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Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.

Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.

Julia Child
Work, Women, Food
Julia Child, E. S. Yntema (1979). “Julia Child & more company”, Knopf

Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. The you savor it, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences.

Julia Child
Drinking, Food, Wine
Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (2011). “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”, p.16, Knopf

Cassoulet, that best of bean feasts, is everyday fare for a peasant but ambrosia for a gastronome, though its ideal consumer is a 300-pound blocking back who has been splitting firewood nonstop for the last twelve hours on a subzero day in Manitoba.

Julia Child
Block, Food, Cooking
Julia Child, E. S. Yntema (1979). “Julia Child & more company”, Knopf

Without peanuts, it isn't a cocktail party.

Julia Child
Party, Food, Cocktails

In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come in for men's underwear.

Julia Child
Food, Men, People

The American poultry industry had made it possible to grow a fine-looking fryer in record time and sell it at a reasonable price, but no one mentioned that the result usually tasted like the stuffing inside of a teddy bear.

Julia Child
Food, Records, Poultry
Julia Child (2009). “My Life in France”, p.173, Gerald Duckworth & Co

You have to eat to cook. You can't be a good cook and be a noneater. I think eating is the secret to good cooking.

Julia Child
Food, Thinking, Cooking

I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make.... Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is truly vile...then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile.

Julia Child
Believe, Food, Thinking
"My Life In France". Book by Julia Child, p. 71, 2006.

Fat gives things flavor.

Julia Child
Food, Weight Loss, Giving
"Julia Child: What I've Learned". Interview with Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. June 2001.

I believe in red meat. I often said: red meat and gin.

Julia Child
Believe, Food, Meat

Celebrity has its uses. I can always get a seat in any restaurant.

Julia Child
Food, Use, Restaurants
"Julia Child: What I've Learned". Interview with Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. June 2001.

Of course I made many boo-boos. At first this broke my heart, but then I came to understand that learning how to fix one's mistakes, or live with them, was an important part of becoming a cook.

Julia Child
Mistake, Food, Heart
Julia Child (2009). “My Life in France”, p.78, Gerald Duckworth & Co

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