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Julia Child\u2019s Grandnephew Remasters The Art Of French Cooking<\/h1>\n
\nIs there a personal anecdote you could share from your time working on the memoir?<\/strong>
\nJulia and I shared a sense of humor, a love of movies and politics, and had a great time working on her memoir. But it wasn\u2019t easy at first. Julia was surprisingly modest, and didn\u2019t like to \u201ctoot my own horn,\u201d as she\u2019d say.
\nShe\u2019d deflect and turn the conversation around to me, or someone else. This was endearing, but made it extremely difficult to interview her.
\nI finally cracked the code by reading aloud from Paul\u2019s letters to my grandparents. They were beautifully written, often contained drawings or photos, and were full of wonderfully journalistic detail. Her stories began to flow.
\nIs there anything in particular that surprised you about Child when you were working on\u00a0The French Chef in America: Julia Child\u2019s Second Act<\/em>?<\/strong>
\nIndeed, researching this book was far more surprising than working on Julia\u2019s memoir. I learned about Julia\u2019s two visits to the White House, her failed TV series with James Beard, what she thought of Dan Aykroyd\u2019s impersonation on\u00a0Saturday Night Live<\/em>\u00a0and the really dark times she suffered during the height of her celebrity success.
\nOne thing that struck me is that most of us think that Julia spent her entire career as\u00a0The French Chef<\/em>, but that period only represented a quarter of her career.
\nIn the 1970s, she reinvented herself as \u201cJulia Child,\u201d re-Americanized herself, began to use recipes from around the world, wrote in the first person and finally found her true voice. It was exciting to uncover this hidden history.
\nDo you have a favorite Child recipe?<\/strong>
\nThe answer depends on the day, my mood, the weather, what\u2019s fresh in the market, my wife and kids. But at this time of year, I always enjoy Julia Child classics, like boeuf bourguignon and\u00a0coq au vin<\/em>. And for dessert, you can\u2019t go wrong with the fabulous tarte tatin upside-down apple tart or the Reine de Saba chocolate-almond cake.<\/p>\n
\"Julia<\/a><\/p>\n

Bacara Resort & Spa,\u00a0Photo Credit: Bacara Resort & Spa<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What\u2019s up next for you?<\/strong>
\nIn October, Thames & Hudson will publish\u00a0France Is a Feast: Paul and Julia Child\u2019s Photographic Journey<\/em>. It\u2019s a book of Paul Child\u2019s evocative black-and-white photos, taken in\u00a0Paris<\/a>\u00a0and Marseille in 1948 to \u201954, when he and Julia lived there.
\nIt\u2019s a visual companion to\u00a0My Life in France<\/em>, and tells the story from Paul\u2019s perspective, which is quite a tale. I wrote the text, and Katie Pratt edited the images.
\nI am currently researching a book about the history of food at the White House, from George Washington and his slave chef Hercules to the Obamas and Trumps. It\u2019s a rich and wonderful subject. This book was inspired by Julia\u2019s visits to state diners at the White House in 1967 and 1976, as I recount in\u00a0The French Chef in America.<\/em><\/p>\n

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