Joan Reardon

I'm just a Julia Child fan, so I was bound to like this book. And I did. Julia was much more than a cook. She was dynamic person who led a very interesting life and was a very lucky girl to have an intelligent, supportive, and loving husband and some very good, close friends. She's an inspiration.

Pleasant read, but doesn't add much more than the Alice Waters blurb. Keep it simple Mary Frances.

I liked this book. I remember watching Julia Child on Public Television when I was a kid. Julia was one smart and talented woman. I watched the movie Julie and Julia and read Julie's book, but Julia's was so much better. After reading it I wanted to run right out and get the Art of French Cooking no matter how many volumes it has.

winner IACP cuisinart award for literary food writing