Appetite For Life_ The Biography Of Julia Child - Part 27
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SEASONED WITH LOVE (19851989) Unpublished Sources Interviews: JC, Alice Waters 2/6/96, Russell and Marian Morash 12/14/94 and 9/5/96, Judith Jones 10/28/96, George Trescher 10/29/96, Pamela Henstell 5/10/93, Dun Gifford 12/14/94, William A. Truslow 4/20/95, Jim Wood 3/10/94, Patricia and Herbert Pratt 5/24/94, Patricia Wells 9/4/95, Faith h.e.l.ler Willinger 6/7/94, Charles Gibson 11/12/96, Kathleen Perry 9/11/96, Roberta Klugman 5/7/94, Dorothy Cann Hamilton 12/14/95, Philadelphia Cousins 3/31/95, Dun Gifford 12/14/94, Richard Graff 2/9/96, Clark Wolf 4/23/96, Robert Huttenback 5/7/94, Karen Berk 9/4/96, Mitzie Cutler 9/4/96, Mary Tonetti Dorra 5/6/94, Nancy Kirby Harris 4/26/96, Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky, Susy Davidson 2/25/94, Peter k.u.mp 9/22/94, Jacques Pepin 12/5/95, Janice Goldklang 9/23/94, Rachel Child 11/1/96, Maggie Mah 2/4/96, Jane Friedman 10/31/96, Jane Bollinger 10/28/96, Kathie Alex 7/11/93, David Strada 1/10/97, Betty Rosbottom 1/16/97, Michael McCarty, 3/27/97.

Correspondence: Peter Davison to NRF, 1/15/96; Nancy Verde Barr to NRF, 9/9/96; George Gruenwald to NRF, 2/10/95 and 8/29/96; Jane Owen Molard to NRF, 9/21/96; JC to Barbara Pool Fenzl, 7/28/87 and 9/12/89; Barbara Pool Fenzl to NRF, 9/11/93; Susy Davidson to NRF, 9/10/96; George Gruenwald to Simone Beck, 2/8/89; JC to Peter k.u.mp 2/21/86 and 4/29/86; JC to CC and Janou Walcutt 3/1/86, 7/7/86, and 1/89; JC to Harriet Healy 5/17/87; JC to Eleanor and Basil Summers, 1/86; Judith Jones to NRF, 3/5/97.

Archives: AIWF: AIWF: records and correspondence, records and correspondence, Newsletter, Journal of Gastronomy. Schlesinger: Newsletter, Journal of Gastronomy. Schlesinger: correspondence JC, Alfred A. Knopf Publishers, Elizabeth David, SB, AD, MFKF, James Beard, Tim Castle, Robert Clark, WGBH, Pritikin-related (Ruth J. Robinson to JC 3/8/88; JC to RJR 3/12/88); ms. correspondence JC, Alfred A. Knopf Publishers, Elizabeth David, SB, AD, MFKF, James Beard, Tim Castle, Robert Clark, WGBH, Pritikin-related (Ruth J. Robinson to JC 3/8/88; JC to RJR 3/12/88); ms. The Way to Cook. Smith College: The Way to Cook. Smith College: interview with interview with Smith Smith Alumnae Quarterly Alumnae Quarterly (Summer 1985, Fall 1985). (Summer 1985, Fall 1985). IACP: IACP: conference program 1983. conference program 1983. Beinecke: Beinecke: JC to Frances Brennan, 10/11/[80]. JC to Frances Brennan, 10/11/[80]. Private: JC Private: JC datebooks 198589. datebooks 198589.

Published Sources "Boutez en avant?": "Charge ahead," a favorite expression of JC, dating from the 1970s. According to E. S. Yntema: "It is carved into a cornerstone at the old cavalry armory on Park Avenue in Manhattan." "Charge ahead," a favorite expression of JC, dating from the 1970s. According to E. S. Yntema: "It is carved into a cornerstone at the old cavalry armory on Park Avenue in Manhattan."

"too many experts": "Experts' Recipes for a Healthy Life," U.S. News & World Report (Jan U.S. News & World Report (Jan. 20, 1986): 67.

