A priest named St. Jerome once stated, “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Till your good is better and your better is best.” One is to keep on working until they are the unsurpassed at their passion. Julia Child cooked for a living. She was born in Pasadena, California, on August 15, 1912 (Shapiro, 2007). Julia Child created Mastering the Art of French Cooking that launched television show, innovated recipes in both the cookbook plus the television show, and changing the way Americans thought of cooking. She became a role model and an icon; all while doing what she loved.
Amongst all the things Julia created, a cookbook and a television show were some of the most notable. In 1961, with the help of Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, she wrote “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”, which was a colossal hit (Edgers & Hempel, 2015). The book was clear with precise instructions, and therefore “Became the standard against which all other cookbooks would come to be judged” (Price, 2018). Furthermore, In January 1962, WGBH invited her to star in a TV show about French cooking (Shapiro, 2007). In the show, She made sound effects, clanged pots together, spilled things, called things silly, and made a mess.
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In France, grams were used, so Child altered each gram into ounces. Whenever she encountered words like pinch, she converted it into ounces (Edgers & Hempel, 2015). She made troublesome and complicated recipes to simple and smooth recipes. Furthermore, Child overcame problems. When she became interested in food, she could not cook. “Julia had the palate but not the instincts” (Shapiro, 2007). When she moved to France, she solved her problem by taking cooking lessons at Le Cordon Bleu and cooking finally made sense to
“The strength of a nation is in the hands of the cook. Feed a man well, he will work well, he will fight well” (Eustis). These words are not what would typically be expected from a cookbook yet, nonetheless this is how author Celestine Eustis chooses to start her collection of recipes. In 1836, Celestine Eustis was born in Paris, to her mother who was from a prominent French-speaking Creole family. In 1904, when Eustis was in her late sixties, she wrote Creole in Old Cooking Days (On History and Food). Cooking in Old Creole Days shows the diversity of Creole culture with its variety of recipes and songs as well as other things that are included in this guide to Creole cooking even more so in the author’s introduction, as she utilizes some unconventional methods. This cookbook highlights the diversity and vibrancy of the Creole culture and how it played an important role in the exotic regional culture of Louisiana and in the old south. It served as a reflection of her Creole heritage, New Orleans background, French living, and privileged lifestyle. The recipe book celebrates the cooking traditions and meals created in the kitchens of the wealthy Southern society (On History and Food).
At any point in time, someone’s world can be turned upside down by an unthinkable horror in a matter of seconds. On June 20th, 2001 in a small, suburban household in Houston, TX, Andrea Yates drowned her five children in a bathtub after her husband left for work. The crime is unimaginable, yes, but the history leading up to the crime is just as important to the story. Andrea Yates childhood, adulthood, and medical history are all potent pieces of knowledge necessary to understanding the crime she committed.
Even when Philippa later insists that Babette should not have “given away all [she] had for [their] sake,” Babette claims that it was not for them; she crafted this feast for herself and is proud of it, repeatedly reminding the sisters, the guests, and the reader that she is “an artist” (Dinesen 141-142). Having lost both her son and her husband in the Paris Commune, Babette had been forced to leave her life as a distinguished chef behind her; in a way, this is her grand finale. Yet, although she is proud of her meal, she is happy to take a backseat to the dinner. She works to gather the ingredients, tirelessly prepares the meal, and nobly serves the feast – to be met with little praise. The story is noticeably absent of much emphasis on the food itself. Instead, Babette’s vanity stems from her satisfaction in seeing the effects of her
Julie Andrews, one of the most recognizable names and beloved person in the performance industry, did not always have a practically perfect childhood or lifestyle. She had to overcome some obstacles and when she did, she used her melodic singing voice, impeccable acting, and witty personality to make one of the largest impacts a star could make on the world. Julia Elizabeth Wells, also known as Julie Andrews, was born on October 1, 1935, to Barbara and Ted Wells. She later took the name Andrews after her mother left her father and married a man named Ted Andrews. Julie was thrown into the music world from the time she was little because her mother preformed as a singer and her step-father
Julia Child is a creative genius who changed the culinary world with her energetic personality and fine cooking skills. She is a fine example of the gusto-olfactory intelligence with special accents of visual spatial and interpersonal intelligence’s. There were many chefs that could fall in this intelligence category, including Escoffier, Beard, and Farmer . I chose Julia because she is a woman who broke new ground in the world of cooking. She empowered America by encouraging them to cook and enjoy food. The gusto olfactory intelligence is really a matter of taste and smell. A gusto olfactory intelligent person is able to create a specific taste, to create their own additions to recipes, and to bring something new to the sense called taste.
