A book is good company.

Imagine being enamored with Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking and then deciding to cook every recipe in it (all 524 of them) in one year.  Julie Powell did just that the year before she turned 30.  She chronicled her trip through MtAoFC in a blog titled The Julie/Julia Project which eventually inspired the book and now the movie that will be released August 7.  Julie was just a 29 yr. old Texan living in New York City who wanted a challenge in her life.  She wasn’t a particularly good cook and definitely didn’t have a fully equipped HGTV kitchen in which to cook.  Undaunted, she forged ahead and completed her task and learned a lot about cooking and about her husband and herself by the time she finished it.  She has a new blog - What Could Happen? - that follows her life post MtAoFC.

This was a fun, quick read that is not for the faint of heart as there are many graphic descriptions of dealing with animal brains and kidneys and lobster parts…things that I’d rather not think about in terms of the food that I eat.  Also, Julie doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to her use of profanity, so be warned.  If you’re a cook or a wanna be chef, this book is an entertaining trip through Julia Child’s MtAoFC.  Bon Appetit!

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