Julia Child's Kitchen

Julia Childs Kitchen is a gorgeous dive into the beloved cookbook author and television star's favorite place in the worldher home kitchenand how this space has influenced the ways we cook today. Foreword by Jacques Pepin This book, a beautifully designed tribute to Julia Childs legacy, is a musthave for every serious home cook and Julia Child fan. Including interviews with famous chefs who knew Julia well, commentary on her favorite kitchen gadgets, and a stunning array of photos, Julia Child's Kitchen illuminates the stories behind the room's design, use, and significance, revealing how Julia Child continues to impact food and cooking today. Julia Childs 20' x 14' kitchen was a serious workspace and recipetesting lab that exuded a sense of midcentury homey comfort. It has been on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., for most of the past twenty years, and museum goers have made it a top destination. Between lively narrative, compelling photography, and detailed commentary on Julias favorite kitchen gadgets, Julia Childs Kitchen illuminates the stories behind the rooms design, use, significance, and legacy, showing how deeply Julia Child continues to influence food today. The kitchen contains more than one thousand parts and piecestools, appliances, utensils, furniture, artwork, knickknacks, books, and bits of whimsyall reflecting Julia's status as an accomplished chef, gastronome, delightful cooking teacher, television trailblazer, women's advocate, mentor, and generous, jovial friend. Authored by Paula J. Johnson, one of the original collectors and keepers of Julia Child's home kitchen for the past twentyone years at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Includes Color Photographs