A charming, giftable collection of the beloved, best-selling author's inimitable quotes--her words of wisdom on love, life, and, of course, food.
JULIA CHILD was born in Pasadena, California, in 1912. She graduated from Smith College and worked for the OSS during World War II. She married Paul Child and they moved to Paris, where she studied at the Cordon Bleu. In Paris, she taught cooking with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, with whom she wrote the first volume of Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961). In 1963, Boston's WGBH launched The French Chef television series, which made Julia Child a national celebrity, earning her the Peabody Award in 1964 and an Emmy in 1966, the first of several. After a more than fifty-year career as an author, teacher, and advocate for home cooking, including numerous public television series and best-selling cookbooks, she remains a belovedculinary icon. In 2002, her Cambridge, Massachusetts, kitchen, featured in many of her television series, was displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, where it now anchors the museum's first major exhibit on food history. She was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 2000 and the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003 for her contributions to French and American culture. She died in Santa Barbara, California, in 2004, two days before her ninety-second birthday. Since then, the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, which Julia established before she died, has continued her legacy, by educating and encouraging others to cook, eat, and drink well, through grants and by presenting the annual Julia Child Award.
"As with her meals, the latest book from culinary legend Julia
Child is a true labor of love, brimming with words of wisdom, life
lessons and, of course, food—the perfect companion for the cooking
enthusiast and her countertops."
—TODAY.com
"This one’s for the food-lovers (and Julia Child fans) in your
life. (But let’s be honest—isn’t that everyone?) This nicely bound
book is a collection of Child’s best quotes, including some of her
best lines about eating and food.... This is a compact, meaningful
gift that they’ll love tucking next to their cookbook
collection."
—RealSimple.com
"A delightful treat sure to be gobbled up by foodies on
your gift list."
—The Wall Street Journal
"The legendary culinary authority taught us not only how to cook
with her books and PBS shows, but also life lessons through her
keen perceptions, wit, and the power of her punchy words....
Inspiring and entertaining, the volume provides a much-needed lift
these days as we prepare for the holidays." —The Boston Globe
"[This book] collects [Julia Child's] lifetime of wisdom in
pithy and humorous quotes you’ll enjoy reading again and again...it
fits the bill as a great gifting idea for both the aspiring and
seasoned cooks in your life."
—Southern Living
"[People Who Love to Eat Are Always the Best People] should make
the cooking aficionados on your list gleeful. A great stocking
stuffer, it will make a delightful treasure trove of all things
culinary for cooking buffs of any age...[Julia Child] is known for
having said, 'Eating is one of the French National Sports.' Many of
the sayings included here offer what could be the start of many an
essay.... It would be fun for me to go on and on with these
witticisms, but then you wouldn’t buy the book, and you should."
—The Florida Times-Union
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