Comments on: Julie & Julia? http://www.dinnercakes.com/2009/12/julie-julia.html Culinary Adventures for Ordinary People Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:22:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Kat http://www.dinnercakes.com/2009/12/julie-julia.html/comment-page-1#comment-2080 Kat Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:41:55 +0000 http://www.dinnercakes.com/?p=1047#comment-2080 I haven't seen the movie but I did read both books (Julie Powell's Julie & Julia, and My Life in France by Julia Child), and honestly... I'm sure Ms. Powell is a lovely person, but she's not my favorite author. She kept saying things that shocked me - not in a "wow, look what she did!" way, but in a "why would you tell the entire world that you want to cheat on your husband?" way. The whole book made me rather uncomfortable, both by her tendency to over-share personal details and by the way she frequently berated her husband. My Life In France, however, was awesome. I have a huge respect for Julia Child now (not that I didn't before - more that I never really thought about it), and I will probably read it again. I'm going to watch the movie when I have time, and see if it changes anything. I haven’t seen the movie but I did read both books (Julie Powell’s Julie & Julia, and My Life in France by Julia Child), and honestly… I’m sure Ms. Powell is a lovely person, but she’s not my favorite author. She kept saying things that shocked me – not in a “wow, look what she did!” way, but in a “why would you tell the entire world that you want to cheat on your husband?” way. The whole book made me rather uncomfortable, both by her tendency to over-share personal details and by the way she frequently berated her husband.

My Life In France, however, was awesome. I have a huge respect for Julia Child now (not that I didn’t before – more that I never really thought about it), and I will probably read it again. I’m going to watch the movie when I have time, and see if it changes anything.

]]> By: Chef Edwin http://www.dinnercakes.com/2009/12/julie-julia.html/comment-page-1#comment-2060 Chef Edwin Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:01:02 +0000 http://www.dinnercakes.com/?p=1047#comment-2060 Nah, I wouldn't say so. Plenty of people cook just from written or memorized recipes and I wouldn't call them "bad" cooks. Iron chefs aren't good cooks, they're amazing cooks. They're chefs (cook to the millionth power). It's all where you put good on the scale, I suppose. Nah, I wouldn’t say so. Plenty of people cook just from written or memorized recipes and I wouldn’t call them “bad” cooks. Iron chefs aren’t good cooks, they’re amazing cooks. They’re chefs (cook to the millionth power). It’s all where you put good on the scale, I suppose.

]]> By: Kristin http://www.dinnercakes.com/2009/12/julie-julia.html/comment-page-1#comment-2056 Kristin Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:57:12 +0000 http://www.dinnercakes.com/?p=1047#comment-2056 I really enjoyed the Julia parts, especially the relationship with Julia and her husband. I was always disappointed when it went back to Julie. Julia Child is so fascinating that I wish they would me a whole movie about her! The movie just made me want to eat butter. I really enjoyed the Julia parts, especially the relationship with Julia and her husband. I was always disappointed when it went back to Julie. Julia Child is so fascinating that I wish they would me a whole movie about her!

The movie just made me want to eat butter.

]]> By: Lindsey http://www.dinnercakes.com/2009/12/julie-julia.html/comment-page-1#comment-2054 Lindsey Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:19:43 +0000 http://www.dinnercakes.com/?p=1047#comment-2054 I liked the movie a lot more than I did after I actually read Julie's real blog. She's kind of a bitch and her husband left her for a bit because she cheated on him...not because of a little fight. I liked the movie version of her better. Plus, I adore Amy Acker. However, that's not who plays Julie. It's Amy Adams. :) I liked the movie a lot more than I did after I actually read Julie’s real blog. She’s kind of a bitch and her husband left her for a bit because she cheated on him…not because of a little fight. I liked the movie version of her better. Plus, I adore Amy Acker. However, that’s not who plays Julie. It’s Amy Adams. :)

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