Books
Paul Child photo show, FRANCE IS A FEAST, at CIA/Copia in Napa, CA
Next time you’re in Napa CA check out our Paul Child photo show at the CIA at Copia, and see a young Julia Child discovering French food, and herself, in postwar Paris and Marseille — it’s free, and runs through 9/2/19 On Tour: France is a Feast: the Photographic Journey of Paul & Julia Child…
Read MoreChef Julia Child’s biographer recalls his great aunt and uncle
Back in the halcyon days of August, the esteemed Ellsworth American was kind enough to send reporter Kate Cough to my reading at the Northeast Harbor, Maine, Library. Her report begins like this … NORTHEAST HARBOR —When Julia Child got her first microwave oven “it was this magical space-age thing from NASA,” says her grandnephew Alex…
Read MoreBreaking news: “France is a Feast” West Coast book tour – first week of May ’18
Happy spring — Katie Pratt and I will pick up where we left off last fall, talking about and showing photos from FRANCE IS A FEAST: the Photographic Journey of Paul and Julia Child. We start on Mon 4/30 at the famous and funky Powell’s Books in Portland, proceed to Elliott Bay Books in Seattle…
Read MoreMy essay: Julia’s Influence of Today’s Food TV
Here is an excerpt of my essay for Penguin Random House’s “Signature” series — and if you are hungry, follow the link below for Julia’s recipe for Coq au Vin … Julia Child’s Second Act: The Legendary Chef’s Influence on Food TV By ALEX PRUD’HOMME October 31, 2017 SHARE Julia Child appeared in our living…
Read MoreEbook sales continue to fall as younger generations drive appetite for print
Well, here’s an unexpected bit of good news for those of us who love physical books … Nielsen survey finds UK ebook sales declined by 4% in 2016, the second consecutive year digital has shrunk [In England] Readers committed to physical books can give a sigh of relief, as new figures reveal that ebook…
Read MoreMy new book about Paul Child’s photos of France (and Julia) out in Oct!
Guess who’s on the cover of the @thameshudsonUSA fall catalog? Look for France is Feast this fall https://amzn.to/2kOlRcZ @APFrenchChef
Read MoreRobb Report interview about my history of food at the White House
I have begun to research a book about the history of food at the White House — from George Washington and his celebrated slave-chef Hercules to the foodie Obamas, and perhaps the taco-bowl munching Donald Trump. I came to this story by way of Julia Child, naturally. In THE FRENCH CHEF IN AMERICA, I recount…
Read MoreOttawa Overdrive says Julia’s second act was as groundbreaking and adventurous as her first
Merci Ottawa! They say: Every bit as entertaining, inspiring, and delectable as My Life in France, The French Chef in America uncovers Julia Child beyond her “French chef” persona and reveals her second act to have been as groundbreaking and adventurous as her first. For the rest of the story: https://ottawa.overdrive.com/media/2671252
Read MoreThe Star Tribune calls FCiA “inspiring, joyous and poignant”
Merci, Minneapolis! What a nice review in the Star Tribune, which says, in part: “This book, by her great-nephew, is a follow-up to his 2006 account of her culinary awakening, “My Life in France.” It’s about Julia, but it’s also about U.S. history, politics, television and feminism. Both a generous spirit and a perfectionist, she was…
Read MoreThanks chef Anita Lo + Wall St Journal!
Writing in the WSJ, she describes FCiA as “inspiring and engaging” https://graphics.wsj.com/image-grid/Who-Read-What-2016/3450/anita-lo-on-julia-child
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