Crossing the Food Divide
October 7th 2009 03:52
Meryl Streep as Julia Child
Meryl Streep plays the part of Julia Child, an American woman who finds herself in Paris due to her husband's work commitments. Trying to find a purpose she attends an all male French cooking class and thus begins a legend.
Fifty years later Julie Powell is a woman pushing thirty who feels she is in a life rut. While her friends are amazingly successful in their careers, she sees herself only ever working in a cubicle. She then has the 'brilliant' idea of cooking the 524 recipes from Julia Child's cookbook 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking'.
While Child works her magic in an elaborate French kitchen, Powell has to contend with a tiny kitchen in a unit above a pizzeria in New York. However, that doesn't stop the connection between these two women who have used the power of food and cooking to help them channel their energies into something worthwhile.
The movie is well worth seeing and Powell's book 'Julie & Julia 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen' is worth checking out as well.
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Comment by Helen Randell
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Comment by Samantha Elley
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No problem. I LOVE the cooking movies and Meryl Streep is always a winner in my books.
Sam