Food and Film


Julia and me

Friday, September 25th, 2009

I finally saw Julie and Julia this week — it came out in France on September 16 — and I was reminded all over again of how much I love Julia Child. I was also struck by the parallels between Julia’s life and my own.
Julia was a trailing spouse — her husband, the lovely, supportive Paul […]

Queen in a candy shop: Marie Antoinette

Monday, January 26th, 2009

I’m about three years behind, but I finally saw Sophia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette last night. After all the negative reviews, I was quite pleasantly surprised to find that I really enjoyed it. To all those history buffs who criticized the rock music soundtrack, and shots of Converse all-stars among Blahnik heels, and Kirstin Dunst’s Valley-Girl-accent, […]