"the cooking school": Jim Wood, "Dining on Sixth with Julia," San Francisco Examiner San Francisco Examiner (Nov. 17, 1985): S6. (Nov. 17, 1985): S6.

"The rates of pay": Ann Barr and Paul Levy, The Official Foodie Handbook The Official Foodie Handbook (NY: Arbor House, 1984): 107. (NY: Arbor House, 1984): 107.

"The We Happy Few": JC (letter to the editor), AIWF Newsletter AIWF Newsletter (July 1987): 2. (July 1987): 2.

"need that land" and "sleepy, backwater": Larry Wilson, "JC's Crusade," Los Angeles Times Magazine Los Angeles Times Magazine (Aug. 16, 1987): 9, 27. (Aug. 16, 1987): 9, 27.

"a cla.s.sic women's library": "The Scholar's Joy of Cooking," Newsweek Newsweek (Oct. 24, 1988): 47C. (Oct. 24, 1988): 47C.

"heart attacks": Dept. of Commerce, Statistical Abstract of the U.S. Statistical Abstract of the U.S., 1995.

"[America has] a fanatical fear": Molly O'Neill, "Savoring the World According to Julia," New York Times New York Times (Oct. 11, 1989): C6. Reprinted as "What's Cooking in America?" (Oct. 11, 1989): C6. Reprinted as "What's Cooking in America?" International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune (Oct. 12, 1989): clipping. (Oct. 12, 1989): clipping.

"There are 120 flavor components": Florence Fabricant, "b.u.t.ter Bites Back," New York Times New York Times (March 22, 1995): B6. (March 22, 1995): B6.

"the affable French war hero": Christopher Lydon, "Queen Julia," The Improper Bostonian The Improper Bostonian (March 27April 9, 1996): 11. (March 27April 9, 1996): 11.

"I would have been": Roberta Wallace Coffey, "Julia and Paul Child: Their Recipe for Love," McCall's McCall's (Oct. 1988): 3. (Oct. 1988): 3.

"Cooking My Way": JC, "On Writing a Cookbook: 1988 versus 1960," Radcliffe Quarterly Radcliffe Quarterly (Dec. 1988): 6. (Dec. 1988): 6.

CHAPTER 26.

NOTRE DAME DE LA CUISINE (19891993) Unpublished Sources Interviews: JC, Pamela Henstell 5/10/93, Stephanie Hersh 4/27/95 and 12/19/96, Janice Goldklang 9/23/94, Susy Davidson 2/25/94, Nancy Verde Barr 12/13/95, Peter k.u.mp 6/27/92, Sara Moulton 9/23/94, Mimi Sheraton 12/3/95, Richard Graff 2/1/96, Dorothy Cann Hamilton 12/14/95, Mary Risley 4/30/93, Roberta Klugman 5/7/94, Russell and Marian Morash 12/10/94, William A. Truslow 4/20/95, Suzanne Patterson 6/24/93, Dun Gifford 12/14/94, Clay Triplette 10/29/96, Jacques Pepin 12/5/95, Rebecca Alssid 4/15/96, Roger Fessaguet 11/2/96, Richard Olney 6/26/95, John McJennett 11/23/93, Geoffrey Drummond 9/26/94, Faith h.e.l.ler Willinger 6/7/94, Natale Rusconi 5/31/94, Philadelphia Cousins 3/31/95, Harriet Healy 5/5/94, Marian Burros 12/11/95, Harry Becton, Jr., 1/21/97.

Correspondence: Sally Miall to NRF, 4/4/94; Barbara Pool Fenzl to NRF, 9/11/93; Eline and Bjorn Egge 3/3/95; Mosse and Jens Heyerdahl to NRF, 3/1/95; George Faison to NRF, 11/26/96; JC to Barbara Pool Fenzl, 5/23/90 and 2/14/92; Dudley Martin to JC, 5/92; Dudley Martin to NRF, 9/23/96 and 1/2/97; Peter k.u.mp to JC, 7/9/91, 5/13/92 and 7/29/92; JC to Peter k.u.mp, 6/27/92; Anne Willan to JC, 10/18/89; JC to Harriet Healy, 7/20/90; Martha Willoughby to NRF, 9/19/96, James Londe to NRF, 7/7/96 and 9/20/96.

