Le Cordon Blue / Julie&Julia

Le Cordon Bleu is proud to announce the French release of Julie & Julia on September 16, 2009 inspired from Julie Powell's novel.The book, which was initially a blog, traces the story of Julie Powell, a secretary approaching her thirties who decides to take a sabbatical year to make 524 recipes in 365 days from Julia Child's book Mastering the Art of French of Cooking. Julia Child became an American celebrity chef after graduating from Le Cordon Bleu Paris in 1951.Julia Child was one of the first women to introduced the French culinary techniques taught at Le Cordon Bleu to the American public, through TV emissions and many publications. Julia Child received the Légion of Honneur in 2000 and the Médaille Présidentielle de la Liberté in 2003. Julie Powell's project presents Julia Child as a model for the new generations of chefs and culinary amateurs.

Due to the success of the book, Julie & Julia is now a major motion picture (Columbia Pictures) produced by Nora Ephron, starring Meryl Streep as Julia Child, Amy Adams as Julie Powell and Stanley Tucci as Paul Child. Julia Child's original book, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" published nearly 50 years ago is back to the best-seller list since the film was released in United States on August 7, 2009. The French version of the movie will be released on September 16, 2009.

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