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- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Number of Pages: 208
- ISBN: 0143116444
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113109792
- Release Date: July 28, 2009
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Julia Child: A Life" by Laura Shapiro to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Julia Child: A Life"Browse more products related to "Laura Shapiro"Publisher's noteTraces the life and career of the beloved "French Chef" from her youth as a California party girl and her clerical work in a World War II spy station to her marriage to Paul Child and her revolutionary choice to work as a television cooking instructor. Movie Tie-in. Reprint. Traces the life and career of the beloved "French Chef" from her youth as a California party girl and her clerical work in a World War II spy station to her marriage to Paul Child and her revolutionary choice to work as a television cooking instructor. Movie Tie-in. Reprint. A biography of Julia Child from the award-winning author of "Perfection Salad" One of the most beloved figures in 20th century American culture was Julia Child, the bouyant ?French Chef? who taught millions of Americans to cook with confidence and eat with pleasure. With an irrepressible sense of humor and a passion for good food, Child ushered in the nation's culinary renaissance and became its chief icon. Unlike the great cooking teachers who preceded her, she won her audience through the revolutionary medium of television. Millions watched as she spun threads of caramel, befriended a giant monkfish, wielded live lobsters, flipped omelets and unmolded spectacular desserts. Her occasional disasters, and brilliant recoveries, were legendary. Yet every step of the way she was teaching carefully crafted lessons about ingredients, culinary technique, and why good home cooking still matters. Award-winning food writer Laura Shapiro describes Child's unlikely career path, from California party girl to cool-headed chief clerk in a World War II spy station to bumbling amateur cook and finally to the classes at the Cordon Bleu in Paris that changed her life. Her marriage to Paul Child was at the center of all her work. Unlike much of what has been written about Child, Shapiro portrays a woman who was quintessentially American, and whose open-hearted approach to the kitchen was a lesson in how to live. AnnotationAs part of the Penguin Lives series, journalist Laura Shapiro presents a condensed, but compelling biography of the best-loved chef of the 20th century, Julia Child. In less than 200 pages, Shapiro manages to pack in all the most pertinent details of Child's fascinating life, from her childhood in California to her World War II service to her life-changing cooking classes at the Cordon Bleu. Amateur chefs will likely be delighted to discover that Child had more than her fair share of cooking disasters before she attained her gourmet status. But she learned from those experiences, and she loved to laugh about them, and that vibrant, candid spirit made her one of the most endearing television stars of all-time. If You Enjoy "Julia Child: A Life (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Julia Child: A Life (Paperback)" by Laura Shapiro (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Travelers Bestsellers
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