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Remembering Julia Child

Remembering Julia Child

A Reminiscence From My Archive

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Hope Anderson
Jun 03, 2022
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When “Julie and Julia” came out in 2009, I wrote this:

Under the Hollywood Sign
Remembering Julia Child
I started watching Julia Child's show "The French Chef" at 6, while visiting my grandparents in North Carolina, and started cooking not long afterwards. While I don't remember the first show I saw, the first one I took detailed notes on concerned puff pastry. My grandmother wanted to make croissants; in lieu of sending money for the recipe, she ordered …
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