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In Videos: 'Julie and Julia' Sneak Peek

As someone who followed the blog in real time, and read the book, some of this criticism is deserved. The blog was entrancing, the book, not so much and I have little hope for the movie.

And everyone in the restaurant biz knows my mother is the only person in America who is consistently mistaken for Julia Child. Even when in foreign countries. Except my Mom isn't dead.

miss_msry at 3:44PM on 02/24/09

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I tried this recipe today and it is way too wet to work. I tried it by hand and with a stand mixer. I used bread machine flour as suggested both times, but maybe I'll try again with all purpose flour.

Any suggestions?

I've had better luck with the Joy of Cooking pizza dough recipe.

This doesn't mean I don't love Alton, 'cause I still want to marry him.

miss_msry at 3:39PM on 02/24/09

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From Serious Eats

In Videos: 'Julie and Julia' Sneak Peek

As someone who followed the blog in real time, and read the book, some of this criticism is deserved. The blog was entrancing, the book, not so much and I have little hope for the movie.

And everyone in the restaurant biz knows my mother is the only person in America who is consistently mistaken for Julia Child. Even when in foreign countries. Except my Mom isn't dead.

miss_msry at 3:44PM on 02/24/09

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Alton Brown Pizza Dough Videos

I tried this recipe today and it is way too wet to work. I tried it by hand and with a stand mixer. I used bread machine flour as suggested both times, but maybe I'll try again with all purpose flour.

Any suggestions?

I've had better luck with the Joy of Cooking pizza dough recipe.

This doesn't mean I don't love Alton, 'cause I still want to marry him.

miss_msry at 3:39PM on 02/24/09

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In Videos: 'Julie and Julia' Sneak Peek

I'm excited. Loved the idea behind the blog / book, loved the book and can't wait for the movie.

samedogmsn at 10:18PM on 03/03/09

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In Videos: 'Julie and Julia' Sneak Peek

@ Joy Manning... In every picture I've seen of Julie (in magazine articles etc), she has been rather thin. I think Amy Adams is a good choice...

pbisNOTmyname at 10:53AM on 03/03/09

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In Videos: 'Julie and Julia' Sneak Peek

I didn't know about Julie's blog but I found her book and I really enjoyed reading it (much of it contains excerpts from her blog anyway.) And I quite liked the interstices of Julia and her life, and thought as a whole it was cleverly done. Many people didn't like Julie's political and other (non-food related) views coming through in the book, but I argue that it's a memoir and this is who she is; you don't have to like her on every level to appreciate the process she went through and the humor in her efforts.

Was it great literature? No, but I do think Powell is talented and I applaud her success from something that started out first as a project and later as a blog from home. And I wish I'd thought of it, dammit! The film could be even better than the book, in my opinion, if they do it right. Meryl is a good start.

Jeana at 11:46AM on 02/27/09

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In Videos: 'Julie and Julia' Sneak Peek

Her blog was one of the first ones out there so it's natural that she'd have a large audience compared to someone who started blogging now. Also, a digital camera wasn't as affordable back then as it is now hence the widespread presence of blogs with pictures.

Her book seems less about food more focused on her angst in general. I'm still wondering why she got a book deal and much less a movie deal.

Gastro888 at 10:40PM on 02/25/09

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In Videos: 'Julie and Julia' Sneak Peek

the blog really was wonderful, totally addicting, and don't forget, she garnered a tremendous readership and tons of attention from the press all over the world without ever posting a single photograph. just the fact that she generated that much interest and adulation without having to resort to pictorial food porn is extremely impressive.

i didn't like the book nearly as much, but i remain a loyal fan and am very much looking forward to the movie... although i think julie herself should have been cast in the lead. isn't she a trained actress?

cybercita at 10:04PM on 02/24/09

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Alton and Peter Reinhart are pizza 101, if you want your doctorate, go to Jeff Varasano's NYC pizza website.

dmcavanagh at 6:15PM on 02/24/09

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In Videos: 'Julie and Julia' Sneak Peek

The book was painful to read. It lacked flow and rhythm plus it had an overall whiny tone about it. Not interested in seeing the movie, even though I'm a foodie.

Gastro888 at 6:09PM on 02/24/09

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In Videos: 'Julie and Julia' Sneak Peek

Gee, I couldn't finish the book either but I can't wait to see the movie!

bessfour at 5:24PM on 02/24/09

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@miss_msry: Try Peter Reinhart's Neapolitan pizza dough recipe on 101cookbooks.com. This is the one I use and have had excellent luck with.

Adam Kuban at 3:49PM on 02/24/09

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