“She was from Pasadena, this six-foot-two marvel of a woman. It was not so much because she was an extraordinary cook- and she would pointedly remind us that she was a cook, not a chef” (Kehoe 1). Julia Child was an extraordinary woman who had a passion for cooking that she didn’t even know could change the way people cook. Julia Child most definitely influenced cooking for generations to come with her passion for cooking and love for food.
The preparation of meals before the 1920s was a very time-consuming job. However, the 1920s brought a new trend of easier meals that could be prepared in less time. Now, wives
Alice Waters, born April 28th 1944, chef, author, and the proprietor of Chez Panisse, she is an American pioneer of a culinary philosophy that maintains that cooking should be based on the finest and freshest seasonal ingredients that are produced sustainable and locally. She is an advocate for a food ec...
The biography of Emma Watson Hermione Granger, a world-widely famous character in Harry Potter film series, was portrayed by a famous English actress Emma Watson. Emma was born in Paris on Apr.15, 1990, and brought up in Oxfordshire. Emma’s parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, were both English lawyers. When Emma was five, her parents separated because of incompatibility of temperament. As a result, Emma moved to England with her mother and her brother.
Emma Watson Emma Watson is a great actress, feminist, and model that is still active today. She is a amazing person, kind, courageous, brave, and is not afraid to stand up to others. Emma Watson had a great childhood. She was born in Paris, on April 15, 1990. Both of her parents were British lawyers.
Miss Potter is irrefutably an archetypal biographical movie following the life and the career of a renowned children book writer/illustrator in the early 19th century – Beatrix Potter. Of all of her traits exploited in the movie, it is Beatrix’s radical stance against the prejudice and several other taboos concerning the role of women that I find the most inspiring. In a society where gender discrimination was prevalent, women, in general, had little chance of making a mark on hardly any domains, especially those dominated by their male counterparts. Yet Beatrix stood out as one of the very few female writers who successfully gained her nationwide recognition as the creator of beloved characters in children literature such as Benjamin Bunny and Peter Rabbit.
Since before I took this class I had always been attracted to movies or cooking shows. The way food is prepared and the passion that many of the chefs put into their delicious creations. Many of the recipes are part of the person’s culture and they continue to cook these recipes to commemorate an important part of their history. A good example of this is the film Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers, garlic being the center of every recipe but it’s of great importance to the different cultures that represented in this film.
Emma Watson should be considered the most valuable person. Not only is she an excellent actress, she is a model, activist, role model, and an active supporter of women’s rights. Overall, she has won 25 awards for her acting, studied english literature at Brown University, and she designed a range of clothes for underprivileged children that benefited UNICEF. Emma Watson is best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series. Emma Watson is mostly known for her prodigious acting skills in movies such as Harry Potter, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Tale of Despereaux, Noah, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
...important impact in Diana's life. However, for Diana the relationship with food is different from that of her father's. For Bud, food is a way to relate to the way he used to live, “… he cooks and croons in Arabic to the frying liver and onions songs about missing the one you love.” For her family, food was always a reason to make them feel better, and to relief life pressures. For Diana, it is a way to find herself. Moreover, for Diana, and despite all of the challenges that she encountered, food and cooking are used as a tool in which she expressed herself. A tool to share her good times, and bad times. She used food as comfort, a peace offering, and a way to find herself. Therefore, her simple and enjoyable to read stories came to be a wonderful mix between her life story, and food recipes. Especially for those who consider food to be more than something to eat.
Gabrielle Chanel remains one of the most well-known fashion designers of all time. She was born on August 19, 1883 in France and died in 1971. Chanel revolutionized the fashion industry with her distinctive style. After the death of her mother, she spent much of her childhood in an orphanage. The challenges of her early life helped build her strong character which influenced her path in life. Chanel was nicknamed “Coco” after a lost dog in a popular song she loved to sing. Her early career was funded by a succession of her rich lovers. This allowed her to open her first shop in Paris in 1910. She sold hats as well as some garments. Coco developed a significant following of clientele who enjoyed her practical sportswear creating great success.