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There is a play running right now at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego. It is called The Recipe, and it has just been extended through March 29 because it keeps selling out. It …

Julia Child Cherry Clafoutis is rustic French dessert at its simplest. From the Limousin region and featured in Mastering the Art of French Cooking (pages 655-657), it’s somewhere between a pancake and a custard, studded with sweet black …

Julia Child didn’t work alone. Throughout her career, she built friendships with some of the most influential chefs in the world. She also inspired questions. Are any of today’s celebrity chefs related to her? Did …

Julia Child was 36 years old when she tasted sole meunière at La Couronne restaurant in Rouen, France, and decided to become a chef. She had no culinary background and no restaurant experience. She enrolled …

Julia Child lived in some remarkable places. From her childhood home in sunny Pasadena to her beloved kitchen in Cambridge, each home shaped who she became. For fans who want to follow in Julia’s footsteps, here’s …

Julia Child left behind dozens of memorable quotes on cooking, butter, life, and making mistakes in the kitchen. Her most famous line, “Bon appetit!”, closed every episode of The French Chef. Below are her best …

Want to see Julia Child’s actual kitchen? You can. It’s at the Smithsonian. But that’s not the only place to experience Julia. A major traveling exhibit is touring the country right now, and it might …

This might surprise you. There’s a rose named after Julia Child. The Julia Child rose is a butter-yellow floribunda that smells like licorice. Julia personally chose it to bear her name. And it’s one of …

Julia Child didn’t just write cookbooks. She became a television icon. For over 40 years, she taught Americans how to cook through their TV screens. From her groundbreaking debut on The French Chef in 1963 to the …

Julia Child wrote or co-wrote 18 books between 1961 and 2006. Her first was Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961), co-authored with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle. Her last was the memoir My Life …