My life in France / Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme.

Child, Julia. (Author). Prud'homme, Alex. (Added Author).

Summary:

Here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found "her true calling." From the moment she and her husband Paul, who worked for the USIS, arrived in the fall of 1948, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon this tall, outspoken gal from Pasadena, California, who didn't speak a word of French and knew nothing about the country, was steeped in the language, chatting with purveyors in the local markets, and enrolled in the Cordon Bleu. She teamed up with two fellow gourmettes, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, to help them with a book on French cooking for Americans. Filled with her husband's beautiful black-and-white photographs as well as family snapshots, this memoir is laced with wonderful stories about the French character, particularly in the world of food, and the way of life that Julia embraced so wholeheartedly. Bon appétit!--From publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 1400043468
ISBN: 9780307474858
Physical Description: xi, 317 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Knopf, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1 La Belle France 11 -- 2 Le Cordon Bleu 57 -- 3 Three Hearty Eaters 104 -- 4 Bouillabaisse a la Marseillaise 151 -- 5 French Recipes for American Cooks 191 -- 6 Mastering the Art 220 -- 7 Son of Mastering 249 -- 8 French Chef in France 273 -- 9 From Julia Child's Kitchen 287 -- Epilogue: Fin 299.