Julia Child's Slate DiaryThe inimitable chef on grocery shopping, tricky sauces, and what to eat for breakfast.

Julia Child, the chef who demystified French cooking for countless Americans, died today at the age of 91. In 2000, she wrote a Slate Diary that—like so much of her writing—was welcoming, unfussy, and charmingly brisk. "We have decided," she wrote, "to do a demonstration about sauces. People seem to be afraid to make them, and that's silly because they aren't that difficult to do, and they add so much to the dish."

PRINTE-MAILRECOMMEND...RSS

FacebookMySpace Mixx Digg Reddit del.icio.us Furl Ma.gnolia SphereStumbleUponCLOSE

SPONSORED CONTENT

• Happy Birthday, Smokey Bear
  Firefighting bears, crime-stopping pooches, and more of history's greatest pedagogical animals.
  Josh Levin | July 4, 2009
• The Great Barbecue Debate
  Is charcoal bad for the planet?
  Brendan I. Koerner | July 3, 2009
• Death by Cheese and the Dreaded Ruptured Stomach
  The past and future of competitive eating injuries.
  Jason Fagone | July 3, 2009
• Search for more Recycled articles
• Subscribe to the Recycled RSS feed
• View our complete Recycled archive