In Julia's Kitchen: Practical and Convivial Kitchen Design Inspired by Julia Child
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (830 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1611689139 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Includes interviews with friends and acquaintances of the TV chef, digressions on Child’s other kitchens (public and private), and photos from various dinner parties.”—Publishers Weekly. “Architect Heyne revisits the time she interviewed Julia Child about the design of her kitchen for Washingtonian magazine, and expands on Child’s insight into kitchen design. The strongest segment of the book recounts the meeting in words and photos when Child welcomed Heyne and photographer Scherer into her Cambridge,
The authors have the full cooperation and assistance of The Julia Child Foundation and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, where Julia Child’s papers are housed.. “Most architects I know don’t know anything about cooking, and their designs are not practical for cooks!” Julia Child wrote to architect Pamela Heyne. Indeed, our contemporary kitchens are showplaces with islands, hidden appliances, and cold stone surfaces. Pamela Heyne and Julia’s long-time food photographer Jim Scherer collaborate to share Julia’s kitchen design and lifestyle concepts in this book, which examines the kitchens in her Cambridge, Massachusetts, home; at la Pitchoune, the Childs’ French vacation retreat; and in her television studio.The authors reveal which materials, layouts, and equipment Julia preferred and why, providing practical advice interspersed with Julia’s inimitable, wry humor. American culinary icon Julia Child embrace
party said Five Stars. This was nice and thank you. What is Julia Childs like -- not just her kitchen. Grannyles Great look not only into the kitchen, but into Julia Childs and what makes her the iconic chef we all so admire! A must-read for foodies and everyone else.