The classic memoir of life in post-war Paris by the legendary celebrity chef
Julia Child was born in California and worked for American intelligenceduring World War II; afterwards she lived in Paris, studied at the Cordon Bleu and taught cooking with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, with whom she wrote the first volume of THE bestselling classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961). She died in 2004.
'Child's exuberant, affectionate and boundlessly charming
account... chronicles, in mouth-watering detail, the meals and the
food markets that sparked her interest in French cooking, and her
growing appreciation of all things French' New York Times
'Luscious… The large-as-life presence of Julia Child looms on every
page' Washington Times
'Whether you have seen [Julie & Julia] or not, you must read this
charming, eccentric memoir from Julia Child, a towering figure in
the world of cookery' Independent on Sunday
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