Here’s one thing I learned during a nine-day drink-and-dine tour of Cognac and several other towns in western France: Never, ever text a photo of your sumptuous lunch to your wife when she’s alone back home, working and taking care of your 8-year-old son. Read full article > >
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France’s cognac country: So much to drink in
In retrospect, the July 2002 news release announcing the opening of “ Bon Appetit! Julia Child’s Kitchen at the Smithsonian ” wasn’t overly optimistic. The National Museum of American History scheduled the exhibit to run only through February 2004, a mere 18 months. Nearly a decade later, the Smithsonian will begin to dismantle Child’s kitchen after the last visitor leaves the museum on Sunday, Jan. 8. Not to worry, though: The kitchen — and its 1,200-plus objects — will return this summer as part of a larger exhibit that will put Child’s favorite room in its proper context. Read full article > >
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‘Julia Child’s Kitchen’ to close temporarily on Sunday
While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. You're hot and you're cold – November 18 is National Vichyssoise Day ! If you're still trying to figure out how to spell or pronounce this soup with flair, we'll fill you in on all the little details. Pureed leeks, onions, potatoes, cream and chicken stock all come together in this thick soup. And while it is almost always served cold, we don't blame you for wanting a hot bowl on a cool day – it's just as tasty either way. Food lovers and chefs alike are simply baffled over the origins of this chilled soup, mainly begging the question “is it American or is it French?!” Julia Child referred to it as an “American invention.” The Ritz-Carlton's chef in the early 1900s, Louis Diat, “reinvented” the soup after succumbing to a bit of childhood nostalgia and whipping up his mother's potato and leek soup with a touch of cold milk. Diat named it after Vichy, which was close to his hometown in France. See for yourself the delights of this comforting soup by making up a pot to get you through the weekend.
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Breakfast buffet: National vichyssoise day
Letter in response to Corby Kummer’s review of “As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto.”
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Letters: A Taste of Cambridge
The correspondence of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto, soul mates and collaborators.
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Recipe for Friendship
