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In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child’s years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found ‘her true calling.’ From the moment the ship docked in Le Havre in the fall of 1948 and Julia watched the well-muscled stevedores unloading the cargo to the... read more

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First Sentence

At five-forty-five in the morning, Paul and I rousted ourselves from our warm bunk and peered out of the small porthole in our cabin aboard the SS America.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Alex Prud'homme

Introduction

Part I
1. La Belle France
2. Le Cordon Bleu
3. Three Hearty Eaters
4. Bouillabaisse a la Marsellaise

Part II
5. French recipes for American cooks
6. Mastering the Art
7. Son of Mastering
8. The French Chef in France
9. From Julia Child's Kitchen

Epilogue

Authors & Contributors

  1. Julia Child (Author)
  2. Alex Prud'homme
 

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