40

Julia Child started her culinary journey at the grand old age of 40. So I am not too old! She stumbled upon it during her husband's attachment to Paris, enrolled herself in Le Cordon Bleu and the rest is history.

I only knew about her from the movie Julie & Julia. Her cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, is one of the most influential in America, almost revered on the same plane as The Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer.

That was the Christmas present V is getting for me. Am now waiting patiently for it to arrive and can't wait to start toying with the recipes.... My weight? Hmmmm. Her recipes are almost about butter, butter and more butter. Yet French women are always slim and elegant. What's the trick of eating like a queen but still maintaining your figure? There was an article a long time back about this. I need to research and understand.

If you must know, her recipes are photoless and chock full of instructions and tips. A dry read compared to most cookbooks nowadays. But, Julia Child is pure substance. Not a flash in the pan.

Every single review I read in Amazon was so positive and is highly recommended as a must have for any aspiring chef hoping to raise their culinary skills to another level.

Yups!