Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2025-11-27

Books mentioned on Julia Child, la Grandes Gourmande

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Julia Child is one of the most recognizable names in the cooking world, but even still so many of her accomplishments aren’t widely known. And the impacts she had on American culture, whoa!

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Mastering the Art of French Cooking

    Julia Child; Simone Beck; Louisette Bertholle · at 19:09 · mentioned 6 times

    Discussed
    “Within 10 years of being at Lordon Blue, uh she had sold her bestselling cookbook that you just bought, I guess. Did you get the OG? Yeah. Yeah. What's the name of that? Mastering the art of French cooking.”
    Where to get it
  2. The Diary of Anne Frank

    Frances Goodrich · at 23:07

    The Diary of Anne Frank, adapted for the stage by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, chronicles the poignant real-life experiences of a young Jewish girl hiding from Nazi persecution in Amsterdam during World War II.

    Discussed
    “So, Judith Jones was already a legend by this time because just a few years before she'd kind of discovered this obscure French book um and recognized how important it was and had it translated in English and published it as the diary of Anne Frank.”
    Where to get it