The trigger was cardiac arrest, mentioned a buddy, Nicole Mabry.
Ms. Powell was a bored administrative assistant, residing in a cramped New York condo on the cusp of turning 30, when she launched her undertaking in 2002 in “one of those panicked, backed-into-a-corner kind of moments,” as she later informed the New York Times. Her weblog, the Julie/Julia Project, was a humorous, idiosyncratic catalogue of her try and cook dinner all 524 recipes from her mom’s dog-eared copy of “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” (*49*)’s 1961 basic, which required her to scour grocery shops and butcher outlets for uncommon substances (kidneys, sweetbreads) and study to peel potatoes into an olive form.
The weblog introduced her a large viewers and ultimately a publishing deal.
Her e-book, “Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen” (2005), bought some 1 million copies and was tailored right into a 2009 film. Written and directed by Nora Ephron, “Julie & Julia” starred Amy Adams as Ms. Powell, whose story was intertwined with that of (*49*) (performed by Meryl Streep) and (*49*)’s husband, Paul (Stanley Tucci).
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