Happy 100th Birthday, Julia! You started a food revolution almost single-handedly in the 1960's when most of our mothers thought Chef Boy-Ar-Dee was a real chef who allowed one to safely dabble in foreign cuisine. We have come a long way since you started sharing your zeal for French cuisine and on behalf of the foodies you inspired, I thank you.
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| The French Chef, Julia Child |
You would be so proud of Americans today. We crave organic, non-processed food and are in the throes of an exciting Farm to Table evolution. It would seem somewhat "back to the future" to you, but we have shed our desire for processed, packaged foods and scour farmer's markets for heirloom tomatoes and home grown corn. We want to know where our hormone-free protein is coming from and we keep a watchful eye on sustainable seafood and resource recommendations.
The hottest restaurant concepts these days are small, chef-driven kitchens with seasonally inspired menus. You can sense the exuberance behind the saute pan when the bounty you are relishing hails from local sources. And though it is true your beloved French cuisine is more complicated with sauces than the dishes currently in vogue, your expert command of your kitchen and the pure enjoyment you derived from it has become part of our shared, ancestral memories.
Merci, Madame.
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