Chef Julia Child

[Guest rohale]

One of the great icons of American television has sadly passed away. The legendary Julia Child who made cooking a fixture on Public television died at the age of 91 of liver failure. She just two days shy of her 92nd birthday. She was the host of the " French Chef " from 1962-1973. She remained in the public eye well into her eighties. Last year Julia Child released her autobiography and it was a huge success.

 

In her book she stated that she learn't cooking in her thirties. I remember reading that line and I was astonished, when one watched her on television, precision is something she believed and was superb and an excellent chef. I think she will always be remembered for her voice and the way she held a knife in her hand to cut meat and vegetables. She was a lovely lady who helped make cooking something that the family could watch.

 

I've always found it very delightful that the great dame made her mark on American television. She was well respected by her peers. She will be sorely missed but never forgotten, she will remain forever young on tape for generations to come.

 

Rohale

[Guest rohale]

One of the great icons of American television has sadly passed away. The legendary Julia Child who made cooking a fixture on Public television died at the age of 91 of liver failure. She just two days shy of her 92nd birthday. She was the host of the " French Chef " from 1962-1973. She remained in the public eye well into her eighties. Last year Julia Child released her autobiography and it was a huge success.

 

In her book she stated that she learn't cooking in her thirties. I remember reading that line and I was astonished, when one watched her on television, precision is something she believed and was superb and an excellent chef. I think she will always be remembered for her voice and the way she held a knife in her hand to cut meat and vegetables. She was a lovely lady who helped make cooking something that the family could watch.

 

I've always found it very delightful that the great dame made her mark on American television. She was well respected by her peers. She will be sorely missed but never forgotten, she will remain forever young on tape for generations to come.

 

Rohale

[NickAtNight]

One of my best friends was her nurse. She was staying at a luxury home for the aged just outside Santa Barbara. She went into the hospital a few days ago because her lungs were filled with fluid and while in the hospital her kidneys failed. They asked if she wanted to go on dialysis but she declined and just wanted to go back to her home. She arrived there on Thursday Afternmoon and died at 3AM Friday Morning Aug. 13th in her sleep.

 

She was born in Pasadena, CA and after marrying Mr. Childs, they moved to Paris due to his business and that is where she learned cooking. They never had any children and she leaves behind only a neice.

 

She'll be sadly missed........

[NickAtNight]

One of my best friends was her nurse. She was staying at a luxury home for the aged just outside Santa Barbara. She went into the hospital a few days ago because her lungs were filled with fluid and while in the hospital her kidneys failed. They asked if she wanted to go on dialysis but she declined and just wanted to go back to her home. She arrived there on Thursday Afternmoon and died at 3AM Friday Morning Aug. 13th in her sleep.

 

She was born in Pasadena, CA and after marrying Mr. Childs, they moved to Paris due to his business and that is where she learned cooking. They never had any children and she leaves behind only a neice.

 

She'll be sadly missed........

[Guest Tampa Yankee]

... grace and pinache without pretense. An original.

[Guest Tampa Yankee]

... grace and pinache without pretense. An original.

[Guest Tampa Yankee]

I'm awake now... and it is 'panache' , some of which I am in sad need of.

[Guest Tampa Yankee]

I'm awake now... and it is 'panache' , some of which I am in sad need of.

[SouthBeachBtm]

I know this will sound strange, but I feel like I lost a member of the family. Julia was a fixture in our household when I was growing up. She, perhalps more than anyone else defined fine cooking as the culinary art we know today.

 

My Mom watched her shows faithfully every week on PBS and I as a kid benefitted from the things my Mom learned while watching Julia's shows.

 

She was a true class act. In our home, a sure way to get a laugh was to immitate her voice and distinct accent. We all loved her.

 

My Mom passed away last December right before Christmas, my only hope is that Julia will finally be able to meet her biggest fan. Julia, give my Mom a hug for me.

[SouthBeachBtm]

I know this will sound strange, but I feel like I lost a member of the family. Julia was a fixture in our household when I was growing up. She, perhalps more than anyone else defined fine cooking as the culinary art we know today.

 

My Mom watched her shows faithfully every week on PBS and I as a kid benefitted from the things my Mom learned while watching Julia's shows.

 

She was a true class act. In our home, a sure way to get a laugh was to immitate her voice and distinct accent. We all loved her.

 

My Mom passed away last December right before Christmas, my only hope is that Julia will finally be able to meet her biggest fan. Julia, give my Mom a hug for me.