Archives: Schlesinger: Schlesinger: correspondence JC, SB, DC, Anne Willan, MFKF, William A. Truslow, President and Mrs. Bill Clinton (12/30/92). correspondence JC, SB, DC, Anne Willan, MFKF, William A. Truslow, President and Mrs. Bill Clinton (12/30/92). AIWF: AIWF: records, records, Newsletter, Journal of Gastronomy. Beinecke: Newsletter, Journal of Gastronomy. Beinecke: JC to f.a.n.n.y Brennan, 10/11/[?]. JC to f.a.n.n.y Brennan, 10/11/[?]. IACP: IACP: conference records. conference records. Boston University: Boston University: records, history, articles. records, history, articles. Private: Private: JC's negative fan mail file. JC's negative fan mail file.

Published Sources "maintains a schedule": Anne Byrn, "JC Aims to Keep Fun in Food," Atlanta Journal & Const.i.tution Atlanta Journal & Const.i.tution (April 12, 1990): W1. (April 12, 1990): W1.

"the nation's energy queen": Jim Wood, "JC's Full Menu," San Francisco Examiner San Francisco Examiner (May 21, 1991): C17. (May 21, 1991): C17.

"Oh, dear. I've really done it": Molly O'Neill, "Savoring the World According to Julia," New York Times New York Times (Oct. 11, 1989): C6, reprinted as "What's Cooking in America?" (Oct. 11, 1989): C6, reprinted as "What's Cooking in America?" International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune (Oct. 12, 1989): clipping. (Oct. 12, 1989): clipping.

"a magnificent distillation": Christopher Lehmann-Haupt (review), New York Times New York Times (Nov. 27, 1989): III, 16. (Nov. 27, 1989): III, 16.

"after years of takeout": Florence Fabricant, "Hefty New Primers for Cooks Lacking Time and Practice," New York Times New York Times (Sept. 27, 1989): C6. (Sept. 27, 1989): C6.

"our leading national symbol": Laura Shapiro, "Eat, Drink and Be Sensible," Newsweek Newsweek (May 27, 1991): 52. (May 27, 1991): 52.

"It's part of life": Michel Roberts, "JC, the Pleasure Shark," The Advocate The Advocate (May 19, 1992): 65. Moral philosopher Jeremy Iggers ("Innocence Lost," (May 19, 1992): 65. Moral philosopher Jeremy Iggers ("Innocence Lost," Utne Reader Utne Reader, Nov./Dec. 1993: 54) naively and romantically blames JC for ending Americans' innocence about food, mistakenly a.s.suming there was a time when "food was simply something we ate." One has only to read Harvey Levenstein's Revolution at the Table Revolution at the Table to realize that food guilt has marked U.S. history. to realize that food guilt has marked U.S. history.

"reopened the American kitchen": Christopher Lydon, "Queen Julia," The Improper Bostonian The Improper Bostonian (March 27April 9, 1996): 11. (March 27April 9, 1996): 11.

"eating, drinking, and love-making": Gail Jennes, "Couples" (cover), People People (Dec. 1, 1975): 51. (Dec. 1, 1975): 51.

"I want to be healthy": Shapiro, Newsweek Newsweek, 52.

"scholar-cook": Paul Levy, Out of Lunch Out of Lunch (NY: Arbor House, 1984): 203, 206. (NY: Arbor House, 1984): 203, 206.

"I think snacking": Lydon, The Improper Bostonian The Improper Bostonian, 14.

"Healthy Choice": Mich.e.l.le F. Stacey. Consumed: Why Americans Love, Hate, and Fear Food Consumed: Why Americans Love, Hate, and Fear Food (NY: Simon & Schuster, 1994): 58. (NY: Simon & Schuster, 1994): 58.

"animal-rights people": Stephen G. Michaelides, "The Joys of Julia" (cover), Restaurant Hospitality Restaurant Hospitality (Jan. 1991): 95. (Jan. 1991): 95.

