My Life in France
出版时间:
2006-04
ISBN:
9781400043460
定价:
242.90
装帧:
精装
开本:
其他
纸张:
其他
页数:
336页
正文语种:
英语
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Inherownwords,hereisthecaptivatingstoryofJuliaChild’syearsinFrance,whereshefellinlovewithFrenchfoodandfound‘hertruecalling.’
FromthemomenttheshipdockedinLeHavreinthefallof1948andJuliawatchedthewell-muscledstevedoresunloadingthecargotothefirstperfectlysoignémealthatsheandherhusband,Paul,savoredinRouenenroutetoParis,wherehewastoworkfortheUSIS,Juliahadanawakeningthatchangedherlife.Soonthistall,outspokengalfromPasadena,California,whodidn’tspeakawordofFrenchandknewnothingaboutthecountry,wassteepedinthelanguage,chattingwithpurveyorsinthelocalmarkets,andenrolledintheCordonBleu.
Aftermanagingtogetherdegreedespitethemachinationsofthedisagreeabledirectriceoftheschool,Juliastartedteachingcookingclassesherself,thenteamedupwithtwofellowgourmettes,SimoneBeckandLouisetteBertholle,tohelpthemwithabooktheyweretryingtowriteonFrenchcookingforAmericans.Throwingherselfheartandsoulintomakingitauniqueandthoroughteachingbook,onlytosufferseveralroundsofpainfulrejection,ispartofthebehind-the-scenesdramathatJuliarevealswithherinimitablegustoanddisarminghonesty.
Filledwiththebeautifulblack-and-whitephotographsthatPaullovedtotakewhenhewasnotbattlingbureaucrats,aswellasfamilysnapshots,thismemoirislacedwithwonderfulstoriesabouttheFrenchcharacter,particularlyintheworldoffood,andthewayoflifethatJuliaembracedsowholeheartedly.Aboveall,sherevealsthekindofspiritanddetermination,thesheerloveofcooking,andthedrivetosharethatwithherfellowAmericansthatmadehertheextraordinarysuccessshebecame.
Levoici.Etbonappétit!
, JuliaChildwasborninPasadena,California.ShewasgraduatedfromSmithCollegeandworkedfortheOSSduringWorldWarIIinCeylonandChina,whereshemetPaulChild.AftertheymarriedtheylivedinParis,whereshestudiedattheCordonBleuandtaughtcookingwithSimoneBeckandLouisetteBertholle,withwhomshewrotethefirstvolumeofMasteringtheArtofFrenchCooking(1961).In1963,Boston’sWGBHlaunchedTheFrenchCheftelevisionseries,whichmadeheranationalcelebrity,earningherthePeabodyAwardin1965andanEmmyin1966.Severalpublictelevisionshowsandnumerouscookbooksfollowed.Shediedin2004.
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内容简介:
Inherownwords,hereisthecaptivatingstoryofJuliaChild’syearsinFrance,whereshefellinlovewithFrenchfoodandfound‘hertruecalling.’
FromthemomenttheshipdockedinLeHavreinthefallof1948andJuliawatchedthewell-muscledstevedoresunloadingthecargotothefirstperfectlysoignémealthatsheandherhusband,Paul,savoredinRouenenroutetoParis,wherehewastoworkfortheUSIS,Juliahadanawakeningthatchangedherlife.Soonthistall,outspokengalfromPasadena,California,whodidn’tspeakawordofFrenchandknewnothingaboutthecountry,wassteepedinthelanguage,chattingwithpurveyorsinthelocalmarkets,andenrolledintheCordonBleu.
Aftermanagingtogetherdegreedespitethemachinationsofthedisagreeabledirectriceoftheschool,Juliastartedteachingcookingclassesherself,thenteamedupwithtwofellowgourmettes,SimoneBeckandLouisetteBertholle,tohelpthemwithabooktheyweretryingtowriteonFrenchcookingforAmericans.Throwingherselfheartandsoulintomakingitauniqueandthoroughteachingbook,onlytosufferseveralroundsofpainfulrejection,ispartofthebehind-the-scenesdramathatJuliarevealswithherinimitablegustoanddisarminghonesty.
Filledwiththebeautifulblack-and-whitephotographsthatPaullovedtotakewhenhewasnotbattlingbureaucrats,aswellasfamilysnapshots,thismemoirislacedwithwonderfulstoriesabouttheFrenchcharacter,particularlyintheworldoffood,andthewayoflifethatJuliaembracedsowholeheartedly.Aboveall,sherevealsthekindofspiritanddetermination,thesheerloveofcooking,andthedrivetosharethatwithherfellowAmericansthatmadehertheextraordinarysuccessshebecame.
Levoici.Etbonappétit!
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作者简介:
JuliaChildwasborninPasadena,California.ShewasgraduatedfromSmithCollegeandworkedfortheOSSduringWorldWarIIinCeylonandChina,whereshemetPaulChild.AftertheymarriedtheylivedinParis,whereshestudiedattheCordonBleuandtaughtcookingwithSimoneBeckandLouisetteBertholle,withwhomshewrotethefirstvolumeofMasteringtheArtofFrenchCooking(1961).In1963,Boston’sWGBHlaunchedTheFrenchCheftelevisionseries,whichmadeheranationalcelebrity,earningherthePeabodyAwardin1965andanEmmyin1966.Severalpublictelevisionshowsandnumerouscookbooksfollowed.Shediedin2004.
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