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Monday, January 14, 2008
Julia Speaks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
photo: AP 1978
I rarely pass on magazine covers that hawk Johnny Depp, and this month’s issue of Esquire magazine is no exception. The issue focuses on interviews with celebs about “what they’ve learned” based on the ten-year anniversary of the “what do you know?” questions that started in 1998 with Rod Steiger.
Admittedly, this seems like an unlikely stopping off point for a blog about dining out. But sandwiched between Kirk Douglas and Faye Dunaway is an unlikely candidate for the topic: Julia Child.
Interviewed by Mike Sager in 2000 (child passed away in 2004), she confides many wisdoms our way, with a somewhat surprising femininity. Here are a few:
- Fat gives things flavor.
- There is nothing worse than grilled vegetables.
- Tears mess up your makeup.
- Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper. Everything can have drama if it’s done right. Even a pancake.
- Always remember: If you’re alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who’s going to know?
Finally, the green light for the five-second rule from the greatest of our culinary icons.
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