Until she died, I’d never taken too much notice of Julia Childs. And I’d cerainly never heard of Julie Powell even though I had more than a healthy interest in food and blogging. That was until I tripped over Julie & Julia: 365 days, 524 recipes, I tiny apartment kitchen.
What surprised me was how much I enjoyed this book. Julie, 30, embarks on the challenging of cooking every recipe in Mastering the Art of French Cooking in one year.
Many disasters, vodka and tonics and cigarettes later Julie becomes one of the most famous food bloggers out there.
Culinary disasters await around every corner. As do successes. It’s a very funny book and its great to track her progress from secretary to food writer. Food writing needs more fresh young talent and here it is.
She’s now hanging around in her pygamas wrinting. And blogging. Me thinks she needs another food project.
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