Last night my mom came over for dinner (rosemary-orange pork chops) and we watched "Julie and Julia" on DVD. I had seen the previews over the summer and it had seemed intriguing.
It was so much more than that! I thought it was a lovely story, with two "movies" in one. The first "movie" was Julia Child's story, with her getting her start in France in 1949 and the things that she went through to get that cookbook published. Meryl Streep really had Julia Child down....sounding and looking just like her! The second "movie" was about a down-on-her-luck writer, trying to make some magic for herself and have something to work on and motivate her while working at a customer-service government job. With the help of her husband, she decides to cook her way through Julia Child's "The Art of Mastering French Cooking." This is based on a true story and the results are warm and satisfying.
Now....as an aside, I have never eaten much French cuisine. But dare I say....I came out of the movie craving mushroom cream sauce, boeuf borginon and duck pastry. I saw pounds of butter as sinfully delicious and actually wondered if hollandaise is actually that difficult to make. Julia Child......you've made me WANT French food!!
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