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Side of Julia Child you likely haven’t seen: Focus of new documentary
Not only did Julia Child change how Americans think about food and what they eat, she influenced how women are portrayed on television.
By Evan Kleiman • • 13m ListenNot only did Julia Child change how Americans think about food and what they eat, she influenced how women are portrayed on television. Raised in Pasadena, she made unexpected choices that broke the mold of what her upper-middle class upbringing would suggest. In the new documentary “Julia,” Julie Cohen and Betsy West (known for “RGB”) lean on her story as much as possible from the chef’s point of view — using letters and inner feelings to reveal her relationship with her husband Paul Child, their travels, and her joy for food.
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Julia Child, Mediterranean cuisine, Jewish baking, food injustice- 0:00Side of Julia Child you likely haven’t seen: Focus of new documentaryYou’re reading this
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- 30:11Baking grandma’s Hanukkah recipes with Beth Lee
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- 45:27The roots of Americans’ unhealthy eating habits and food injustice
The full episode
1 of 6Julia Child, Mediterranean cuisine, Jewish baking, food injustice- 0:00Side of Julia Child you likely haven’t seen: Focus of new documentaryYou’re reading this
- 13:32Reopening a Koreatown favorite: Here’s Looking At You gets a revival
- 21:28Claudia Roden’s Mediterranean: Tasting the influence of history
- 30:11Baking grandma’s Hanukkah recipes with Beth Lee
- 37:21Vegetarian Thanksgiving inspiration from Tejal Rao at the Torrance Farmer’s Market
- 45:27The roots of Americans’ unhealthy eating habits and food injustice