Julie/Julia
The Julie/Julia Project has been a daily blog read for awhile now, as I follow Julie Powell power through Julia Child's "Mastering The Art Of French Cooking." The end of the project is near for Julie... Our New York friend Betong turned me on to a recent New York Times article about her.
Reading The Julie/Julia Project has inspired me to try more recipes from the collection of cookbooks I have (cookbooks are "Maria's porn," as Mike would say).
I've symphatized when things haven't gone well in the kitchen for Julie; when she's had to take the subway while hauling bags of groceries; when she's paid $10 for 2 artichokes at Dean and DeDevil as she calls it; or when she attempts to re-make something that failed the first time she made the dish. I toasted with her as she drank her vodka gimlets or enjoyed her lovely husband Eric's Spicy Thusdays.
Her loyal readers have all been very supportive, as we wondered in the beginning why The Food Network hadn't knocked on her door and offered a show. We even fantasized about her one day meeting the great Julia Child in the flesh. Well, things have been stirring up for our Julie: She's been featured on some local papers and I hear a book deal is in the works. Bravo, Julie!
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