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Alyssa Kerper
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Julia Child
Date of Birth
August 15, 1912
Death
August 13, 2004
Education
- When I was a child, I went to San Francisco's elite Katherine Branson School for Girls
- I went to college at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusets. I wanted to be a writer.
- I graduated from Le Cordon Bleu, a cooking school in Paris, in 1951.
Accomplishments
Released Mastering the Art of Frech Cooking in 1961
My book remained on the bestseller list for five years.
Had my own television show on the Boston public television station, The French Chef.
I also had many other television shows, like Julia Child and Company, Julia Child and More Company, and Dinner at Julia's.
And most importantly, I taught America how to cook like the French.
Problems
Houghton Mifflin refused to publish my book for many reasons:
1. It had too many pages.
2. The recipes were "too hard".
3. The average American cook would have a lot of trouble making the recipes.
One of the biggest disapointments of my life is that I could not have any children.
My Life in France
I lived in France from 1948 to 1954. I traveled to Paris, Marseilles, and Provence.
While I was there, I fell in love with French cooking and formed a cooking school, with the help of Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, called L'Ecole des Trois Gourmandes.
My book, My Life in France, was published in 2006 with the help of Alec Prud'homme, my husband's grandnephew.
Ecole du Cordon Bleu
Three dishes I made at Le Cordon Bleu are:
1. terrine de lapin de garenne
(similar to rabbit pate)
2.risotto de fruits de mer (seafood risotto)
3.canard a l'orange (orange duck)
Unfourtunately, me and the school's owner, Madame Brassart, didn't start off on the right foot, and she failed me. But after much practice, I took the test again and passed!
Fun Facts About Moi
My last meal was french onion soup.
After I attended school at Katherine Branson School for Girls, I grew to be six feet, two inches.
I was on the basketball team at Smith College.
I had a nine and a half shoe size.
FIN
My last meal was french onion soup. It was delicious.
I actually lived abroad in China, Sri Lanka, and France.
I was on the basketball team at Smith College.
Fun Facts About Moi
After I attended school at Katherine Branson School for Girls, I grew to be six feet, two inches.
(cc) photo by Metro Centric on Flickr
(cc) photo by jimmyharris on Flickr