tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post925111222442492912..comments2024-03-28T07:27:17.868-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: On cooking for Julia ChildJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86831654939962857732009-10-04T10:44:32.570-04:002009-10-04T10:44:32.570-04:00A belated comment from my sister Nora when I asked...A belated comment from my sister Nora when I asked if she'd met Julia:<br />"Never met her. I was never in the same room with her. She wrote me a letter in l968 after I wrote about the Food Establishment, a lovely letter inviting me to lunch the next time I was in Cambridge, but then I was never in Cambridge. I feel sad about it because according to everyone who met her, she did not disappoint."Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88731785640434975102009-10-01T09:40:32.966-04:002009-10-01T09:40:32.966-04:00Martha Stewart?? I do hope this is a future blog ...Martha Stewart?? I do hope this is a future blog topic, Ro.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38040496065176153842009-10-01T07:33:26.335-04:002009-10-01T07:33:26.335-04:00Dozens of rehearsal dinners? How did you decide wh...Dozens of rehearsal dinners? How did you decide what to serve and did you make exactly the same meal over and over again?<br />(I can imagine the fear factor! Martha Stewart was invited to my werdding and I was so relieved when she declined.)Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19041962709485886272009-10-01T00:11:07.103-04:002009-10-01T00:11:07.103-04:00Edith: Always cook the whole chicken. That is wond...Edith: Always cook the whole chicken. That is wonderful. I mean--it's a huge metaphor.<br /><br />Um, isn't it? Or is it just about chicken?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80227422398552827702009-09-30T21:25:26.359-04:002009-09-30T21:25:26.359-04:00Edith. What a great story about the chicken. I agr...Edith. What a great story about the chicken. I agree. <br />LoraLora Brodyhttp://lorabrodywritingonair.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10879591872154714732009-09-30T20:40:38.630-04:002009-09-30T20:40:38.630-04:00Welcome, Lora. I look forward to reading your writ...Welcome, Lora. I look forward to reading your writing.<br /><br />My aunt Jo Reinhardt in California recently passed away. A friend of hers who saw Julie and Julia shortly after Jo's passing said she wept almost throughout, being reminded of the similarities between Julia and Jo : both were excellent and creative cooks, tall, funny, interested in others, and had roots in Pasadena.<br /><br />At Jo's memorial service last Friday near San Francisco, one of her three sons (all skilled cooks) said one of the top ten things he learned from his mother was to ALWAYS cook the whole chicken. A friend of my aunt and uncle's who spoke later said that, since meeting Jo 30 years ago, he hasn't bought a even a single "piece of chicken." <br /><br />Ever since I was 4 and we made our weekly pilgrimage to the MacDonald's in Pasadena ["18,00 sold!", I have been way too fond of McD's french fries. Here's to Julia.<br /><br />EdithEdith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56624039958653027722009-09-30T19:13:38.802-04:002009-09-30T19:13:38.802-04:00Nora and Julia - that would be a most interesting ...Nora and Julia - that would be a most interesting match up. Two very verbal, opinionated food loving gals. I'd put money on Julia reading Heartburn and loving it.Lora@lorabrody.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571519761758362486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76838080550843339182009-09-30T19:07:20.862-04:002009-09-30T19:07:20.862-04:00That's so interesting...I'm sure Julie hop...That's so interesting...I'm sure Julie hoped Julia would be pleased, but I can understand why she was less than. Ironic that The movie (and hence Julie) propelled the cookbook and Julia's autobiography onto the best seller list. I wonder if Nora ever met Julia. I'll have to ask her.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52678558598881622662009-09-30T19:01:13.798-04:002009-09-30T19:01:13.798-04:00Hi Roberta - thank you for your nice welcome. Th...Hi Roberta - thank you for your nice welcome. The things I remember most about that dinner -actually, the only thing I remember (menu-wise) was the dessert: a gâteaux (much to fancy to be called a 'cake')<br />with gobs of mocha butter-cream sandwiched between hazelnut meringue layers. It took days to make- and it was enormous, but there wasn't much left over at the end of the meal.<br />I think Julia was put out about the Julie book was she felt that someone was making money off her name. She was extremely careful about the use of her name and image - she never endorsed anything for pay. Knowing how strongly she felt about this,I can understand her feeling that way.Lora@lorabrody.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571519761758362486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3171861700071228422009-09-30T18:56:25.859-04:002009-09-30T18:56:25.859-04:00Hi - it seems my previous replies from today are w...Hi - it seems my previous replies from today are wandering around in cyberspace. <br /><br />Thank you for your comments and questions.<br />In response to Hank's question - the very last time Julia came to our house for dinner, my son Max (who owns a restaurant in Western Massachusetts called The night Kitchen) and I made baked stuffed lobster with Ritz cracker crab meat stuffing. Everything was from scratch. However I just heard from a trusted source that one of Julia's favorite things to eat was the hot dogs they serve at CostCo. She was also a big fan of McDonald's french fries.Lora@lorabrody.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571519761758362486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79078739035657767092009-09-30T14:44:31.345-04:002009-09-30T14:44:31.345-04:00Hi Lora, so nice to have you here! We love talking...Hi Lora, so nice to have you here! We love talking about food at Jungle red...and eating of course! <br /><br />Do you remember the first meal you catered for Julia and Ruth?<br /><br />And another question--I wondered after reading Julie and Julia and then seeing the fabulous movie, why Julia Child would have been down on Julie's project? Any insight into that?<br /><br />Now I'm headed right over to check out your blog and your cooking classes...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85364106997818647842009-09-30T09:24:18.901-04:002009-09-30T09:24:18.901-04:00Oh, Lora, that's so great. And it must have be...Oh, Lora, that's so great. And it must have been so intimidating!<br /><br />Did she never take shortcuts? I mean, today, (if somehow she could come to dinner again) would you still make everything from scratch?<br /><br />Hmmm..now I'm hungry...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.com