Julia Child
Julia Child
Julia Carolyn Childwas an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was The French Chef, which premiered in 1963...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth15 August 1912
CityPasadena, CA
CountryUnited States of America
We should enjoy food and have fun. It is one of the simplest and nicest pleasures in life.
Because I've done a lot of television, I'm sort of a generalist. I'm not a pastry cook, but I've had to learn a certain amount about it. I'm not a baker, though I've had to learn how to do it. I'm sort of a general cook.
Pro-choice is the only way to be-- because women are human beings, after all, and should be treated as such.
I think the inner person is the most important. . . . I would like to see an invention that keeps the mind alert. That's what is important.
Usually, one's cooking is better than one thinks it is.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking... doesn't mean it has to be fancy cooking, although it can be as elaborate as you wish.
Cooking hasn't yet been accepted as the art form it is. It should be on the level with any of the other art forms.
I'd like for people to be able to go to the universities and get a degree in fine arts-gastronomy.
Cooking may be a creative art, but it's also a wonderful full-time hobby.