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On Jun 25, 5:34*pm, "Dick R." > wrote:
> Mark Lipton wrote:
> > Dick R. wrote:

>
> >>Next up: In honor of Julia Child and the new movie with Meryl Streep,
> >>we’ll host another dinner party – but where to begin? My wife has every
> >>book ever written by Julia, and the menu could be difficult.

>
> > I'd argue that two of her more famous recipes are for Vichyssoise and
> > Coq au Vin. *The latter is certainly a very wine-friendly dish. *Nice
> > idea, BTW!

>
> Thanks for the suggestions Mark,
> My beautiful wife Linda is also a fantastic cook. She does have a penchant for
> collecting cook books, 1400 at last count. It's always interesting to open an
> old cookbook from the 1800s and find a hand written recipe for salt pork made in
> a barrel in the barn or other recipes that are "timeless".
> We will take your suggestions to heart, and I think this next party is going to
> be fun!
>
> Dick (I'll supply the wine)


Sounds like some nice parties. Apparently Vincent Price was a real
gourmet.
The movie is from the Julia and Julie book, correct? I'd agree with
the coq au vin idea.