Julie Powell, Food Writer Known for 'Julie & Julia,' Dies at 49

[BigmanPigman]

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/dining/julie-powell-dead.html

"She documented her attempt to cook every recipe in Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” in a popular blog that became a best-selling book and a hit movie."

"Julie Powell, the writer whose decision to spend a year cooking every recipe in Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” led to the popular food blog, the Julie/Julia Project, a movie starring Meryl Streep and a new following for Mrs. Child in the final years of her life, died on Oct. 26 at her home in Olivebridge, in upstate New York. She was 49."

"Her husband, Eric Powell, said the cause was cardiac arrest."

"Ms. Powell narrated her struggles in the kitchen in a funny, lacerating voice that struck a nerve with a rising generation of disaffected contemporaries."

[elleng]

1. Oh NO.

vodka gimlet, my summer drink. Will have one, in her memory.

Note: 'Sales spiked after the popular 2009 movie “Julie & Julia,” Nora Ephron’s last work as a writer and director, which starred Ms. Streep as Mrs. Child; Stanley Tucci as her husband, Paul; and Amy Adams as Ms. Powell.' Stanley Tucci not JUST a traveler!

[BigmanPigman]

2. I wondered if all the rich food took its toll

on her but then Julia lived a very long life and she ate rich food constantly. Maybe it was other factors.

[Nittersing]

3. Sadly, she had covid about six weeks ago

Her twitter feed is still active and she talks about getting covid.

[BigmanPigman]

5. Oh no!

I wonder if it is related. It must be a factor.

[Nittersing]

6. I've read a number of reports citing different studies

that show a sizable increase in risk of both strokes and heart attacks after a bout with covid. Even a mild case.

[Warpy]

4. I was WAY older than her generation, but I remember my own struggles

as I bravely tackled a lot of the things in that book, like a vat of bones cooking for hours to produce what Child called the French master sauce. It was vile, I threw it out. I never did boil a hoof to get gelatin for aspic. I saw that one coming.

When the blog came out, it totally cracked me up. Julia Child taught me how to cook because my mother hated it and it showed, but it was never smooth sailing.

So thanks, Julie Powell, you will be missed.