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September 30, 2007

Book Review: Julie and Julia

Pushing 30 and stuck in a dead-end job, Julie Powell one day distractedly picks up a dog-eared copy of Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. One successful Potage Parmentier later, she’s hatched a plan to attempt all 524 recipes from Child’s classic cookbook. What follows is the story of her ups (nailing Bifteck Saute au Beurre on the first try) and downs (the Charlotte Malakoff aux Fraises disaster, to name one), as well as several subplots about her personal life, family, coworkers and the blog she created to record her culinary journey. Julie and Julia features wry, breezy, frequently foul-mouthed humor and much affection for Julia Child and the cooking life. Ultimately, Julia’s book teaches Julie a lesson: When life gives you lemons, take the juice, add salt, pepper and butter, and make some delicious Beurre au Citron.

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