I think it would be a shame if people chose not to post about their experiences with COTM simply because they forgot to buy shallots and substituted garlic or onion or can’t find one kind of chili and substituted another. Back...

it serves tasty, afordable food. Budweiser IS a good beer – not fancy, not dark enough for my taste, but just because it’s blue-collar doesn’t make it trash; I’ve seen Julia Child serve it. One of the...

, we choose a “combo” of cookbooks to cook from for the month or, like Casas and Julia Child, we choose a “cookbook author of the month”—this is just something that seems to happen organically during...

It sounds like you have a great deal more experience eating at fast food chains than I do. I occasionally eat at McDonald’s but so did Julia Child. I never said all the food that they serve is healthy or a steady diet of it...

and around Chinatown. I need to respectfully disagree on an Elmwood walk unless your French friend is into architecture, then a Julia Morgan tour might be worthwhile. Not much happening street-scene wise.

reference to Louis Vuitton. The French have codified their cuisine, and for Americans, Julia Child has reinforced our belief in this system. From the western viewpoint, China is the mirror in which we peer, and see ourselves...

the solid old Joy of Cooking type books but Julia Child revolutionized everything in the 60s with Mastering the Art, the Kennedys were in the White House, we all cooked French food and headed to Paris. Although food is central to...

and David Rosengarten, Michael LaMonaco, Sara Moulton, Curtis the vegetarian guy (Aikens?)...Even reruns of Martha Stewart and Julia Child would be an improvement. Get ATK and some of the other PBS shows that show actual cooking,...

the origin of some ingredients, I was informed that they came from Mariquita, Knoll, Star Route, etc. I confirmed this fact with Julia from Mariquita who told me that A16 is their biggest customer. God knows why they don’t...

In Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child doesn’t even mention rooster in this dish, and she’s pretty vehement in other sections of the book on the difference between the ingredients available in America vs....

As you can probably tell from the name, if I have a plate of fried clams in front of me and someone asks to have one, they better be: a) willing to add me to the will b) a stand in for Julia Roberts c) carrying an Uzi d) be one of my...

And remember- that quintessential American-Italian menu staple, the Caesar Salad..... invented in Mexico by Caesar Cardini, who was an Italian restranteur in Tijuana. The salad gained prominence because celebs used to eat there-...

is Julia's; however, people either love this or hate it. I love, love their tacos and cheese enchiladas. I also like El Reparo/El Rodeo (which is in Ball and probably much closer to you), but hate Los Portales. Finally, on the...

and a sports bar, together at last!) Downtown: Nooshi Noodles, Julia's Empanadas, Mama Ayesha’s Rosslyn: Santa Fe Cafe (not haute cuisine by any stretch, but good and good service). Cafe Asia is off my list. I don’t...

delicious, even better that the Julia Child mashed potatoes from The Way to Cook. I’m thankful that the turkey wasn’t my responsibility!