"Chimpanzees fed less": Jim Wood, "Greater Tuna Salad," San Francisco Examiner San Francisco Examiner (Nov. 4, 1990): proof lines 32729. (Nov. 4, 1990): proof lines 32729.

"This is chemistry": Laura Shapiro, "The Skinny on No-Fat Sweets," Newsweek Newsweek (Nov. 15, 1992): 92. (Nov. 15, 1992): 92.

"Hamburger Helper": statistics quoted by Meryle Evans, "A Midwest State of Mind," Food Arts Food Arts (Dec. 1989): 24. (Dec. 1989): 24.

"I wear New Balance": "Air Julia," Sports Ill.u.s.trated Sports Ill.u.s.trated (Nov. 11, 1991): 68. (Nov. 11, 1991): 68.

"Food should have": Roberts, The Advocate The Advocate, 65.

"JC, Boiling": Carol Lawson, "Julia, Boiling, Answers Her Critics, New York Times New York Times (July 24, 1990): C8. (July 24, 1990): C8.

"Americanized colloquial style": "Books Received," Food & Wine Food & Wine (Jan. 1992): 1. (Jan. 1992): 1.

"Well, it's part of life" and "Neptune Society": William F. Schulz, "Lunch Together," The World The World (Nov.Dec. 1992): 34. (Nov.Dec. 1992): 34.

"made hash of the protesters": "Let Her Eat Cake," People People (Aug. 10, 1992): 95. In 1981 she had expressed it more strongly: "I am a carnivore of the most enthusiastic persuasion. I feel much better when I have red meat-dripping with blood. I have to keep up my strength." Curtis Hartman and Steven Raichlen, "JC: The Boston Magazine Interview," (Aug. 10, 1992): 95. In 1981 she had expressed it more strongly: "I am a carnivore of the most enthusiastic persuasion. I feel much better when I have red meat-dripping with blood. I have to keep up my strength." Curtis Hartman and Steven Raichlen, "JC: The Boston Magazine Interview," Boston Boston (April 1981): 84. (April 1981): 84.

"having [her] genoise": genoise": Barbara Hansen, "Child at 80," L Barbara Hansen, "Child at 80," Los Angeles Times (Oct. 15, 1992): H27. (Oct. 15, 1992): H27.

"Even in France": Betty Goodwin, "When French Food Is Child's Play," Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times (Feb. 10, 1993): E7. (Feb. 10, 1993): E7.

"This was not a feed": Merrill Shindler, "Bistro Roulette," Los Angeles Reader Los Angeles Reader (April 9, 1993): 21. (April 9, 1993): 21.

"Thanks, Julia, but": Kathie Jenkins, "Thanks, Julia, But Where Are the Women?" Los Angeles Times Book Review Los Angeles Times Book Review (Jan. 3, 1993): 78. (Jan. 3, 1993): 78.

"Dinner took five hours": Ruth Reichl, "Julia Triumph," Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times (Feb. 11, 1993): clipping. (Feb. 11, 1993): clipping.

"Good old Julia": Madeleine Kamman quoted by Marian Burros, "For JC, an Intimate Dinner for 500 Guests," New York Times New York Times (Feb. 10, 1993): C6. (Feb. 10, 1993): C6.

"almost extinct": Laura Shapiro, "An American Revolution," Newsweek Newsweek (Dec. 16, 1991): 57. (Dec. 16, 1991): 57.

"the temples of haute cuisine": Burros, New York Times New York Times, C6.

"We want to be loved": Shindler, Los Angeles Reader Los Angeles Reader, 21.

"JC 'rabidly h.o.m.ophobic'": Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times (Feb. 9, 1992): A35. (Feb. 9, 1992): A35.

"rabidly h.o.m.ophobic" and "an old friend": Michael Blowen, "JC Is Under Fire," Boston Globe Boston Globe (Feb. 10, 1992): clipping. (Feb. 10, 1992): clipping.

