Women Make Movies: Julie & Julia Boiling Hot At Weekend Box Office

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:30:00 EDT

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Although G.I. Joe was number one at the box office over the weekend with $56.2 million, Julie & Julia, which came in at number two (and $20.1 million) can be considered a total success story. A few reasons why: More »

Julia Child: Beloved Icon, Role Model...Homophobe?

Sadie Stein — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:20:00 EDT

In the affectionate Julia Child outpouring that's surrounded Julie and Julia, a few less-savory facts have come to light - like a less-than-tolerant attitude towards homosexuality. To wit: More »

Julie & Julia Needs More Julia, Only A Dash Of Julie

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:20:00 EDT

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Critics say the Julia Child half of Julie & Julia is wonderful, thanks to Meryl Streep's predictably excellent performance, but even Amy Adams could not make modern day blogger Julie Powell likable. More »

Child's Play: The Odd Couple

Sadie Stein — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT

In her later years, Julia Child partnered up with just about every chef and luminary in the world. But I had to end the week with a clip of Julia and Jacques Pepin, one of television's greatest pairings. More »

Child's Play: Clash Of The Titans

Sadie Stein — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:40:00 EDT

Anyone who's seen Mastering the Art of French Cooking knows that Julia worked with a co-author: Simone Beck. The two women had a smash on their hands, but all was not rosy: More »

Child's Play: Time For Luh-unch!

Sadie Stein — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:20:00 EDT

The egg can be one of your very best friends, as Julia shows us in this vintage French Chef from 1964 (Mad Men time!), which features "eggs for elegance." More »

Child's Play: "The Temptation Of Eve" A Disaster

Sadie Stein — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:20:00 EDT

In addition to bringing French cuisine to our shores, Julia Child is famous for fucking things up with flair. Yesterday, we took a look at a classic French Chef episode about cheese souffle. Today, a tarte tatin goes spectacularly awry! More »

Child's Play: Collars & Cheese

Sadie Stein — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Have you heard about Julie & Julia? Well, PBS is doing God's work and offering full episodes of Julia Child's The French Chef. All this week, we'll be excerpting from a few of our favorites. Today, cheese soufflé! More »

Julia Child: Feminist Icon?

Sadie Stein — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EDT

Writes pantry-saint Michael Pollan, "You may think of [Child and Steinem] as antagonists, but that wouldn't be quite right. They actually had a great deal in common... and addressed the aspirations of many of the same women." More »

Lindsay & Sam Stiff The Locksmith; Janet: "Michael Will Live Forever"

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:40:00 EDT

Last night Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson called a locksmith because Sam lost her house keys. While he was working Lindsay found an open window crawled in. The locksmith asked for his $39 fee, but Lindsay wouldn't pay.

"Based On Two True Stories"

Sadie Stein — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:20:00 EDT

Despite being the horseman of the inevitable movies-from-blogs apocalypse, and the fact that the actors involved look approximately 0% like the real people, we are extremely excited by this preview for Julie and Julia. [ONTD] More »

The Frugal Gourmet

Sadie Stein — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:40:00 EDT

Julia Child, 1972: "Don't complain about high prices. For God's sake, learn to cook and stop squawking!" [WWD] More »

Britney's Got Romance On The Road

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Has Britney Spears "fallen" for her backup dancer, Chase Benz?

Julia Child: International Woman Of Mystery

Sadie Stein — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:20:00 EDT

Awesome! It seems that during World War II, French Chef Julia Child was a spy — one can only assume the least inconspicuous spy in the history of the world. It has just been revealed that Child was part of an international anti-Nazi spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services, an early version of the CIA. The previously classified files will identify the "nearly 24,000 spies who formed the first centralized intelligence effort by the United States." The OSS, which included civilians from all walks of life, "studied military plans, created propaganda, infiltrated enemy ranks and stirred resistance among foreign troops." Post-war, the agency was absorbed into the nascent CIA, and the many spies in the network never spoke about their covert activities. "I was told to keep my mouth shut," says 93-year-old Walter Mess. Or, in the case of Julia, to fill it with foie gras. [AP] More »

Delicious Recipes

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:45:00 EDT

Meryl Streep and The 40 Year Old Virgin's Jane Lynch are set to star in a new film called Julie & Julia, about the legendary TV chef Julia Child. Streep plays Julia; Lynch plays Julia's sister. The film is based on a book based on a blog written by Julie Powell, who tried to make all 524 recipes in Julia Child's classic cookbook in the span of one year from her tiny apartment kitchen in Queens. Verdict: Tasty! [ONTD] More »