Julia Child (August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American chef, author, and television personality.
She is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was The French Chef, which premiered in 1963.
If you’re afraid of butter, use cream.
I just hate health food.
The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.
Cooking is like love; it should be entered into with abandon or not at all.
I think every woman should have a blowtorch.
I always give my bird a generous butter massage before I put it in the oven. Why? Because I think the chicken likes it — and, more important, I like to give it.
Always remember: If you’re alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who’s going to know?
Cooking is one failure after another, and that’s how you finally learn.
The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.
Find something you are passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.
The best way to execute French cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken. Bon appetit.
Fat gives things flavor.
I think careful cooking is love, don’t you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who’s close to you is about as nice a Valentine as you can give.
Learn how to cook — try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all have fun.
