August 15th is a special day when food lovers remember Julia Child.
Today would have been her 98th birthday.
Julia Child died on August 13, 2004, days before her 91st birthday.
She became a legendary woman who forged through almost every French recipe, to break it down and create the first French cookbook to be written in the English language. She along with two co-writers were the start of the beginning of the food revolution, which was to take place in America and stretch around the world. She influenced millions of people by inviting us into her studio kitchen on her television series “The French Chef”, to prove to us all that we could make these recipes, too. She was a cooking pioneer, a television personality, the chef we loved to watch and she made it appear easy. She knew her craft and she taught the world to cook French cuisine, like none other since.
She teamed up with Chef Jacques Pepin to film their duo cooking show,
“Julia and Jacques: Cooking At Home”, and it worked beautifully.
She thoughtfully invited budding cooks and chefs to her television series “Cooking With Julia”.
Julia Child was clearly responsible in helping to launch many of their careers.
Here is a link so you can remember her as a huge PBS Food Icon. We miss you Julia!
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