Sign in with Facebook
Bob Spitz
Author profile
gender
male
website
genre
More books by Bob Spitz…
Upcoming Events
No scheduled events.
Add an event.
“On the endive show, she offered a Yogi Berra-style malaprop: "Now don't wash endive-that is, unless it's dirty." And during an episode of forgetfulness: "I did not have my glasses on when I was thinking." Once, she sorted through a jungle of seaweed in search of a twenty-pound lobster lurking in its folds; another time, she lifted the veil over a platter hunting for the "big, bad artichoke" lying furtively underneath.”
― Bob Spitz, Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
― Bob Spitz, Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
“Julia dealt with rules the way she later dealt with vegetarians; she pretended they didn't exist.”
― Bob Spitz, Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
― Bob Spitz, Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
“The cooking was invigorating, joyous. For Julia, the cooking fulfilled the promises that Le Cordon Bleu had made but never kept. Where Le Cordon Bleu always remained rooted in the dogma of French cuisine, Julia strove to infuse its rigors with new possibilities and pleasures. It must have felt liberating for her to deconstruct Carême and Escoffier, respecting the traditions and technique while correcting the oversight. “To her,” as a noted food writer indicated, “French culinary tradition was a frontier, not a religion.” If a legendary recipe could be improved upon, then let the gods beware.”
― Bob Spitz, Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
― Bob Spitz, Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Seasonal Read...: * Summer Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS) | 2647 | 576 | Aug 31, 2011 09:18pm | |
| The Next Best Boo...: Book Recommendation Game | 241 | 349 | Nov 05, 2012 08:54am | |
| Constant Reader: What I'm Reading - November 2012 | 230 | 183 | Nov 28, 2012 07:48pm | |
| The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2012-2013: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC | 2542 | 546 | Feb 28, 2013 09:01pm | |
| The History Book ...: TERI'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2013 | 39 | 38 | May 20, 2013 03:29pm | |
| THE JAMES MASON C...: * READING BOOKS WITH MORE THAN 500 PAGES | 48 | 46 | May 21, 2013 10:14pm |
Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Bob to Goodreads.
