2010 Golden Globes backstage
In her interview upon receiving the Golden Globe award last evening for “Julie and Julia,” Meryl Streep referred to our MLA in Gastronomy in this video:
“In the film, we refer to accurately the fact that in her 90s, she was not amused by the fact that Julie Powell was writing a blog about cooking her way through “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” Julia Child was disgruntled because she felt this person [Julie Powell] was not being serious about cuisine. Julia was a sunny personality but she really took this quite seriously. She tried to establish a master’s degree in gastronomy at Boston University, and she wanted it to be considered a serious point of study.”
Rebecca Alssid is hoping to bring Meryl Streep and/or Nora Ephron to a public event at some point on Julia Child.