{"product_id":"as-always-julia-the-letters-of-julia-child-and-avis-devoto","title":"As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis Devoto","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis dishy and delightful, never-before-published correspondence between America's queen of food, Julia Child, and her confidante and mentor Avis DeVoto, shows not only the blossoming of a lifelong friendship, but also an America on the verge of political, social, and gastronomic transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA National Bestseller \n\u003cbr\u003eWinner of an International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for Literary Food Writing \n\u003cbr\u003e An absorbing portrait of an unexpected friendship. \n\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Julia s inimitable voice shines through . . . These letters offer [a] glimpse of how the truly great can merge heart and soul in the pursuit of excellence. \n\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eJulia is known around the world by her first name alone. But how much do we really know of the inner Julia Child? Through this riveting correspondence between Julia and Avis DeVoto, her pen pal and literary mentor, we hear Julia s deepest thoughts and feelings and witness the blossoming of a unique and lifelong friendship. We see, too, the turbulent creation of one of the most influential cookbooks ever written. Frank, bawdy, funny, exuberant, these astonishing letters show an America on the verge of political, social, and gastronomic transformation and two women deeply engaged in the making of that new world. \n\u003cbr\u003e [Child] comes booming back to life in these dishy missives . . . A delicious read. \n\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e(31\/2 of 4 stars) \n\u003cbr\u003e Blazingly alive and entirely irresistible. \n\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eJOAN REARDON is a culinary historian, cookbook author, and biographer. She publishes and edits a quarterly newsletter for Les Dames d Escoffier Chicago and serves on the advisory board of Gastronomica. \n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJOAN REARDON is a culinary historian, cookbook author, and biographer. Winner of an IACP Award for culinary writing, she publishes and edits a quarterly newsletter for Les Dames d'Escoffier Chicago, and serves on the advisory board of \n\u003ci\u003eGastronomica\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An absorbing portrait of an unexpected friendship.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The spirit of the indomitable Julia Child lives on in Joan Reardon's AS ALWAYS, JULIA, a saucy soup-to-nuts compilation of the correspondence between Child and lifelong friend Avis DeVoto. As Julia said, 'Life itself is the proper binge.' Let's live it up!\" \n\u003cbr\u003e- Elissa Schappell, \n\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, \u003c\/i\u003e Dec. issue \"The women's frank, tender letters are an absolute delight to read, as much for their mouthwatering discussion of cuisine as for the palpable fondness they portray for one another. In an early note, DeVoto calls Child's evolving manuscript \"as exciting as a novel to read,\" and, indeed, so are their conversations.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review \n\u003cbr\u003e \"This epistolary testament to a close friendship will surely appeal to Child fans.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \"\u003c\/i\u003eWitty, enlightening and entertaining, these letters serve as a compelling companion volume to Mastering the Art of French Cooking. \n\u003ci\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e- \n\u003ci\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA National Bestseller \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of an International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for Literary Food Writing \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An absorbing portrait of an unexpected friendship.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Julia's inimitable voice shines through . . . These letters offer [a] glimpse of how the truly great can merge heart and soul in the pursuit of excellence.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulia is known around the world by her first name alone. But how much do we really know of the inner Julia Child? Through this riveting correspondence between Julia and Avis DeVoto, her \"pen pal\" and literary mentor, we hear Julia's deepest thoughts and feelings and witness the blossoming of a unique and lifelong friendship. We see, too, the turbulent creation of one of the most influential cookbooks ever written. Frank, bawdy, funny, exuberant, these astonishing letters show an America on the verge of political, social, and gastronomic transformation and two women deeply engaged in the making of that new world. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Child] comes booming back to life in these dishy missives . . . A delicious read.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e(31\/2 of 4 stars) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Blazingly alive and entirely irresistible.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/03\/2012 pg. 48 (EAN 9780547577487, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eReardon, Joan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCulinary historian, cookbook author, and biographer Joan Reardon is the author of \u003ci\u003eM.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, and Alice Waters: Celebrating the Pleasures of the Table, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eM.F.K. 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