Bon Appetit My Life in France with Paul
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Beschreibung
Although she would later singlehandedly create a new approach to American cuisine with her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her television show The French Chef, Julia Child was not always a master chef. Indeed, when she first arrived in France in 1948 with her husband, Paul, who was to work for the USIS, she spoke no French and knew nothing about the country itself.
But as she dove into French culture, buying food at local markets and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life changed forever with her newfound passion for cooking and teaching. Julia’s unforgettable story—struggles with the head of the Cordon Bleu, rejections from publishers to whom she sent her now-famous cookbook, a wonderful, nearly fifty-year long marriage that took the Childs across the globe—unfolds with the spirit so key to Julia’s success as a chef and a writer, brilliantly capturing one of America’s most endearing personalities.
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A blissfully charming time capsule and warm introduction to a culinary and cultural icon. My boss at the time, a man in his 30s with a penchant for both memoirs and France, recommended it to me with full marks, so I gave it a shot, despite knowing next to nothing about Ms. Child before reading. I found her to be witty, courageous, spunky, nervy, and an overall delight. I was surprised to learn how little exposure she (or rather, most Americans of the time) had had to anything beyond bland, basic fare. As somewhat of a picky and nervous eater myself, I was encouraged to read how delighted she was at each new dish when first arriving in France; she never hesitated to savor some new treat, and gloried in the differences she discovered (especially the liberal use of butter). I also very much enjoyed reading about her expat experience and, later, comparing it to my own. I spent eight months in Paris not long after reading this book, and it was like night and day in a myriad of ways. Of course, my circumstances were very different, but mostly I noted how different Paris was and how different the world was in general. It is in the minutiae of everyday life that these differences are most clearly visible, and she includes many details about the city, the government climate, the traveler's world. I finished this book sad that it was over and that I'd never get the chance to make her acquaintance.
Beschreibung
Although she would later singlehandedly create a new approach to American cuisine with her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her television show The French Chef, Julia Child was not always a master chef. Indeed, when she first arrived in France in 1948 with her husband, Paul, who was to work for the USIS, she spoke no French and knew nothing about the country itself.
But as she dove into French culture, buying food at local markets and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life changed forever with her newfound passion for cooking and teaching. Julia’s unforgettable story—struggles with the head of the Cordon Bleu, rejections from publishers to whom she sent her now-famous cookbook, a wonderful, nearly fifty-year long marriage that took the Childs across the globe—unfolds with the spirit so key to Julia’s success as a chef and a writer, brilliantly capturing one of America’s most endearing personalities.
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
A blissfully charming time capsule and warm introduction to a culinary and cultural icon. My boss at the time, a man in his 30s with a penchant for both memoirs and France, recommended it to me with full marks, so I gave it a shot, despite knowing next to nothing about Ms. Child before reading. I found her to be witty, courageous, spunky, nervy, and an overall delight. I was surprised to learn how little exposure she (or rather, most Americans of the time) had had to anything beyond bland, basic fare. As somewhat of a picky and nervous eater myself, I was encouraged to read how delighted she was at each new dish when first arriving in France; she never hesitated to savor some new treat, and gloried in the differences she discovered (especially the liberal use of butter). I also very much enjoyed reading about her expat experience and, later, comparing it to my own. I spent eight months in Paris not long after reading this book, and it was like night and day in a myriad of ways. Of course, my circumstances were very different, but mostly I noted how different Paris was and how different the world was in general. It is in the minutiae of everyday life that these differences are most clearly visible, and she includes many details about the city, the government climate, the traveler's world. I finished this book sad that it was over and that I'd never get the chance to make her acquaintance.