HBO Max reached the 4th episode of “Julia” and they are still focusing on Julia Child placating the men around her.
There’s her prissy husband who is having difficulty accepting he is not a world famous artist.
Then her producer who still seemed annoy his one hit show is about cooking.
And the host of another show who bristles that his show isn’t as popular as Child’s.
Is this all they have to say about Julia Child? That she cow towed to men?!!
I guess I shouldn’t have asked. Before writing this post I decided to do some research about Child. I found an interesting article from Boston Magazine. (Link below)
It’s disappointing to learn someone you thought you respect wasn’t born perfect. While Julia Child broken new ground and gained respect for women as chefs and women on television… it sound like Child herself was far from a feminist. Even after gaining fame she felt men should still get preferential treatment over women.
And her (early) views on homosexually would not gain her many gay fans.
Once after attended a party in Boston, Child wrote, “(it was) peopled by 3 fags in an expensive house. We felt hopelessly square and left when decently possible”.
It wasn’t until the AIDS crisis that she softened her views, learning about all the gay men dying alone.
Well… I can be glad that eventually saw the error of her ways… but I’m not so sure I want to continue to watch the series.
Without Judith Jones, the world may never have known about the life of Anne Frank or the cuisine of Julia Child.
The legendary editor rescued Frank’s personal journal from a publisher’s reject pile and introduced her first-person account of the Holocaust as “The Diary of a Young Girl.”
She also spent months trying Child’s recipes that filled the pages of “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.”
Jones died today at her summer home in Walden, Vermont. She was 93.
Celebrating America’s Favorite Cooking Teacher on her Birthday Weekend by Cooking
In honor of what would have been Julia Child’s 102 birthday, please join Global Local Gourmet and Chef Nadine Nelson for a special celebration weekend with interactive cooking experiences giving homage to the life and recipes of this influential culinarian. Wear your pearls and favorite apron as we taste and cook our way through some of Julia’s classic dishes. All events are complimentary although, if you believe in the life’s work of Julia Child and food education, you are asked to make a donation payable to CitySeed in care of the Master Cooks Corps program which provides free culinary education to New Haven’s communities. The slate of events are as follows:
“You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.” - Julia Child
Global Local Gourmet is an interactive culinary event company specializing in experiential epicurean occasions that cook up delicious adventures for from expected yet close to home in the form of cooking classes, culinary tours, culinary teambuilding events, and wellness workshops. globallocalgourmet.com
CitySeed’smission is to engage the New Haven community in growing an equitable, local food system that promotes economic development, community development and sustainable agriculture. Their vision is create a sustainable model of local economy, urban community, regional agriculture, environmental stewardship, and well-being through food. cityseed.org
Master Cooks Corps provides a passionate community of cooks from all over New Haven with materials and resources necessary to expand the world of healthy, cultural, affordable food instruction. Participants learn hands-on teaching techniques and receive training in healthy food preparation, improving their own skills with the intention of spreading their knowledge through New Haven’s various communities. cityseed.org/master-cooks-corps/master-cooks-homepage
FUNDRAISER FOR NEW HAVEN’S MASTER COOKS PROGRAM - A CULINARY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE NEW HAVEN COMMUNITY
Alright party people, I’ve officially screwed you. I’ve been in heaven for the past week and a half, on the coast of Maine. And what does one do while in heaven? Cook heavenly things. But what does one do in the a very dark kitchen when cooking at night? Not take any pictures. Since I try to only take pictures in natural light, I wasn’t able to document my cooking adventures. But I must say, cooking goes a lot faster when you don’t have to stop every step of the way to photograph the food!
The most exciting moment was when my dad, A, and I went to a nearby beach and dug up mussels. At home, I cooked them using my first Julia Child’s recipe ever - moules à la marinière - and they were truly unbelievable. That’s what you call living off the land (and the computer, for that internet recipe search).
We also made: Blueberry Muffins with fresh Maine blueberries, Spinach and Gruyere Quiche, Crab Salad, Pimiento Cheese, Blueberry Crumble, Mini Baked Potatoes with Crumbled Blue Cheese, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Tomato, Corn, and Cheese Pie, Molten Lava Chocolate Cakes, and this wonderful drink A concocted with vodka, mint, lemon, and blood orange spritzer. Oh yeah, I almost forgot - we also made pizza and it was an absolute disaster… the kind of cooking disaster that requires steak knives to cut through the crust. So if you think learning to cook comes without serious blunders, think again. I’ve had infinite amounts of them.
Celebrity chefs! I was so happy to see these stamps, and couldn’t wait to use them. I’m not a very good cook myself, even with recipe books, but I looove watching cooking shows and ‘learning’ their techniques. Then call for take out..
