[Sca-cooks] More on Julia Child

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Letter sent to the Culinary Historians of Southern California:

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As you have probably already heard, our dear friend Julia Child passed away
Thursday evening at her home in Santa Barbara. Julia was a charter member of
IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) and, until
recently, an active and involved member of the association. She was an
extraordinary woman -- an American icon -- and will be sorely missed.
Julia's family has asked that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be
made to:
The Culinary Trust, IACP
Endangered Treasures Program
Trina Gribbins
304 W. Liberty, Suite 201
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 581-9786 x264
Email: tgribbins at hqtrs.com

 The International Association of Culinary Professionals is a 501 (c) (3)
non-profit organization. Sponsorships and donations to Endangered Treasures
support a grant program for the restoration of historically and culturally
significant cookbooks in libraries with significant culinary collections
worldwide to help identify, restore, and preserve "endangered" cookbooks.
You can have a book restored at LAPL in honor of Julia Child with a
personalized bookplate for a donation of $100. Please write "for the Los
Angeles Public Library" on your check, whatever the amount.

Books conserved in 2002 through Endangered Treasures for Frances Howard
Goldwyn Hollywood Regional Library or Los Angeles Public Library:
Manual del confituro y pastelero. Paris, Libreria de Rose, Bouret y Co.,
1858
Richard Warner's Antiquitates culinarae; or curious tracts relating to the
culinary affairs of the old English. London, R. Blaine, 1791
Wienerisches bewahrtes Kochbuch in sechs Absatzen. Wien, J. Gerold, 1791

"Cookbooks are the history of an epoch. They show how people prepared and
ate the ingredients available to them. Cookbooks provide answers to social,
political, and economic questions about the society for which they were
written. They are an essential ingredient to preserving our past and
enhancing our future."
-Julia Child

Reminder: The CHSC annual used cookbook sale is Sunday, August 22 at the
Hollywood farmers market.

SPECIAL! - Wednesday, August 18, 8:00pm on PBS
America lost a national treasure recently when Julia Child passed away. In
immediate response, PBS will be airing the nationwide premiere of the
definitive biography of Julia, Julia! America's Favorite Chef, this
Wednesday night, August 18, at 8 p.m. in most markets. (The program was
originally scheduled to air in early 2005.) Check local listings for your
area's air date and time.

The core of this film is a never-before seen interview with Julia, filmed in
her kitchen in November 2001, right before it was moved to the National
Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institute. Also featured are
previously unseen photographs from the archive of Julia's late husband, Paul
Child.

In addition, many culinary luminaries appear in the program, including Ruth
Reichl, editor in chief, Gourmet; Laura Shapiro, author of Something from
the Oven; Judith Jones, Julia's close friend and editor at Knopf; Jacques
Pépin, Julia's co-host in more recent years; and Boston chefs Gordon
Hamersley, Jasper White, and Jody Adams.

Produced and written by Marilyn Mellowes, narrated by Michael Murphy,
co-produced by Robin Hessman, and edited by Bernie Schneider, Julia!
America's Favorite Chef premieres Wednesday, August 18, 2004, at 8 p.m. (ET)
on PBS (check local listings). The one-hour documentary airs as part of
AMERICAN MASTERS, the Peabody Award-winning series.