"had nothing to do with": "Wine Inst.i.tute Is Accused of Anti-Gay Bias," New York Times New York Times (Feb. 11, 1992): A18. (Feb. 11, 1992): A18.

"incredulous": JC quoted by Roberts, The Advocate The Advocate, 65.

"To be a culinary plagiarist": Christopher Hitchens, "Martha, Inc.," Vanity Fair Vanity Fair (Oct. 1993): 93. (Oct. 1993): 93.

"bonfire of the foodies": Susan Brenna, "If You Can't Stand the Heat," Newsday Newsday (July 12, 1990): II, 1, 89. (July 12, 1990): II, 1, 89.

CHAPTER 27.

DO NOT GO GENTLE (19941997) Unpublished Sources Interviews: JC, Philadelphia Cousins 1/26/97, Stephanie Hersh 11/30/94, Geoffrey Drummond 9/26/94, 12/14/96, and 1/28/97, William A. Truslow 4/20/95, Sue Huffman 12/12/95, Elizabeth (Betty) Kubler 9/26/94, Erica Prud'homme 9/22/94, Anne Willan 7/25/93, Alice Waters 2/6/96, Jacques Pepin 12/5/95 and 4/17/96, Jean deSola Pool 4/19/96, Patricia and Herbert Pratt 12/12/94, Jeffrey Steingarten 10/29/96, Craig Kominiak 12/23/95, Nancy Verde Barr 12/13/95, Patricia Wells 8/4/95, R. W. Apple, Jr., 1/30/95, Zanne Early Stewart 11/15/96, Judith Jones 10/28/96, Jane Friedman 10/31/96, Dun Gifford 12/14/94, Alexandre Lazaroff 2/15/96, Janice Goldklang 9/23/94, Frances and Tom Bissell 10/95, Natale Rusconi 5/31/94, Barbara Ketcham Wheaton 11/17/93, Roberta Klugman 9/9/95, Terry Ford 2/3/96, Andrea B. Werbel 1/29/96, Graham Kerr 4/25/96, Dorie Greenspan 10/30/96, Paula Wolfert 1/25/97.

Correspondence: Susan M. Rogers to NRF, 8/14/96; Craig Alan Wilson to NRF, 11/13/96; Judith Jones to Geoffrey Drummond, 2/15/95; Carl DeSantis to NRF, 8/23/96; David McWilliams to NRF, 3/18/97.

Archives: Lexington town records: Lexington town records: PC death certificate. PC death certificate. Schlesinger: JC Schlesinger: JC to SB, 2/4/69 and 2/13/69. to SB, 2/4/69 and 2/13/69. AIWF: AIWF: records, records, Newsletter. Private: Newsletter. Private: JC datebooks 199395, file of condolence letters at PC's death. JC datebooks 199395, file of condolence letters at PC's death.

Published Sources "It's a shame": JC quoted by Maryellen C. Costello and Ashok Nimgade, "Lunch with JC," MIT Management MIT Management (Spring 1991): 23. (Spring 1991): 23.

"That's a fun religion": William F. Schulz, "Lunch Together," The World The World (Nov.-Dec. 1992): 34. (Nov.-Dec. 1992): 34.

"Every age gets": Margaret Talbot, "Les Tres Riches Heures de Martha Stewart" (cover), New Republic New Republic (May 31, 1996): 30. (May 31, 1996): 30.

"I promise I'll think long": Kim Willis, "Buffalo a Cold Place for Martha Stewart," USA Today USA Today (Dec. 2, 1995): clipping. (Dec. 2, 1995): clipping.

"Did you create Martha": Christopher Lydon, "Queen Julia," The Improper Bostonian The Improper Bostonian (March 27April 9, 1996): 16. (March 27April 9, 1996): 16.

"the qualities of work" and "Americans have lost": Talbot, New Republic New Republic, 33, 35.

"Julia is so hip": Russ Morash quoted by Lydon, The Improper Bostonian, 24 The Improper Bostonian, 24.

"Kraft Jet-Puffed": Glenn Collins, "Make Room in the Kitchen for Yet Another Appliance," New York Times New York Times (Sept. 16, 1969): C6. (Sept. 16, 1969): C6.

