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Originally Posted by Ea
Reg. Julia Child, I have to ask, I'm puzzled... 
What is so special about it, and her? Does french cuisine have a special status in USA? Perhaps my problem is that when I think french cuisine, I think gourmet food that you get at certain expensive restaurants - or the food you get when you go to France. Perhaps it's actually Julia Child cuisine, not 'french'.
I'm not even sure what I am asking, but I'm reading about the movie and I feel 'huh?' I'm missing something The movie looks like a nice little romantic comedy to me. |
What you've said about French cuisine is one of the reasons Julia Child is such an icon here in the US. She was able to introduce French cuisine and to make it more accessible to people of all income levels, especially people like me who come from a middle class background where gourmet food was seen as a luxury and not something we could afford. Now gourmet food markets and grocery aisles are quite common.
Julia Child also raised the level of interest in cooking which pretty much paved the way for people like Emerill Lagasse, Rachel Raye, and other chefs who share their skills in their own cooking shows. I know I have learned to be a lot more creative in my cooking thanks to many of these and other cooking shows. My mother is a pretty good cook, but she always made pretty basic and common dishes without delving into anything fancy. I use a lot of her old recipes, but have included a great many ethnic dishes that she would never have attempted. I'm not afraid to hunt through a cookbook and try something different just for the challenge. I bless Julia Child for that.
