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Julia Child Celebration Week |
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Written by foodie pam
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Friday, 07 August 2009 |
 As foodies, we really don't need a special occasion to celebrate Julia Child; whether we know it or not she has impacted our lives and her legacy will continue to do so for many years to come. Yet, today's release of the Julie & Julia movie combined with Julia Child's birthday on August 15th promoted an even greater desire for us here at Project Foodie to celebrate Julia Child. But, how does one celebrate Julia Child?
Julie Powell celebrated Julia Child by cooking all of the recipes in Mastering the Art of French Cooking, but that took a year and Mastering the Art of French Cooking is only one part Julia Child's life. Julia Child gave us so much more including numerous cookbooks, television shows, and personal appearances, not to mention her insatiable exuberance for everything in life.
 From Julie & Julia, the movie
That's why we've decided to celebrate Julia Child by sharing stories of Julia as told by her friends and colleagues mixed with a salute to Julia's cookbooks, books about Julia, and, of course, a review of the Julie & Julia movie. Our celebration runs all week, culminating on Julia's birthday, August 15th. Also, as part of the Julia Child Celebration Week, today Project Foodie is the blog of the day for the Julie & Julia website.
So what exactly are you in store for during the next week? Well, we'll have guest blogs by Jeannette Ferrary, Danielle Forestier, Carolyn Jung, Pamela Keith, and Joanne Weir relating their personal stories and interactions with Julia Child. Having already seen the guest blogs, I can confidently say they are heartfelt and inspired tributes to all that Julia Child was. Pamela Keith said when sending me her contribution: "Julia was so dear and funny - I feel privileged to write about her". I understand her sentiments - I feel privileged to celebrate Julia Child on Project Foodie, for while I never met her, without her impact I find it unlikely Project Foodie would be the same.
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