Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously Book

"Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously" is the story of the hilarious culinary blogging project aspiring writer Julie Powell embarks on in order to kick-start her writing career and give her life focus - the results, however, are not quite what she had first envisioned...Living in a tiny apartment in New York and trapped in a job she hates, Julie Powell sees life passing her by. Then one night, she notices that the few items she's grabbed from the Korean grocery store are the few items she's grabbed for Potage Parmentier, as described in Julia Child's legendary cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". And the project is born. Julie begins to cool - every one of the 524 recipes in the book, in the space of just one year. Soon the project is all she can think about. While the richness of the food she slaves over spreads into the rest of her life..."Sassy, quirky and disarmingly honest...Powell draws high-calorie comedy from her exploits." ("Marie Claire"). "A gem of a book...both hilarious and touching." ("Glamour").Julie Powell started to entertain readers on her infamous blog, on which she pledged to cook all the recipes from Julia Child's iconic cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". The blog achieved a dedicated following and, as a result of this, it evolved into Julie and Julia - a novel which connects Julie's blog to a reworking of Julia Child's biography. "Julie and Julia" was adapted for film by Nora Ephron in 2009 and starred "Meryl Streep" and "Amy Adams". "Cleaving", the sequel to "Julie and Julia", is also available from Penguin.

Trapped in a boring job and living in a tiny apartment in New York, Julie Powell regularly finds herself weeping on the way home from work. Then one night, through her mascara-smudged eyes, Julie notices that the few items she's grabbed from the Korean grocery store are the very ingredients for Potage Parmentier, as described in Julia Childs' legendary cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. And The Project is born. Julie begins to cook - every one of the 524 recipes in the book, in the space of just one year. This is Julie's story, as gradually, from oeufs en cocotte to bifstek saute au beurre, from 'Bitch Rice' to preparing live lobsters, she realises that this deranged project is changing her life. The richness of the thousands of sauces she slaves over is beginning to spread into her life, and she begins to find the joie de vivre that has been missing for too many years.