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Tag: Archive: 1970s

How Julia Child sold Americans on the difficult, alien art of French cooking.

Stephen Schmidt

Julia Child reviews a gastronomic history of American cooking, sings the praises of a recipe for pimiento custard spread, and details her obsession with all things corn.

Julia Child

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