Tag Archives: Julia Child

Couch Potato Pickings | Julie & Julia, and Sofa Spud’s Boeuf Bourguignon

Posted on 13 November 2010 by Beth Williams

I had a delicious meal last night thanks to Nora Ephron‘s comic delight Julie & Julia. In this movie, 29-year-old New Yorker Julie Powell (Amy Adams) comes up with an idea to indulge her two passions- cooking and writing. She sets out … Continue reading →

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Julie & Julia Competition Winners

Posted on 13 April 2010 by Jason Best

Our competition to win a Blu-ray copy of the delcious foodie comedy Julie & Julia is now closed. Thanks to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for supplying the prizes and well done to all the entrants who answered correctly that Julia … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Julie & Julia – Meryl and Amy’s foodie comedy is very tasty, in parts

Posted on 8 March 2010 by Jason Best

Oscar-nominated Meryl Streep is a hoot in Nora Ephron’s delicious foodie comedy Julie & Julia, which interweaves the parallel stories of celebrated American cook Julia Child‘s life in post-war France and 21st-century blogger Julie Powell‘s attempt to cook her way … Continue reading →

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Win Julie & Julia on Blu-ray

Posted on 4 March 2010 by Jason Best

This competition has now closed.    Meryl Streep and Amy Adams star in the delicious hit comedy Julie & Julia, the story of two real-life foodies from different decades whose example proves that with the right combination of passion, obsession and … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Best of Bullock

Posted on 19 January 2010 by Beth Williams

So, Sandra Bullock has won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -  Drama. Do you think she’ll win Best Actress Oscar? Or will it be Meryl? I think both are great. Bullock is … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Julie & Julia – Savouring the joy of Streep and the tastes of France

Posted on 11 September 2009 by Jason Best

First, some advice: don’t go and see Nora Ephron’s delicious comedy Julie & Julia on an empty stomach. Inspired by the lives of two celebrated American foodies, her movie is one long feast of cooking and eating. Unless you’re a … Continue reading →

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