To celebrate Julia Child’s 103rd Birthday we’ve curated some of her most Inspiring Quotes!
Julia Child once said, “Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper.” How true! There are so many recipes you have shared with us over the years that were a hit at your family’s table. We love it. Obviously we love meat, but we also know the side dish and/or desert is very important. So, celebrate with us and post your “come on with a bang” recipe or cooking tip in the comments below!
- “A party without cake is just a meeting”
- “Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper.”
- “The sweetness and generosity and politeness and gentleness and humanity of the French had shown me how lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.”
- “To be a good cook you have to have a love of the good, a love of hard work, and a love of creating.”
- “I believe in red meat. I’ve often said: red meat and gin.”
- “Celebrity has its uses. I can always get a seat in any restaurant.”
- “Remember, ‘No one’s more important than people’! In other words, friendship is the most important thing—not career or housework, or one’s fatigue—and it needs to be tended and nurtured.”
- “I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.”
- “…small helpings, no seconds, no snacking, and a little bit of everything. - Julia Child”
- “The more you know, the more you can create. There’s no end to imagination in the kitchen.”
- “Usually one’s cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is vile,…then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile- and learn from her mistakes.”
- “I would far prefer to have things happen as they naturally do, such as the mousse refusing to leave the mold, the potatoes sticking to the skillet, the apple charlotte slowly collapsing. One of the secrets of cooking is to learn to correct something if you can, and bear with it if you cannot.”
- “…operational proof…it’s all theory until you see for yourself whether or not something works.”
- “I’m not a chef. I think in this country, we use the term very loosely. I’m a cook and a teacher.”
- “Good french cooking cannot be produced by a zombie cook.”
- “Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.”
- “I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.”
- “The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.”
- “The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.”
- “If you’re afraid of butter, use cream.”
- “You’ll never know everything about anything, especially something you love.”
- “This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!”
- “I think every woman should have a blowtorch.”
- “Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.”
- “Life itself is the proper binge.”
- “…no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.”
- “…nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.”
- “You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.”
- “It’s so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone’s fingers have been all over it.”
- “Fat gives things flavor.”
- “Until I discovered cooking, I was never really interested in anything.”
- “People who love to eat are always the best people.”
- “In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.”
- “Once you have mastered a technique, you barely have to look at a recipe again”
- “Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. The you savor it, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences.”
Happy Birthday Julia Child! “Bon Appétit”
Quotes found from BrainyQuotes.com, goodreads.com, and Google
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