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Julia Child fans! - foodfiend - 04-21-2013
I'm about halfway though "Dearie, The Remarkable Life of Julia Child" by Bob Spitz and am really enjoying it.
Thought I'd pass it along!
Re: Julia Child fans! - pjcooks - 04-21-2013
Thanks, Vicci, I'll call the library in the morning!
PJ
Re: Julia Child fans! - cjs - 04-22-2013
I've heard about that one, but haven't read it yet. Thanks for mentioning.
Re: Julia Child fans! - Gourmet_Mom - 04-22-2013
Thanks for the heads up, Vicci! It's been a while since I read a good biography.
Re: Julia Child fans! - mjkcooking - 04-23-2013
I'm going to look for this
Re: Julia Child fans! - labradors - 04-23-2013
As long as we're talking about the biography of a chef...
Just found that Amazon has the Kindle version of Grant Achatz: The Remarkable Rise of America's Most Celebrated Young Chef FREE today AND there IS a Kindle version of that Julia Child book that Vicci mentioned.
I had no idea who that Grant Achatz was, but upon googling, I found that he is the owner of Alinea (in Chicago), which is very highly regarded, so the book definitely sounds worth trying - especially when the Kindle price is $0.00. I'll review it after I've read it, but the freebie may only be available for today (or some of these freebies are for a couple of days).
Re: Julia Child fans! - cjs - 04-23-2013
I have Chef Achatz's (he of the uni-brow) book and I love it. I like his flavors.
Re: Julia Child fans! - labradors - 04-23-2013
Cool! Maybe this biography will be interesting, then. Apparently, he had a battle with cancer, a while back, that temporarily left him with no sense of taste but, fortunate for him, his taste did return.
Re: Julia Child fans! - cjs - 04-23-2013
Ooops, brain-fart moment. I'm mixing up two chefs. Chef Achatz does not have the uni-brow - can't think of the Chef Hugh ________
that does. But still love Chef Achatz book.
Re: Julia Child fans! - labradors - 04-23-2013
Oh, yeah. LOL! I know him from Top Chef: Hugh Acheson.