My life in France / Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme.
Publication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 317 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 1400043468; 9781400043460Subject(s): Child, Julia | Cooks -- France -- Biography | Cooks -- United States -- Biography | Cooking, FrenchDDC classification: 641.5092 | B LOC classification: TX649.C47 | A3 2006Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Sample text Summary: Here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found "her true calling." From the moment she and her husband Paul, who worked for the USIS, arrived in the fall of 1948, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon this tall, outspoken gal from Pasadena, California, who didn't speak a word of French and knew nothing about the country, was steeped in the language, chatting with purveyors in the local markets, and enrolled in the Cordon Bleu. She teamed up with two fellow gourmettes, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, to help them with a book on French cooking for Americans. Filled with her husband's beautiful black-and-white photographs as well as family snapshots, this memoir is laced with wonderful stories about the French character, particularly in the world of food, and the way of life that Julia embraced so wholeheartedly. Bon appeÌtit!--From publisher description.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index.
Here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found "her true calling." From the moment she and her husband Paul, who worked for the USIS, arrived in the fall of 1948, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon this tall, outspoken gal from Pasadena, California, who didn't speak a word of French and knew nothing about the country, was steeped in the language, chatting with purveyors in the local markets, and enrolled in the Cordon Bleu. She teamed up with two fellow gourmettes, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, to help them with a book on French cooking for Americans. Filled with her husband's beautiful black-and-white photographs as well as family snapshots, this memoir is laced with wonderful stories about the French character, particularly in the world of food, and the way of life that Julia embraced so wholeheartedly. Bon appeÌtit!--From publisher description.
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