Julie and Julia (2005) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Julie Powell: A thirty-year-old who cooks her way through Julia Child's cookbook while blogging about it. Works for a government call center which inspires her to start a blog. Has a written novel.
• Eric Powell: Julie's husband.
• Julia Child: The famous author of the cookbook, "The Art of Mastering French Cooking"
• Paul Child: Julia's husband.
• Gwen: Julie's friend
• Judith Jones: Julia's editor and champion
• Isabel: A friend of Julie Powell's who is also a blogger.
• Sally: Julie's friend
• Heathcliff: Julie's brother
• Nate: Julie's coworker at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.
• Amanda Hesser: Add a description of this character.
• Boeuf Bourguignon: Julia Child's signature dish that Judith Jones made that was the deciding factor to purchase Mastering The Art of French Cooking.
• Martin
• Chris
• David Strathairn: Julie has a fixation on this actor.
• Brian
• Mr. Kline: The man who runs the government office where Julie works.
• Charlie
• Sukie: Julie's aunt
• Brad
• Mitch
• Riz
• Sarah
• Martha
• Bonnie
• Sam
• Kimmy

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• New York: New York City, Long Island, Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Chinatown, Astoria, Staten Island, New York Harbor, Verrazano Bridge, Tribeca, South Street Seaport
• France: Paris, Roquefort, Le Havre
• Austin, Texas
• New Jersey: Weehawken
• England: London
• Saudi Arabia: Riyadh
• Sri Lanka: Ceylon
• Iraq
• China
• Pasadena, California

Organizations edit see section history

• Yale University: Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
• Cambridge University: The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University or Cambridge) is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after the University of Oxford), and the seventh-oldest globally.
• Office of Strategic Services (OSS): The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the wartime intelligence agency, and it was a predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The OSS was formed in order to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for the branches of the United States Armed Forces.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Entropy: a doctrine of inevitable social decline and degeneration.
• Insouciance: lack of care or concern
• Mise En Place: (French) in a kitchen, the preparation of equipment and food before service begins

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• French Cooking: Julie Powell spends a year working her way through Julia Child's "Mastering The Art Of French Cooking"
• Humor, motivation, inspiration: Powell uses her love of cooking as a stress reliever from her job as a government secretary. She blogs humorously and honestly of all the trials and successes of the project. She finds a new motivation and inspiration for life when others show their appreciation for her work.
• Blogging: Julie Powell's husband comes up with the idea to blog the project.

Errata edit see section history

In the diary passage before the chapter "The Law of Diminishing Returns", Julia is incorrectly called Julie in fourth paragraph.

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Julie Powell (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Quill Award (2006: Debut Author of the Year)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: TX649.P66 A3 2005
• Dewey: 641.5092

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Cooking, Food & Wine › Regional & International › European › French
• Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups › Women
• Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Memoirs

Movie Connections edit see section history

• Julie & Julia (2009) (IMDb): Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.

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