Daily Digest: February 7, 2013
Did Neanderthals make soup? [NPR]
Cheese factory catches fire during Montreal's Poutine Week. [Global Montreal]
Vancouver publisher releases a comic book about Julia Child. [Chicago Tribune]
The latest sketchy food substance: nanoparticles. [NYT]
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The Bookshelf: Julia Child's The French Chef
Now that we inhabit a supersaturated food-media world of flawless camera-ready meals, secret ingredients, and down-to-the buzzer cooking, it's no surprise that the pioneers of the genre can be overshadowed by their flashier descendents. So when Dana Polan, professor of cinema studies at New York University, came by last week's Beard on Books to discuss his latest book, Julia Child's The French Chef, we asked him some questions about Child, her groundbreaking cooking show, and the evolution of the medium. James Beard Foundation: You write that viewers of food television in the 1960s, which was a very volatile era, took comfort in the predictability of cooking shows. Today’s food shows are more suspenseful; we don’t know if the contestants on Chopped will actually finish the dish. What
News Feed: August 16, 2011
Celebrating Julia Child's birthday week with recipes… [FW]
…and nine clips from her legendary TV shows. [HuffPo]
A raid on raw milk in California raises questions about food freedoms. [Atlantic]
Cut down on kitchen waste—and energy use—with these easy tips. [Food Republic]
A New Orleans café offers impoverished youth a second chance—and serves up good food, to
News Feed: September 17
Julia Child is not a household name in France [NYT] Making slow money from slow food [WSJ] Throw your own Oktoberfest with the help of this guide to German sausages [CHOW] A gourmet meal with a view [NYDN]News Feed: August 25
Where to find great Lambrusco in NYC [NYT] Creating celebrities on the tops of lattes [Serious Eats] Wylie Dufresne explains the science behind his cookie-covered ice cream balls [Gizmodo] A interview with the boundlessly creative Graham Elliot Bowles [Hungry Beast] The New Yorker dusts off a profile on Julia Child from 1974 [New Yorker]News Feed: August 12
The big news in NYC today is the 4-star review of 11 Madison Park in today's New York Times, but here's what else is going on: 10 ways to barter for food [Chow] ...and more on trading veggies [NYT] Why Julia dissed Julie (spoiler alert!) [LAT] Butchers offer cooking tips [WSJ] Dining deals in Vegas [WP] Ice cream and architecturNews Feed: Julie and Julia Edition
Julie Powell on butchery and marriage... [The Guardian] ...and what it's like to watch her life performed on the silver screen [Atlantic] Judith Jones recounts her discovery of Julia Child and shares her thoughts on celebrity chefs [Boston Globe] Sara Moulton evaluates Meryl Streep's portrayal of Julia Child [Slate] Nora Ephron discusses the making of the film [ABC News]Awards Watch: Julie, Julia, and JBF Award Winner Rick Nelson
At the 2005 Media Awards, food writer Rick Nelson picked up his first Beard Award. But that wasn’t the only thing that made the night memorable. Today he recounts his memorable run-in with Julie Powell at the 2005 JBF Media Awards.
Food Matters: Julie & Julia on the Silver Screen
Co-host Stanley Tucci and writer/director Nora Ephron introduced a clip from the soon-to-be-released Sony feature Julie & Julia, based on the book by JBF Award winner Julie Powell, who was a guest blogger for us at last year's awards.Categories
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