I’m excited to see the movie Julie & Julia, which comes out in the United States tomorrow, though I might have to wait a few weeks until the kids are in school and I have an afternoon to myself to do it!

Based on two separate books — Julie Powell’s Julie & Julia, and iconic celebrity chef Julia Child’s book My Life in France — the movie (and Powell’s book, which is what the movie is based on), chronicles Powell’s attempt at making every recipe in Child’s cookbook, The French Chef, in one year and blogging about it (and to …read more

Chow.com, one of my favorite food sites, has posted their Year in Food for 2008.
The categories range from events specific to 2008 (Food and Politics, Olympic Appetites, To the Poorhouse) to general year-round recaps (trendy food, endings, etc.).
They also mention the castigation of Rachael Ray for her neckwear during a Dunkin Donuts commercial (though I’m not a RR fan I thought that was pretty lame), and the discovery of Julia Child’s ties to the CIA.
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