Monday, August 16, 2004
RED MEAT AND A BOTTLE OF GIN: (x-posted from Thread aPa) Julia Child, the grand dame of American cooking shows, died Friday at the age of 91. Besides the obvious, that as a kid in the 70s, she was the cooking show I ended up watching, and that she avoided dietary trends, only paying attention to what tasted good, there's a very good reason I bring up her passing here. She loved the booze.
When a radio interviewer asked her what her ultimate meal would be, she said "Red meat and a bottle of gin." There's also this cheerful little vignette from her cooking show worth repeating:
"In one TV program, chef and friend Jacques Pepin asked what kind of wine she preferred with picnics — red or white. 'I like beer,' Child said enthusiastically, pulling out a cold bottle and two glasses."
If you can't respect the woman for that, then I've seriously overestimated how much you people like alcohol.
|| Eric 7:26 PM#
