Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Mastering the Art of French Cooking is a two-volume French cookbook written by Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, both of France, and Julia Child of the United States. The book was written for the American market and published by Knopf in 1961 (Volume 1) and 1970 (Volume 2). The success of Volume 1 resulted in Julia Child being given her own television show, "The French Chef", one of the first cooking programs on American television. Historian David Strauss argues that the publication of "Mastering the Art of French Cooking", "did more than any other event in the last half century to reshape the gourmet dining scene."
Noël Riley Fitch
Her book "Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child" (1997) was written with Child's full cooperation and exclusive authorization. "Publishers Weekly" said the book is written "warmly and compellingly." Kirkus Reviews called its "details. . .exquisite" and the story "exhaustively researched, charming." Entertainment Weekly named it number five of the ten best books of the year.