Julia Child's House
Does this article upset anyone else but me?
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/31/new_occupants_get_cooking_in_julia_childs_former_house/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed2
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10 Comments:
No more than any other house with non-cooking or vegan inhabitants. At the end of the day it's just a house. I don't feel badly that no one is currently writing excellent satire in Mark Twain's old house. Besides in the article the current owner said she was inspired to do more cooking.
The only thing that bothered me was when she said she had no idea who Julia was before buying the house. I mean okay you don't like to cook but what crazy underground compound have you been living in since the 60's?
Martini Me at 5:14PM on 09/02/09
Actually it was the teenage daughter who said she'd never heard of Julia. That's not quite as bad.
emilydev at 8:31PM on 09/02/09
If you actually want to see Julia's kitchen visit her wonderful exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, part of the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. They brought her entire original kitchen there gadget by gadget and it is a real charmer...along with the other memorabilia and videos surrounding her life.
When we visited 'foodies' of every age were gathered to pay homage...
I believe they filmed the final scenes of the 'Julie/Julia' movie there.
gutreactions at 8:17AM on 09/03/09
@ emilydev - Okay then, I agree not nearly as bad!
Martini Me at 10:24AM on 09/03/09
Oh, that's just WRONG on so many levels. It's like someone moving into Frank Lloyd Wright's house and deciding to furnish it with Star Trek furniture. I'm sorry a real foodie (in the spirit of what Julia Child held dear) couldn't have purchased the house.
therealchiffonade at 6:16PM on 09/03/09
A real foodie probably wouldn't be allowed to buy a house in Cambridge, all that butter, beef, eggs, etc.
Jeremiahc at 10:10PM on 09/04/09
i was even more disturbed by the link to an article about the headmaster of a local prep school doing away with all of the books in the school's library, calling them outdated technology.
cybercita at 10:50PM on 09/04/09
It's too bad the local historical society didn't purchase the home for an historic site for tourists. It's sad someone moved in and didn't embrace the value and preserve the home as best they could instead of ripping it apart. I realize the kitchen was gone, but it could have been replaced with similar components and slide-in modern appliances.
lurah at 12:19AM on 09/07/09
Agree with you lurah...the historical value alone would have made it an ongoing attraction for the culinary world for years to come. What is it with these Cambridge people?
gutreactions at 7:38AM on 09/08/09
Did you catch the reference in the article that maybe everyone in Cambridge perhaps vegetarian or very health conscious? Too bad for a grand old home to have such a death as this.
lurah at 12:54AM on 09/09/09