DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7673 posts, RR: 19 Reply 2, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1528 times:
Even in her twilight years it was still great to watch her work in the kitchen. She has rightfully been given credit for introducing the techniques of French cuisine to mainstream American cooking. Our pallettes and stomachs can surely thank her for that one.
And to think she lived to 91 eating all that buttery and cream heavy food. Must have been all that wine.
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"People are afraid of French food because of all the cream and butter,'' she said. "But you don't see all those big fat people over there that you see lumbering around Disneyland.''
Kalakaua From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1516 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 1495 times:
I couldn't believe it! She was one of my favorites. I'll miss her.
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SouthwestMDW From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 303 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 1489 times:
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 8, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 1454 times:
I've tried to watch her cooking shows in the past, but I really couldn't; something about her kinda creeped me out. It was either her voice or the hunchback. I did watch a lot of the shows she did with Jacques Pepin, she let him run the show more of less while she observed amd occassionally commented.
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62 Reply 11, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1425 times:
Did you see that last PBS show she had about two three years ago?
The back wall of the kitchen/set was scary.
That woman had more knives then anybody I know.
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Vaporlock From Canada, joined May 2001, 3645 posts, RR: 58 Reply 12, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1406 times:
Julia Child was one of my favorite cooks!!!!!!!!! I still watch repeat shows from years ago....she truly was one of a kind!!! I have one of her cook books on French Cusine and it is fantastic!!
She always made me laugh when she was preparing chicken...she always had to give it a smack and then she'd pull out those huge knives!!!
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L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62 Reply 13, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1404 times:
Vaporlock....You are thinking of Dan Akroyd
Edit: I do have to agree with you, one of the last interviews I saw about her, she was discussing a controversy that erupted after a taping of that last "Great Chefs" series she did on PBS.
On of the cooks made, pan fired live crab, which looked pretty good, but all of the animal rights nutballs went nuts over her and the guest chef....can't remember his name.....spliting a live crab in two on TV with one of those big ass knives and then putting it in the pan to cook.
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Cactus739 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2379 posts, RR: 34 Reply 15, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 2 days ago) and read 1375 times:
Dl021 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 11433 posts, RR: 81 Reply 16, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 2 days ago) and read 1374 times:
She was a great gourmet who had the taste and wit to present and promote so many chefs from around the world. Her knowledge of French and other cuisine, combined with her ability to make ordinary folks watching the show understand that they too could prepare meals this way made supper tables better for a great many people, represents a great contirbution to our culture.
Her life and service to our country should be remembered, she served in the OSS during WWII in the CBI theater, and her husband served in the CIA afterwards (her cooking school was called the Culinary Institute of America, or CIA for short).
Go see her kitchen in the Smithsonian, and remember that while she never saw a knife she did not buy, she only used three basic knives. And use real butter because nothing else tastes the same.
ScottysAir From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 2 days ago) and read 1376 times:
This is very sad to hear about what happening to Julia Child and she is very good chefs on the tv show. Normally, that I did not watch her very often. She is wonderful chefs on the television cooking show.
Gigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 88 Reply 18, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1362 times:
ScottysAir From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 20, posted (8 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1355 times:
It was made more than of 800 knives and she was make very good cook with their food. She did make excellent cook with the show. I am really like her very often.
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I have one of her cook books on French Cusine and it is fantastic!! 
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