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Prud'homme, Alex.
Subjects
Child, Julia.
French chef (Television program) -- Biography.
Women cooks -- United States -- Biography.
Women cooks -- France -- Biography.
Cooks -- United States -- Biography.
Cooks -- France -- Biography.
Cooking, French -- Biography.
Celebrity chefs -- Biography.
Television cooking shows -- United States -- History.
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Prud'homme, Alex.
Child, Julia.
French chef (Television program) -- Biography.
Women cooks -- United States -- Biography.
Women cooks -- France -- Biography.
Cooks -- United States -- Biography.
Cooks -- France -- Biography.
Cooking, French -- Biography.
Celebrity chefs -- Biography.
Television cooking shows -- United States -- History.
MARC Display
The
French
chef
in
America
:
Julia
Child
's
second
act
/ Alex Prud'homme.
by
Prud'homme, Alex.
Appetite by Random House, c2016.
Call #:
641.5092 C536p
Subjects
Child
,
Julia
.
French
chef
(Television program) -- Biography.
Women cooks -- United States -- Biography.
Women cooks -- France -- Biography.
Cooks -- United States -- Biography.
Cooks -- France -- Biography.
Cooking,
French
-- Biography.
Celebrity chefs -- Biography.
Television cooking shows -- United States -- History.
ISBN:
9780147530165 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
318 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
The enchanting story of
Julia
Child
's years as TV personality and beloved cookbook author - a sequel in spirit to her memoir My Life in France - by her great-nephew.
Julia
Child
is synonymous with
French
cooking, and she profoundly shaped how we eat today. We meet
Child
in the aftermath of the publication of Mastering the Art of
French
Cooking, suddenly finding herself
America
's first lady of
French
food and under considerable pressure to embrace her new mantle. We see her dealing with difficult colleagues and the challenges of fame, ultimately using her newfound celebrity to create what would become a totally new type of food television. This biography uncovers
Julia
Child
beyond her "
French
chef
" persona and reveals her
second
act
to have been as groundbreaking and adventurous as her first.
Julia
Child
(1912 - 2004) was an American
chef
, author, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing
French
cuisine to the American public. Her television program The
French
Chef
premiered in 1963.
Genre:
Biographies.
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