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Julia Child by Shapiro, Laura is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Julia Child about?

A biography of Julia Child from the award-winning author of Perfection SaladOne of the most beloved figures in 20th century American culture was Julia Child, the bouyant "French Chef" who taught millions of Americans to cook with confidence and eat with pleasure. With an irrepressible sense of humor and a passion for good food, Child ushered in the nation's culinary renaissance and became its chief icon. Unlike the great cooking teachers who preceded her, she won her audience through the revolutionary medium of television. Millions watched as she spun threads of caramel, befriended a giant monkfish, wielded live lobsters, flipped omelets and unmolded spectacular desserts. Her occasional disasters, and brilliant recoveries, were legendary. Yet every step of the way she was teaching carefully crafted lessons about ingredients, culinary technique, and why good home cooking still matters.Award-winning food writer Laura Shapiro describes Child's unlikely career path, from California party girl to cool-headed chief clerk in a World War II spy station to bumbling amateur cook and finally to the classes at the Cordon Bleu in Paris that changed her life. Her marriage to Paul Child was at th

Who reads Julia Child?

Author

Shapiro, Laura

Publisher

Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated E-Books

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781429529259

Category

children's

Subjects

Children'S, Juvenile

Rating

3.76 / 5 (434 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14