In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child’s years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found ‘her true calling.’
From the moment the ship docked in Le Havre in the fall of 1948 and Julia watched the well-muscled stevedores unloading the cargo to the first perfectly soigné meal that she and her husband, Paul, savored in Rouen en ro...
In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child’s years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found ‘her true calling.’
From the moment the ship docked in Le Havre in the fall of 1948 and Julia watched the well-muscled stevedores unloading the cargo to the first perfectly soigné meal that she and her husband, Paul, savored in Rouen en route to Paris, where he was to work for the USIS, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon this tall, outspoken gal from Pasadena, California, who didn’t speak a word of French and knew nothing about the country, was steeped in the language, chatting with purveyors in the local markets, and enrolled in the Cordon Bleu.
After managing to get her degree despite the machinations of the disagreeable directrice of the school, Julia started teaching cooking classes herself, then teamed up with two fellow gourmettes, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, to help them with a book they were trying to write on French cooking for Americans. Throwing herself heart and soul into making it a unique and thorough teaching book, only to suffer several rounds of painful rejection, is part of the behind-the-scenes drama that Julia reveals with her inimitable gusto and disarming honesty.
Filled with the beautiful black-and-white photographs that Paul loved to take when he was not battling bureaucrats, as well as family snapshots, this memoir is laced with wonderful stories about the French character, particularly in the world of food, and the way of life that Julia embraced so wholeheartedly. Above all, she reveals the kind of spirit and determination, the sheer love of cooking, and the drive to share that with her fellow Americans that made her the extraordinary success she became.
I won't stand a book in English telling about someone's life almost year by year, unless it is all about food, wine, friends and company. Easy reading yet very touching to me. Highly recommend.
夏初我去看电影《茱莉和茱莉亚》（Julie and Julia)，动机之一就是不想再花时间读其后的传记：美国名厨茱莉亚.切尔德（Julia Child）所著《我的法兰西岁月》（My Life in France）。可是事与愿违，之后每次逛卖场，似乎永远推不开某股磁力，拐七拐八仍旧停靠在那本书边。我本以...
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朱莉娅·查尔德 作者
淋漓尽致
重庆出版社2010版
晓桃
重庆出版社2010版
覆盆子
重庆出版社2010版
丹阳
重庆出版社2010版
0 有用 心儿里美 2020-12-16 21:52:54
“ the pleasures of the table, and of life, are infinite - tour jours bon appétit! “
0 有用 库克斯塔尔 2024-08-13 13:25:10 浙江
整本书最让我动容的是Julia和Paul互相陪伴的一生，从美国到法国到德国到挪威再回到美国，他们俩总是那么激情澎湃的生活着，分享着那些生活中的趣闻。另一条线就是Julia和另两位朋友合作的食谱的面世过程，历经坎坷，花了那么多年的时间，整个过程中感受到了Julia的激情投入与精益求精。即使后面她们之间有了小矛盾，也那么真实，人不能永远不变的，陪伴走过一程，体验过开心已经是很美好的回忆了。最后一部分有... 整本书最让我动容的是Julia和Paul互相陪伴的一生，从美国到法国到德国到挪威再回到美国，他们俩总是那么激情澎湃的生活着，分享着那些生活中的趣闻。另一条线就是Julia和另两位朋友合作的食谱的面世过程，历经坎坷，花了那么多年的时间，整个过程中感受到了Julia的激情投入与精益求精。即使后面她们之间有了小矛盾，也那么真实，人不能永远不变的，陪伴走过一程，体验过开心已经是很美好的回忆了。最后一部分有点伤感，但我觉得Julia不会有太多遗憾，毕竟很认真热烈的生活过。这是一本让我获得能量的书，喜欢！ (展开)
0 有用 Maggie 2019-01-07 11:33:28
想去法国
0 有用 -。= 2011-11-20 13:31:24
前半有点意思，好厨子不算个好作家
0 有用 clee 2011-08-23 18:27:50
I won't stand a book in English telling about someone's life almost year by year, unless it is all about food, wine, friends and company. Easy reading yet very touching to me. Highly recommend.