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Julia Child
Ryan Hildebrand (executive chef at Bistro Don Camillo and
Bistro Provence) said, “I remember watching her show with my
I'm going
mom. Her character added a sense of fun to cooking, which
to see the generated an interest in me. She made an omelet look fun. It
new movie didn’t look like work. She showed you could spend your day in
the kitchen and it wasF O aL fun
LOW and
E Rhappy
S place to be. She put a
about Julia
happy spin on what can be a very taxing career.”
Child Shannon Neufeld
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A sense of fun. It didn’t look like work. When a group of parents
she was and teachers sat down together to describe Post Oak graduates,
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one of the characteristics was, “They are fun to be around. Their
such a
Julia Child enthusiasm, civility, and respect for others are contagious.”
character
John Long
(I Stacy Crowe-Simonson (executive chef and owner of Chez
Blog Post: August 7, 2009 Nous) said, “Her history of going into the kitchen so blind
remember and becoming such a master of it definitely gives women
I’m going to see the new movie about Julia Child because
watching an inspiration. It did for me....She takes the fear out of trying
... she was such a character (I remember watching her on tv something new.”
her on tv
cooking with a blow torch!)...and I truly admire Meryl Streep
cooking
(who plays Child in the movie)...and I love to eat...and I love Montessori wanted kids to develop “a friendly relationship
what a
with changes she provoked Iintruly
blow torch!)...and the American diet since
admire Meryl my (whoto
Streep plays
error,”--to understand
Invitethat mistakes
your friends are a normal part
boyhood days when canned chop suey was considered of learning, and that to learn, you must be willing to make
Child in the movie)...and I love to eat...and I love what changes she
adventuresome (at least in my family)...and because she was a mistakes, and then to move forward. Unfortunately, traditional
provoked
Montessoriin the American diet since my boyhood days when canned
child. schools are more concerned with knowing than with
chop suey was considered adventuresome (at least in my learning. And when that is your concern, mistakes are an
That’s right, Julia Child attended Montessori school and credits embarrassment, a red mark on the page, a poor grade on the
family)...and because she was a Montessori child. BLOG ARCHIVE
that education (in her book Julia Child and Company)for her report card. And the result is resentment, shame and fear--
love of working with her hands. ▼ 2009to(35)
rather than encouragement accept mistakes as the price of
That's right, Julia Child attended Montessori school and credits that
admission to the steep▼ partAugust
of the learning curve.
(1)
Actually, I see much more Montessori than that in Mrs. Child.
education (in her book Julia Child and Company)for her love of
Julia of
Robert Del Grande (chef/owner Child
RDG + Bar Annie) said, “Julia
working with her
Several Houston hands.
chefs were interviewed about Julia Child for a was the same person on TV or in front of a group or having
story in today’s Houston Chronicle. ► July
coffee with her. There wasn’t (2) persona. If you were
a stage
Actually, I see much more Montessori than that in Mrs. Child. talking to her one on one, it was the same as if she were on a TV
Michael Cordua (chef and owner of Cordua Restaurants) said, ► June (4)
show. She had no pretense at all. She was completely genuine.”
“Julia was a role model to me in that she broke away from the
► May (5)
homogenization
Several Houston of chefs
the American diet in the ‘50’s--white
were interviewed about Juliabread,
Child Del
for Grande’s
a story observations echo loud and clear another
canned
in veggies,
today's etc. She
Houston was a pioneer in taking an ethnic
Chronicle. ► and
characteristic our parents faculty
April (8) observed in Montessori
cuisine center stage and paved the way for the rest of us to grads: “They are comfortable in their own skin. Post Oak grads
express our culinary heritage to mainstream America.” ► March
have grown up in a nurturing (15)
culture that encourages self-
Michael Cordua (chef and owner of Cordua Restaurants) said, "Julia independent thinking, and the experience of
motivation,
A pioneer.
was a roleMontessori
model to kids have
me in theshe
that courage
brokeand the from
away creativity
the taking on big challenges—all great preparation for whatever
to be pioneers. How about Montessori kid Jimmy Wales who life has in store for them.”
invented Wikipedia? He reinvented the old fashioned book-
Popcorn anyone?

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