In this centennial year of Julia Child’s birth, Judith Jones (vice president and senior editor at Alfred A. Knopf and editor ofChild’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking), Laura Shapiro (culinary historian and author of the prize-winning Julia Child biography), Alex Prud’homme (great-nephew of Julia Child and co-author of the best-selling Julia Child memoir, My Life in France) and Dana Polan (Professor of Cinema Studies at NYU, author of Julia Child’s The French Chef) come together to celebrate America’s first lady of French food.

Judith Jones will be selling and signing copies of The Pleasures of Cooking for One following the event.
Laura Shapiro will be selling and signing copies of Julia Child: A Life following the event.
Alex Prud’homme will be selling and signing copies of My Life in France following the event.
Dana Polan will be selling and signing copies of Julia Child’s The French Cheffollowing the event.

Brief Bio

Alexandra Leaf is a culinary historian and cookbook author.
This event is part of the Ruth Stanton Illustrious Women Series, supported by The Ruth Stanton Foundation.

This event is sponsored by Fairway Market.