Julia Child Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Julia Child
Julia Child Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Julia Child on Wise Famous Quotes.
I was a Republican until I got to New York and had to live on $18 a week. It was then that I became a Democrat.
Pro-choice is the only way to be
because women are human beings, after all, and should be treated as such.
because women are human beings, after all, and should be treated as such.
This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!
There is nothing nicer than a kitchen really made for a cook. Things that are designed to be used always have an innate beauty.
I'm afraid that surprise, shock, and regret is the fate of authors when they finally see themselves on the page.
We ought to enjoy our food, we ought to take time and care and prepare it correctly, and we ought to have fun doing it and make it a communal event.
The best way to execute French cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken.
I was a romantic, messy thinker. I was raised with very conservative beliefs, but that was a long time ago.
MODERATION.SMALL HELPINGS. SAMPLE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. THESE ARE THE SECRETS OF HAPPINESS AND GOOD HEALTH.
You learn to cook so that you don't have to be a slave to recipes. You get what's in season and you know what to do with it.
Had been a year earlier. Looking back, it had been a year of growth. Paul's personality had enlarged, he'd gained further wisdom, if not salary,
Sooner or later the public will forget you; the memory of you will fade. What's important are the individuals you've influenced along the way.
Food, like the people who eat it, can be stimulated by wine or spirits. And, as with people, it can also be spoiled.
If you're in a good profession, it's hard to get bored, because you're never finished - there will always be work you haven't done.
It's fun to get together and have something good to eat at least once a day. That's what human life is all about - enjoying things.
Just speak very loudly and quickly, and state your position with utter conviction, as the French do, and you'll have a marvelous time!
Cooking was taken with such seriousness in France that even ordinary chefs were proud of their profession. That's what appealed to me.
The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.
Anything that says 'healthy' I say away from ... Giving up butter, for instance, means that in about two years you will be covered in dandruff.
The shellfish thing is very scary. You have to know the people you buy from and exactly where their wholesalers are getting the fish from.
In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come in for men's underwear.
Celebrity has its uses. I can always get a seat in any restaurant.
Source: Esquire Magazine, June 2000 original edition
Source: Esquire Magazine, June 2000 original edition
People liked to eat veal until they saw pictures of these darling little animals with brown eyes. Veal calves been raised the same way for centuries.
People who are not interested in food always seem rather dry and unloving and don't have a real gusto for life.
In spite of food fads, fitness programs, and health concerns, we must never lose sight of a beautifully conceived meal.
If variety is the spice of life, then my life must be one of the spiciest you ever heard of. A curry of a life. -Paul Child
I have trouble with toast. Toast is very difficult. You have to watch it all the time or it burns up.
Sometimes ... it takes me an entire day to write a recipe, to communicate it correctly. It's really like writing a little short story.
I'm awfully sorry for people who are taken in by all of today's dietary mumbo jumbo. They are not getting any enjoyment out of their food.
As we say in the American Institute of Wine and Food, small helpings, no seconds. A little bit of everything. No snacking. And have a good time.
Someone may offer you a freshly caught whole large fish, like a salmon or striped bass. Don't panic - take it!
Cooking hasn't yet been accepted as the art form it is. It should be on the level with any of the other art forms.
If it weren't for Julia Child, I might never have moved past brown rice and tofu. Worse, I might still be afraid of being less than perfect.
You don't spring into good cooking naked. You have to have some training. You have to learn how to eat.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking ... doesn't mean it has to be fancy cooking, although it can be as elaborate as you wish.
It's hard to imagine a civilization without onions; in one form or another their flavor blends into almost everything in the meal except the desert.
The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile.
You never forget a beautiful thing that you have made,' [Chef Bugnard] said. 'Even after you eat it, it stays with you - always.
We had a happy marriage because we were together all the time. We were friends as well as husband and wife. We just had a good time.