Hanging Out In Julia Child’s Kitchen

"Julia Child's kitchen" is a truly magical phrase, right up there with "Aladdin's cave" or "the lost city of Atlantis." Or maybe even "Powell's City of Books," but I digress. Anyway, America has plenty of iconic chefs, and after Hannah Glass, Amelia Simmons, and Fannie Farmer, Julia Child is a towering presence in more ways … Continue reading Hanging Out In Julia Child’s Kitchen

Coming To America

Homeward bound... Who can forget when Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were the world's It couple? And their smoldering chemistry? Who can forget 1992's Far And Away, when they put on Irish brogues? I saw Far And Away on VHS with my friend, Nikki in high school, and we kinda got into it. During the last ten minutes … Continue reading Coming To America