Today Julia Child would have been 100 years old. And can you just imagine what a feisty gourmet she would have been in her triple digits! We make recipes from her cookbook all the time (the only thing that hasn’t worked yet is mayonnaise, it just refuses to come together), but what I love most about her isn’t her food, it’s that she didn’t even start cooking until she was 36 years old. At a time when everyone makes it seem like you had better know what you want to do with the rest of your days by the time you’re 15, Julia is my proof that one can be extraordinary in more than one career per lifetime. I can’t wait to learn even more about her from Dearie.
Speaking of incredible, inspirational women, I can’t believe we will never be lucky enough to watch another Nora Ephron movie. My list of favorites is full of her creations, I just hope she knew how much her humor and talent meant to so many of us. I haven’t had a chance to read I Remember Nothing yet, so I think now is good time for a little dose of Nora. Actually it’s always a good time for a little dose of Nora.
Both Julia and Nora are on my list of people I would invite to a fantasy dinner, but since that dinner will never be I’m excited to read Hello Goodbye Hello: A Circle of 101 Remarkable Meetings. I’m particularly excited to be a fly on the wall for the meeting of Salvador Dali and Sigmund Freud, I can only imagine that the conversation was very interesting.
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“My Life in France” by Julia Child and her nephew is a wooonderful book! I wasn’t particularly interested in Julia Child or her cooking before I read it. But I completely fell in love with her and became fascinated with her life. It’s a real feel-good book.
Always enjoy your book posts!! That Hello Goodbye Hello is sounding particular intriguing to me. Thanks for putting it on my radar!
I completely agree. For Julia Child to be the culinary standard by which our mothers and professional chefs compare their food and yet she started at age 36 is incredible. Love your post!
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Oh gosh, adding the Hello Goodbye book to my list! Thanks!
I finished I Remember Nothing a few months ago. It was wonderful and a quick (mostly) light read.
I just got Hello Goodbye Hello from the library today and am sooooooooo excited to read it! I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your book suggestions- I look forward to each post!
Marissa