Just in time for what would be the iconic chef's 100th birthday, PBS has released "Julia Child Remixed: Keep on Cooking" by John D. Boswell (A.K.A. melodysheep), whose previous work includes "Bob Ross Remixed" and "Mister Rogers Remixed."
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]
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:
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:
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.
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.
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:
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."
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!
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!
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."
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]
Julia Child, 1972: "Don't complain about high prices. For God's sake, learn to cook and stop squawking!" [WWD]
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…
