TDG: The eGullet Interview: Julia Child

[cakewench]

[pontoise]

I thought the interview was good, and showed Julia as her true 91 year old self. She didn't need to please anyone with her opinions, but herself. Many times food personalities are afraid to speak the truth about foods and products because they may loose a promotional gig. So brussel sprout with mornay may not be in favor today, but they still utilize lots of good techniques! (personally, I would be happy to eat a nice plateful as we speak!)

I saw Julie speak at the Smithsonian in 1986. At that time, I was in a career "crisis"...unhappy selling foods to restaurants and hotels. When she suggested LaVarenne as "the best school" to learn the art of cooking, I couldn't get to the bank fast enough to get a loan and get there.

She was the catalyst for my major life changes, and I thank her for that. I would never have had that chance to work for people like Anne Willan and Jean Louis Palladin. What a grand world it is! Rock on Julia!

[mamster]

What I wouldn't give to go out on top like Julia Child. It was about seven months ago that I interviewed her, and she was 100% lucid and feisty, brimming with all the qualities that made her a household name in the first place. My favorite thing about talking with her was finding that she hadn't mellowed one iota in her old age. No low-fat diets, no Alice Waters cooking-as-shopping, butter is still better. You can't help but admire that.