Julia Child has been a beloved public figure since the debut of her show The French Chef in 1963 (on Boston's PBS station, WGBH!) Recently, the HBO Max show Julia has been creating more fans of the chef. (If you'd interested in watching the show but don't have HBO, you can request the library's Roku with HBO Max access.) And since July 15th (1912) is Julia's birthday, why not celebrate by making one of her recipes...or maybe just reading about someone else making her recipes?
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As always, Julia : the letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto
by Julia Child Shares the previously unpublished correspondences between the iconic celebrity chef and her unofficial literary agent from 1952 to 1965, offering insight into such events as Julia's early experiences as a new bride in Paris, her support of her diplomat husband and her views on period politics. |
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Backstage with Julia : my years with Julia Child
by Nancy Verde Barr An intimate portrait of "The French Chef" by a long-time friend, chef, and assistant looks back on their long association and offers a revealing portrait of the real Julia Child, sharing entertaining anecdotes and reminiscences of their friendship, as well as personal notes, letters, and recipes. |
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A covert affair : Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS
by Jennet Conant Chronicles the iconic chef's lesser-known contributions as a member of the OSS during World War II and her efforts at the side of her husband to support an agent accused of being a spy, drawing on recently declassified documents to reveal how their wartime experiences shaped their characters, relationships and ambitions. |
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Dearie : the remarkable life of Julia Child
by Bob Spitz The best-selling author of The Beatles draws on the iconic culinary figure's personal diaries and letters to present a 100th-birthday commemoration that explores her private life to offer insight into her role in shaping women's views and influencing American approaches to cooking. |
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France is a feast : the photographic journey of Paul and Julia Child
by Alex Prud'homme From the co-author of My Life in France comes a revealing collection of photographs taken by Paul Child that document his and Julia Child’s years in France. |
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The French chef in America : Julia Child's second act
by Alex Prud'homme The great-nephew of Julia Child presents a follow-up to My Life in France to trace the story of her years as a beloved TV personality and cookbook author, revealing the pressures she faced as an influential celebrity in the aftermath of publishing Mastering the Art of French Cooking. |
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Julia and Jacques cooking at home
by Julia Child Two legendary culinary masters join their talents in a creative cookbook that demonstrates the best in traditional French home cookery, with a delectable assortment of recipes that range from soups to desserts, in a companion volume to the new PBS-TV series. |
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Julia's cats : Julia Child's life in the company of cats
by Patricia Barey An anecdotal tribute to the iconic chef's life with and love of cats describes her encounters with her first cat companion in France, drawing on Julia's correspondences as well as original interviews with those closest to her to reveal how she was as devoted to her feline friends as she was to her husband and her culinary vocation. |
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Julie and Julia : my year of cooking dangerously
by Julie Powell The author recounts how she escaped the doldrums of an unpromising career by cooking every recipe in Julia Child's 1961 classic, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, a year-long endeavor that transformed her life. |
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Mastering the art of French cooking
by Julia Child The first volume of this fortieth anniversary edition of a classic cookbook updates this accessible guide to French cuisine by continuing to introduce the subtleties of French cooking to the American reader. |
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Warming up Julia Child : the remarkable figures who shaped a legend
by Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz Julia Child's monumental Mastering the Art of French Cooking and iconic television show The French Chef required a team of innovators to bring out her unique presence and personality. Warming Up Julia Child is behind-the-scenes look at this supporting team, revealing how the savvy of these helpers, collaborators, and supporters contributed to Julia's overwhelming success. Julia is the central subject, but Helen Horowitz has her share the stage with those who aided her work. She reveals that the most important element in Julia Child's ultimate success was her unusual capacity for forming fruitful alliances, whether it was Paul Child, Simone Beck, Avis DeVoto, Judith Jones and William Koshland (at Knopf), and Ruth Lockwood (at WGBH). Without the contribution of these six collaborators Julia could never have accomplished what she did. |
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The way to cook
by Julia Child Blending classic techniques with free-style American cooking and emphasizing freshness, lightness, and simpler preparations, this treasury of cooking from the "French Chef" features eight hundred master recipes and variations. |