Wednesday, August 14

 
Julia on Julia: America's Favorite Chef Talks to the Trib

Why do I love Julia Child so? Because she didn't use gimmicks in her cooking shows? Because she's a strong woman who eats what she likes? Because she isn't a phony, shares the credit, refuses to follow the trends? Because I got to meet her and tour the Madison Farmers Market with her many years ago? Sure, all these reasons and more. Julia Child is 90 this year and being celebrated from one end of the United States to the other. Although she has retired to a condo in Santa Barbara - she had to, her kitchen is being enshrined in the Smithsonian Institution this year - she is still a vigorous figure in the food world and a lively interview, as this phone conversation with William Rice of the Chicago Tribune shows. The story also includes a recipe for an excellent chocolate cake from one of her cookbooks, although not the to-die-for Queen of Sheba cake from her original Mastering the Art of French Cooking. We can expect lots of adulatory stories before the year is out; before you start to tire of them. Read this story first, and then you can dispense with the rest.
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