[Guest Tristan]

I was very sad to learn of her passing, even though she lived a long productive life. I believe that a story on her on Nightline stated that she first started her program The French Chef on PBS at the age of 50.

 

I lived in the Boston area for a long time. Twice I had the luck to run into her - once in a store where she shopped in Cambridge, and another time in a restaurant in Cambridge where I would eat lunch now and then. Julia lived in Cambridge. I remember her sitting just a few tables away with her shopping bag next to her and ordering a glass of white wine while she waited for her company. She was one of those people whom just about everyone would recognize immediately. I knew she was there the second I heard her voice. The cooking world will miss her.

[Guest Tristan]

I was very sad to learn of her passing, even though she lived a long productive life. I believe that a story on her on Nightline stated that she first started her program The French Chef on PBS at the age of 50.

 

I lived in the Boston area for a long time. Twice I had the luck to run into her - once in a store where she shopped in Cambridge, and another time in a restaurant in Cambridge where I would eat lunch now and then. Julia lived in Cambridge. I remember her sitting just a few tables away with her shopping bag next to her and ordering a glass of white wine while she waited for her company. She was one of those people whom just about everyone would recognize immediately. I knew she was there the second I heard her voice. The cooking world will miss her.

[+ deej]

>... grace and panache without pretense. An original.

 

Indeed.

 

Bon apetit!

[+ deej]

>... grace and panache without pretense. An original.

 

Indeed.

 

Bon apetit!

[eastbayguy]

Julia, we will truly miss you. I also had a couple of close encounters with Julia over the years. When I was in college, I had a part time job in a public television station. Julia made the obligatory visit and did a cooking demonstration. Her demonstration involved a quick flambe. Our set decorators did up quite a set and had her working under an arch of dried flowers. You can see where this is going, I'm sure. Julia managed to keep her composure under most heated circumstances. The tape gets dragged out periodically when Julia's life is reviewed.

 

In San Francisco, I attended a cooking master class taught by Julia, at the California Culinary Academy. We all worked on projects in the kitchen, supervised by Julia herself. Most of the housewives taking the class were utterly inept. One of them managed to completely coat Julia's head with whipped cream through pastry bag abuse. Ever calm under pressure, Julia removed her glasses and said "You must learn to make friends with the pastry bag".

 

Every gay man has a diva, Liza, Streisand, Judy, Bette, Madonna or whomever. Mine always was and always will be Julia. For years, we've celebrated Christmas with Julia as her receipe for standing rib roast has been the main course at Christmas Dinner. A part of so many families. A true original, utterly irreplaceable.

 

So long, Julia.

 

--EBG

[mmk]

My favorite Julia Child memory was the SNL Skit where Dan Ackroyd was doing Julia Child and she cut her finger and bled all over the kitchen. It was classic SNL. I wonder if Julia CHild ever saw it what she thought.

[OneFinger]

I was really surprised to learn that before going into cooking she was employed by the fore-runner to the CIA. In fact, one article actually referred to her as a former CIA agent.

[Guest showme43]

i remember it well....hysterical! :7

[Knabegeil]

May she rest in peace.

[BigK]

And lived until almost 92...hmmmmmmmmmmm...eating all the "wrong" foods. She was a Giant!

[Barry]

She's reported to have said when asked what her ideal meal would be. "Lot's of red meat and a good bottle of gin."

 

She also mastered the use of the propane torch in cooking. She'll be missed.

 

Barry

[Casteran]

I had the pleasure of sitting next to her on a flight - the flight attendant was actually scared to provide her the meal - instead Ms Child politely told her she had brought her own food...

[+ deej]

>She also mastered the use of the propane torch in cooking.

 

And she made millions nervous while brandishing it, since she was known for "accidents". ;-)

 

>She'll be missed.

 

She'll live on in books and on video. She truly left an enviable legacy.

[jasne]

>My favorite Julia Child memory was the SNL Skit where Dan

>Ackroyd was doing Julia Child and she cut her finger and bled

>all over the kitchen. It was classic SNL. I wonder if Julia

>CHild ever saw it what she thought.

 

Julia did see the SNL skit and loved it! During, I think, one of her last interviews with Larry King, they played the skit and Julia said she had seen it before and thought it was great.

 

She's an awesome class act!

[Spida]

I ran into Julia a while ago in Cambridge, I was young about 19, I walked up to her and told her how I loved her I think she was surprised (I probably looked about 15!) she was so gracious. I so loved her show and who she was and was so proud that she lived in Cambridge! She was a class act she donated her house when she moved to Santa Barbara!