"Jacques and Julia": Jack Thomas, "Jacques and Julia Make Sizzling TV," Boston Globe Boston Globe (April 6, 1994): 73, 75. (April 6, 1994): 73, 75.

"a discrepancy": Jane E. Brody, "Study Finds a Three-Decade Gain in American Eating Habits," New York Times New York Times (Sept. 4, 1996): B9. (Sept. 4, 1996): B9.

"Why Aren't the French": Jeffrey Steingarten, "Food: Notable News," Vogue Vogue (Feb. 1991): 249. Steingarten was perhaps the first to disclose, though not to coin the expression, the French paradox. "It is only a paradox if you believe the nutritionists," he said in 1996. (Feb. 1991): 249. Steingarten was perhaps the first to disclose, though not to coin the expression, the French paradox. "It is only a paradox if you believe the nutritionists," he said in 1996.

"a parade of superstars": Laura Shapiro, "Mother, Daughter and 'Joy,'" Newsweek Newsweek (Nov. 11, 1996): 94. (Nov. 11, 1996): 94.

"control of electronic rights": Paul Nathan, "Rights: When as my Julia goes," Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly (June 5, 1995): 18. Also: Mary B. W. Tabor, "Book Notes: JC Book Dropped," (June 5, 1995): 18. Also: Mary B. W. Tabor, "Book Notes: JC Book Dropped," New York Times New York Times (May 3, 1995). (May 3, 1995).

"killed the book": Candy Sagon, "How to Sell 4,514 Cookbooks in 17 Minutes," Washington Post Washington Post (March 5, 1997): E1. (March 5, 1997): E1.

"If we lost a bread": Bill Daley, "The King King of Cooking Shows," of Cooking Shows," Hartford Courant Hartford Courant (Aug. 1996): G2. (Aug. 1996): G2.

"I think every woman": Quoted by Craig Wilson, "JC's 'Baking Brigade,'" USA Today USA Today (Oct. 15, 1996): 2D. (Oct. 15, 1996): 2D.

"an innate ease": Fred Ferretti, "Julia: America's Favorite Cook," Gourmet Gourmet (Feb. 1995): 70. (Feb. 1995): 70.

"a familiar object": Robert Clark, James Beard: A Biography James Beard: A Biography (NY: HarperCollins, 1993): 251. (NY: HarperCollins, 1993): 251.

"If her public demeanor": Nicola Smith, Vermont/New Hampshire Valley News Valley News (July 31, 1996): C1. (July 31, 1996): C1.

"get away with more": Bill Moyers, "M. F. K. Fisher: Essayist," Bill Moyers: A World of Ideas II Bill Moyers: A World of Ideas II (NY: Doubleday, 1990): 93. (NY: Doubleday, 1990): 93.

"fourth fastest-growing" and "1.5 million": Maria L. LaGanga, "At a Career Crossroads? Try the Kitchen," Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times (March 2, 1997): Al, A24. (March 2, 1997): Al, A24.

"over 98 percent" and "Food is the live entertainment": Regina Schrambling, "TV or Not TV?" Food Arts Food Arts (October 1966): 90, 92. (October 1966): 90, 92.

"Queen Julia": Lydon, The Improper Bostonian The Improper Bostonian, 12.

"pre-war feminist": Camille Paglia quoted by Lydon, The Improper Bostonian The Improper Bostonian, 12.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

UNPUBLISHED Ma.n.u.sCRIPTS.

Julia McWilliams Child Papers, Simone Beck Papers, Avis DeVoto Papers, and Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher Papers. The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA.

Julia Mitch.e.l.l Weston. 186597 Diary. Excerpts transcribed by Katherine Weston Crane [granddaughter].

Paul Cushing Child to Charles T. Child. Correspondence. 194276. Largely collected in Julia McWilliams Child Papers, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College.

Unpublished/uncollected personal diaries/memoirs: Eleanor Thiry Summers, Joseph R. Coolidge, Elizabeth (Betty) Parker Kase, Julia McWilliams [Child], Avis DeVoto.