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The 7 Best Books All About Julia Child Dive deep into the life of the beloved chef The French Chef in America, by Alex Prud’homme ($28) Consider this the unofficial part two of My Life in France. Whereas Child’s book chronicled the beginning of her love affair with French cuisine, this one digs into her time…

Well, this is a nice way to kick off December! The Best Books About Food of 2016 Looking for the perfect gift for the food lover in your life? Any of these suggestions will hit the spot image: https://thumbs.media.smithsonianmag.com//filer/84/89/84894aeb-95c8-4acd-9a6f-321a7f8e92ca/foodbooks-collage.jpg__800x600_q85_crop.jpg (Amazon) By Rachel Tepper Paley SMITHSONIAN.COM DECEMBER 1, 2016 14 17 0 1 2 4 142 1417120142 As 2016 comes to a close,…

Here’s a fun interview I did with Boston’s NPR station today Chef Julia Child’s Second Act November 22, 2016 By Jamie Bologna and Deborah Becker Share closemore Julia Child is an iconic American chef. She hosted a number of TV shows, some even shot right in her kitchen in Cambridge. And while Child’s story has often been described as…

  A fun listen … https://www.marionkane.com/podcast/julia-childs-act-alex-prudhomme/

Friends — a reminder that my latest, THE FRENCH CHEF IN AMERICA: Julia Child’s Second Act, drops Today. Before I launch on my book tour, I’ll be doing a few events in NYC and hope you will join me: TONIGHT(10/4), 7PM at Barnes & Noble, 2289 Broadway at 83rd Street. TOMORROW DAY (10/5) James Beard…

Mixing It Up with Julia Child The author’s long and complex relationship with the culinary icon. MIMI SHERATON 10.01.16 12:01 AM ET The date was July 8, 1976, just a few months after I arrived at The New York Times and, as I recall, before I ever had met Julia. The event was a state…

The NYT Food section followed up on Julia Moskin’s piece (see previous post) with a paean to JC’s down home French cooking, including a zany — and very un-French — eggplant appetizer. Check it out, and let me know how yours tasted. Bon appetit! https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/21/dining/recipes-from-julia-julia.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-4&action=click&contentCollection=Food&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article

Intrepid food reporter Julia Mosking rented La Pitchoune, Julia and Paul Child’s Provencal perch, for a week of inspired shopping, cooking, and eating. She writes: “La Pitchoune is in the hills that rise above the Côte d’Azur, 10 miles north of Cannes, though it feels far from the yachts, crowds and burkini battles of the…