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Julia Child has gone down in history as one of the most significant, and beloved, chefs of all time. Born in 1912, she lived the majority of her lifetime looking for a purpose in life. During World War II she joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) after finding that she was too tall to join both the Woman's Army Corps (WACs) and the US Navy's Women's Reserve (or WAVES). As it turns out, Julia Child was meant to have a different purpose during the war. Her talents and brilliance were noticed and it was not long until she earned the title of Top Secret Researcher working directly under General William Donovan, the head of the OSS and founding father of the CIA.
Today we know Julia Child as a chef but what most people do not know about her is that her first foray into "cooking" was a recipe for shark repellent. The OSS once put her in charge of finding a way to keep sharks from setting off underwater bombs meant for German U-boats. Her secret recipe is still in use today.
Julia Child the real cook was born in 1948 when she and her husband, Paul Child, moved to France. Her first meal there is said to have sealed her fate. She soon decided to attend
the infamous Le Cordon Bleu. It is important to note, for those viewers of the 2009 Julie & Julia film, that the head of Le Cordon Bleu, Madame Brassart, truly did not get along with Julia Child but on the whole was said to have been quite pleasant, sweet, and funny (after the movie came out a mutual friend of the two stated that she had never met two less compatible people).
Child's first cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, was published in 1961. It was an immediate best seller. This book taught millions of people how to cook. Julia was an instant sucess and the career that followed proves that. She had a variety of her own shows and will forever be loved by the classic American. Julia Child's significance will forever live on.
We live in a time where we are utterly aware of the distinction between the past and the present. Yesterday was the past while tomorrow is the future. Yet, when we stop and think, when we truly put the title history on our barely over past, it is saddening to see just how much we forget.When I think about how my little life overlapped with the likes of Julia Child it seems utterly amazing. She impacted millions of people and will impact millions yet to come; yet to me she is a historical figure to look back upon. She is a piece of history to be admired.
I do not remember her life or her death. I imagine many people reacted to the news of her death the way I did to that of Carrie Fisher. My parents lived in an age where Julia Child was a household name, I did not. It makes one reflect upon how the times we now find ourselves in will be times that the generation just being born will never remember. Although they were alive, we will have to explain to them the day Notre Dame burned or what it was like to see Meryl Streep on the big screen a few times a year. They will not remember, much like I do not remember Julia Child.
I was seven years old when she died. She was 94 and taught the people of the world up until her final days. I can recall my mother talking about her, and later watching her shows, but at that point the legend herself was history. She joined the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander the Great in being just another name, another name they will forget.
JULIA CHILD
Julia Child has gone down in history as one of the most significant, and beloved, chefs of all time. Born in 1912, she lived the majority of her lifetime looking for a purpose in life. During World War II she joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) after finding that she was too tall to join both the Woman's Army Corps (WACs) and the US Navy's Women's Reserve (or WAVES). As it turns out, Julia Child was meant to have a different purpose during the war. Her talents and brilliance were noticed and it was not long until she earned the title of Top Secret Researcher working directly under General William Donovan, the head of the OSS and founding father of the CIA.
Today we know Julia Child as a chef but what most people do not know about her is that her first foray into "cooking" was a recipe for shark repellent. The OSS once put her in charge of finding a way to keep sharks from setting off underwater bombs meant for German U-boats. Her secret recipe is still in use today.
Julia Child the real cook was born in 1948 when she and her husband, Paul Child, moved to France. Her first meal there is said to have sealed her fate. She soon decided to attend
the infamous Le Cordon Bleu. It is important to note, for those viewers of the 2009 Julie & Julia film, that the head of Le Cordon Bleu, Madame Brassart, truly did not get along with Julia Child but on the whole was said to have been quite pleasant, sweet, and funny (after the movie came out a mutual friend of the two stated that she had never met two less compatible people).
Child's first cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, was published in 1961. It was an immediate best seller. This book taught millions of people how to cook. Julia was an instant sucess and the career that followed proves that. She had a variety of her own shows and will forever be loved by the classic American. Julia Child's significance will forever live on.
We live in a time where we are utterly aware of the distinction between the past and the present. Yesterday was the past while tomorrow is the future. Yet, when we stop and think, when we truly put the title history on our barely over past, it is saddening to see just how much we forget.When I think about how my little life overlapped with the likes of Julia Child it seems utterly amazing. She impacted millions of people and will impact millions yet to come; yet to me she is a historical figure to look back upon. She is a piece of history to be admired.
I do not remember her life or her death. I imagine many people reacted to the news of her death the way I did to that of Carrie Fisher. My parents lived in an age where Julia Child was a household name, I did not. It makes one reflect upon how the times we now find ourselves in will be times that the generation just being born will never remember. Although they were alive, we will have to explain to them the day Notre Dame burned or what it was like to see Meryl Streep on the big screen a few times a year. They will not remember, much like I do not remember Julia Child.
I was seven years old when she died. She was 94 and taught the people of the world up until her final days. I can recall my mother talking about her, and later watching her shows, but at that point the legend herself was history. She joined the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander the Great in being just another name, another name they will forget.
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