Category: Julia Child

Julia Child: The Culinary Genius Who Made French Cuisine a Hit in America

May 4, 2022
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After spending more than five years in Paris, Julia Child went to the south of France in 1953, where her husband, Paul, was assigned duty as a cultural officer at the sleepy American consulate in Marseille. The port city was a “labyrinth,” a city of “hot noise,” Child reflected years later. A short, hard-to-endure interval…

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How Food Stylist Christine Tobin Styled the Dining Room Tables of ‘Julia’

April 17, 2022
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Kate Feldman New York Daily News New York–Food stylist Christine Tobin knows how a meal is supposed to look. It’s her job, after all. But thanks to Instagram chefs and cooking shows, now Tobin’s viewers do, too. On “Julia,” HBO Max’s dramedy about iconic chef Julia Child (Sarah Lancashire) that premiered March 31, food isn’t…

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Film Review: ‘Julia’: Informative Documentary About an American Culinary Icon

November 12, 2021
Arts & CultureFilm ReviewsJulia ChildLife & Tradition
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PG-13 | 1h 35min | Biography, Documentary | 12 November 2021 (USA) Although not the first non-fiction U.S. TV show about cooking (“Sunday Evening Supper” in 1940 preceded it), the PBS-produced “The French Chef” (1963–1973) was the first program of its kind to be hosted by a woman. She was Julia Child, and it would be safe to declare that she…

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