ChefToddMohr wrote:
>
> I'm sure the Italians will see it the way I did, as entertainment.
>
> It was totally incredible to me that a 20-something woman, with little
> experience, could cook 524 recipes perfectly each time from a tiny New
> York apartment.


Who said anything about making them 'perfectly'? Since Julia never ate
any of those dishes, who's to say?


>
> You can't learn to cook from a recipe book, you need an understanding
> of Basic Cooking Methods to make any recipe work.

That can be obtained from a good cookbook. Millions of people have
learnt to cook that way.

>
> Only in Hollywood can someone learn to cook exactly like Julia Child on
> the first try, just by reading a book.

Ms Julie probably didn't cook *exactly* like Julia Child. No two cooks
ever cook exactly the same; that's why people here ask how to make
things like their (insert deceased relative here) did.
>
> I have two blog posts about the movie, one where I try to make "Boeuf
> Bourguignon" exactly as it appears in Julia's book. It didn't work out
> well.
> webcookingclasses.com/blog
>


That could just mean you aren't as good a cook as Julia <ducking and
running>