"Cooking is just as creative and imaginative an activity as drawing, or wood carving, or music. And cooking draws upon your every talent--science, mathematics, energy, history, experience--and the more experience you have, the less likely are your experiments to end in drivel and disaster. The more you know, the more you can create."

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Source: Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (2011). “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”, p.16, Knopf

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Julia Child

Chef, Author, Television Personality

Julia Child was a pioneering chef and author who revolutionized American cooking through her approachable style and passion for French cuisine.

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