Julie & Julia

We went to see the movie "Julie & Julia" last night. I loved it and my husband enjoyed it, too. He got a kick out of seeing Meryl Streep's rendition of Julia Child, which was amazingly good and even better than Dan Akyrod's. ("Save the liver!")

The movie was totally charming, flowing back and forth between Julia's and Julie's lives flawlessly, I thought. I rarely buy movies on DVD, but this is one I might just have to add to my tiny collection.

I definitely understand why Mastering the Art of French Cooking is selling like hotcakes right now. Besides the vintage copies going for beaucoup bucks on eBay, the book is #1 on Amazon's bestseller list, with 25 days so far in their top 100. I'm thinking that it's at its peak right now and will start to drop soon, but Julia Child's 100th birthday in a few years (August 15, 2012, mark it on your calendar) should likely pique interest in her books again.

I may have to borrow a copy from the library as I now have a very strong urge to bone a duck, à la Julia Child.