There’s been a whole lot of Julia Child in the zeitgeist lately. With Julie & Julia coming out soon, there have been a ton of articles, clips, and shows about her making their way into TV and print. All the coverage got me thinking about Julia Child and just how truly awesome she is. Let’s face it: she might be the coolest lady ever.
Firstly, Julia was a kickass chef. She studied in France, like all world class chefs seem to do, and she was a master of just about anything in the kitchen. From omelets to beef bourguignon, the lady could do it all. Not only that, but she made everything look easy. Heck, her kitchen is in the Smithsonian now!
Secondly, Julia is pretty much responsible for the success of cooking shows on television. She definitely popularized the genre and paved the way for all the great future TV chefs. Without Julia Child, I don’t think there would be a Jacques Pepin, Emeril Lagasse, or Bobby Flay. I know I have a lot of fond memories watching The French Chef with my dad on the weekends. I think a lot of my love of cooking stemmed from those lazy Sunday afternoons watching cooking shows when I was just a youngster.
Then, as if Julia weren’t cool enough, news broke a few years back that she was a spy. That’s right, super chef just wasn’t enough, she was a frickin’ spy, people! Of course, that makes me imagine that she was running through the streets beating up bad guys, Sydney Bristow-style, when in fact that (probably) didn’t happen. Nonetheless, there aren’t that many people who can say they were a spy.
Join me in basking in Julia’s awesomeness as she manhandles some omelets like they just stole some secret papers from the vault.
Clacked by Bob Degon
on Aug 06, 2009 @ 14:00 EST5EDT
I like that she beats her eggs with chopsticks, i.e. anything on hand.