Child, Julia

Portrait of chef and author Julia Child smiling in an old black and white photo

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November 14, 1989

22:18

Julia Child Discusses Essential Knowledge for Modern Home Cooks in her New Book "The Way to Cook."

The French Chef, Julia Child. She spent three decades explaining the mysteries of classic French cuisine to modern American audiences. Child has hosted several cooking shows on Public Television, earning Peabody and Emmy Awards in the process, and written several cookboks. Her new book, is titled "The Way to Cook." It's a 50-dollar tome that...in Child's words...tells "everything [I] know about the essentials of cooking today."

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Julia Child Discusses Essential Knowledge for Modern Home Cooks in her New Book "The Way to Cook."

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