RIP Author Julie Powell…

Such sad news. As reported online just now:

“Julie Powell, a writer and home cook who became a culinary phenomenon while trying to make every recipe in Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” a year-long project that she chronicled in an irreverent blog and a book, “Julie & Julia,” that was adapted into a hit movie, died Oct. 26 at her home in Olivebridge, N.Y. She was 49. The cause was cardiac arrest.”

Julie spent a year cooking from the Julia Child cookbook – and it made her famous…

Powell’s book became a huge best-seller, and resulted in the hit film “Julie & Julia”, in which she is portrayed by Amy Adams, while the legendary Chef and Cookbook Author Julia Child is portrayed brilliantly by Meryl Streep…

“Julie & Julia!”

“Julie & Julia” intertwines the story of a food blogger, Julie Powell, who makes a different Julia Child recipe every day for a year, and becomes an internet sensation. We go back and forth between her story and the life of Julia Child – with an absolutely mesmerizing performance by Streep.

Here is the trailer:

Powell was candid in her memoir, and the film captures her struggle to juggle a full time job, a daily recipe, and a husband…

The real joy of the film is the story of how Julia Child became JULIA CHILD. Watching Meryl Streep capture the honesty and inspiration of Julia Child is a revelation. She is pitch perfect capturing her warmth, insecurity, and creative genius, and Streep was deservedly nominated again for the role…this part of the film is pure magic…

As I said, Alex and I are avid fans of Julia’s, and I got to cook on her provencal stove, thanks to the great Cookbook Author Patricia Wells:

Alex and I took her cooking class in Provence, and Julia gave Patricia the stove that we cooked on there! See the story here:

I also got the chance to see Julia’s real kitchen:

Yes, it exists in a museum! See it here:

It’s shocking to lose someone so young, and Powell will always be remembered for her terrific memoir and the film that came from it…RIP to Julie Powell…

Categories: Art, Books / Media, cookbooks, Cult Movies, Food, food blog, Great Films, Memoirs, Movies, Pop Culture, Recipes, Talent/Celebrities, Wacky Food

Tags: french cooking, French Kitchen Cookbook, great cooking classes, great food travel, Happy birthday Julia Child, Happy birthday Julia Childs, Julia Child, julia child boeuf bourguignon recipe, julia child food museum, julia child julia child museum, Julia Child recipes, Julia Child Remixed, Julia Child stove, Julia Child videos, Julia Child's Provencal stove, Julia Childs, Julia Childs birthday, Julia Childs birthday celebration, Julia Childs birthday mix, Julia Childs cooking, julia childs food museum, julia childs kitchen, Julia Childs kitchen wisdom video, julia childs music video, julia childs original kitchen, Julie & Julia, Julie Powell Author dies, memoirs, Meryl Streep as Julia Child, movie recipes, movies, moving to Provence, museums, music, My Life In France, national air and space museum, natural history museums, new Patricia Wells Cookbook, Paris, patrica wells, Patrica Wells recipes, Patricia and Walter Wells, Patricia Wells, Patricia Wells At Home In Provence cookbook, Patricia Wells cookbook recipes, Patricia Wells Cookbooks, Patricia Wells cooking class, Patricia Wells cooking classes, Patricia Wells cooking school, Patricia Wells memoir, Patricia Wells Provence recipes, Patricia Wells recipes, PBS, provencal adventure, provencal cooking class, provencal cooking classes, provencal recipes, provencal vacation, Provence, Provence food, Provence France, Provence travel, Provence travel adventures, Provence wine, provencial travels, provencial villages, Recipes, Restaurants, RIP Author Julie Powell, RIP Julia and Julia Author Julie Powell, Talent/Celebrities, travel, travel adventures, travel food travel, travel memoir, travel memoirs, unique museum tours, Wacky Food best cookbooks, Washington DC best museums, Washington DC museum, Washington DC museum guide, Washington DC museums, world's best cooking schools, world's best food travel