Julie and Julia trailer

The trailer for Julie and Julia is out, based on the blog and book of the same name.

I can’t figure out if Meryl Streep is almost nailing her Julia Child impression or completely blowing it. Also, Streep is ~5’7”….I don’t know what they’re doing in the movie to make her look so tall, but it doesn’t work.

Update: Michael Ruhlman has seen the movie and has positive things to say about it.

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From the June 2000 Esquire, what Julia Child

From the June 2000 Esquire, what Julia Child has learned. “There is nothing worse than grilled vegetables.” (via ag)

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Bill Buford tells the story of Food

Bill Buford tells the story of Food Network, a channel that Julia Child could never hope to appear on today.

Update: Accidental Hedonist on Food Network: “The network was no longer about making good food and understanding it, it became about using food to impress other people. Whether it was getting a meal out in 30 minutes, or making the perfect thanksgiving feast, the shows seemed to sell the idea of ‘having’ food knowledge, without actually having any.”

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