I have yet to see the movie, but I LOVE the book! These boards are always amazing. If only I could afford that antique butcher block table….

I just watched this on NY Eve and was absolutely crazy about it! I found everything about Julia Child so very inspiring, and I too could have watched an entire film just about her.

Also, how awesome was it that she owned her height and wore crazy tall heels? Love that!

LOVE this one, Amy! And, I have to agree, I wish the movie was just about Julia!!

Beautiful! The combination of naturally worn in and shiny quality hits the perfect design note for 2010. I can’t wait to whip up the perfect whites with my antique whisk a new copper bowl. Best of luck with the resolution… one I think we can all embrace!

Oh my goodness I am so happy you posted this! I love the movie and I actually just rented it last night. learning to cook is on my bucket list, and my resolution was to start a blog like julie! Love the shoes, I may just have to get a pair!

Amy Merrick you are my heroine. I am so glad that you covered a) 2010 is the year of freakin divine butter – so over this mock crap and b) the only thing good about Julia is Julia. Without Meryl, that movie would have been intolerable!

BONJOUR!
Love this. Have you seen the model of Julia’s kitchen at the Smithsonian? She traced the outline of each tool onto a pegboard, so she could always know where to put back each knife and eggbeater. It looks really neat. Someone should pegboard their kitchen.

This was a fun movie and the assembliage here is great looking.
I often feel compelled to share that Viking Ranges are one of those products that have a lot of ‘curb-appearl’ with little substance. The company I used to work for (A majore US retailer) sold Viking Rnages and we had more consumer complaints about Viking than any other high-end brand name. Beautiful stoves but I’ll keep my $7000 in the bank.

Living in’s are my second favorite part of d*s (The before and afters are #1!!) Love this! Can I have that stove please??

I love when you guys do these types of posts, they are amazing! That butcher block table is ridiculous, I love it.

Living in’s are my second favorite part of d*s (The before and afters are #1!!) Can I have that stove please??

… where’s the apron from … it links to toast’s lovely basket … happy days … hi paw!!!

I too loved Julia cooking spaces and her energy. You should read the book Julie is much more like able in the book and its all about the food – yum.

I’ve got to see this movie. Who wouldn’t be inspired by this stuff? Timeworn, quality objects… and the food!

So smart and so lovely. I want my life to feel like this!

I finally watched the DVD and I agree about Julie. My husband said he’d rather they left out that story completely and just focused on Julia. :) I love these Living In posts, by the way!

Yes!! you are so right. I just watched this movie (on a plane.) I only put up with the Julie part because I was so eager to see more Julia…. Meryl Streep is a genius!

My favourite Julia Child quote is, “If you are afraid of butter, as many people are these days, just put in cream.”

That is the acceptable level of compromise in the kitchen.

My favorite series! Great job on this one. The butcher block table is gorgeous.

I watched this last week and can’t get it out of my head! The spectator pumps are killer and I get weak in the knees just looking at that butcher block!!

Thanks for doing a Living In on Julia. I love this movie!

I’d have to wholeheartedly agree with you on the Julie chick – she really got on my nerves, and I usually like her as an actress! Too whiny. :)

I already have that whisk, those exact plates (wedding present that I picked out), the same pearls, and at least two pairs of spectators. SCORE. (But my rolling pin is marble.) Next: the trash can. Some day: the stove!

BTW, I noticed you didn’t feature anything from Julie – thank goodness. She was AWFUL. (Heh. Hope y’all don’t know each other in life.)

Lovely post, as always! I agree that the Julie side of the movie wasn’t nearly as great as the book, but I covet the beautiful floral fabric draped over Julie’s couch. I’d love to know where it’s from…

I love Julia Child. I think the stove should be a garland stove….now Blue Star.

Love this “French country” but still very very fresh. Cooking more/better is on my list too…

I love this, and Julia!

However, the denim apron link doesn’t work. Where can we find it?
Thank you!

oh, amy!!!!! i think this is my favorite ‘living in’ yet!!

You ought to do yourself a flavor (pun intended) and read Julia’s memoir, “My Life In France.” It is delicious and made me feel like I was right there beside her. Thanks for the inspiration. Enjoy the day! Erin

I’m SO happy you included the shoes! I’ve been obsessed with them since I first saw the movie. Someone needs to market the real thing(in different colors as well)….

Beautiful. One for your “future posts” wish list: I just saw “Le Samourai” for the first time the other night. Jeff Costello’s minimalist flat is to die for–or *in*, rather….

I just saw this movie last week and wanted to jump right in. If I could put a cot in that Paris kitchen, I would happily give up my apartment and live there in that one room. Thanks for this ‘living in’ . I’m inspired all over again.
Also, by the way, the Two For The Road ‘living in’ prompted me to Netflix the movie. Loved it and loved Audrey.

It seems like we both watched this movie recently because I was totally inspired and I still am! I want to cook the Beef Bourguignon, but to be honest it scares the life out of me!

PS. Julie was annoying..so needy! Maybe that’s why Julia didn’t like her!

If you live in or get to the DC area, the Smithsonian has recreated Julia Childs kitchen as it was. I believe all the pieces there are her actual cookbooks, appliances, utensils, etc…

Awesome post! The film is absolutely delicious and Meryl Streep is a genius. I want to be buried in that Paris apartment. That green is so creamy……oh, and I agree whole-heartedly about the shoes. I was so born in the wrong decade.

That is the best blog round up I’ve seen in awhile – LOVELY. And Julie got on my LAST nerve, and I usually love Amy Adams.

the denim apron link is wrong. it links to the basket.

I had to giggle, because I read the book Julie and Julia, and loved it, until I read My Life in France, saw the movie, and reread Julie and Julia….then I realized it’s JULIA I loved, and Julie is really kind of annoying. :O) Great great post.

Well said! It’s hard to beat a delicious, buttery home-cooked meal. Would love to cook on that Viking stove!

the folks at columbia pictures screwed this one up -big time. JULIA is who we care about! at least meryl saved an otherwise unbearable film. i loved her as julia (though i love her as anyone). favorite line: “good, not great”.

aaaah, that is the Viking Stove of my dreams!

Yay! My favorite movie. This post is oh so lovely! xx

Right on about Julie. Oh Julia is divine:) I am so with you on the darn good healthy cooking. And yes butter:)

Very inspiring, specially now that i am planning to start my blog.

Great post. I’m amazed they let that movie out, the book was so great and I don’t know a soul who liked the Julie character. BTW I have a lovely antique butcher block for only $1100 :-) http://saffronandgenevievewhatsforsale.blogspot.com/2009/09/one-about-incredible-sale-prices-on.html

all the copper cookery in that movie made me swoon!!!

cheers to butter and to julia! one of my favorite “living in” posts yet.

What a great movie. Another Meryl movie I’d love to see an ‘In Living’ of is It’s Complicated. I couldn’t get over how much I loved that kitchen!

i loved this movie and you are right that julia was annoying. thank you so much for posting this thoughtful look at mastering the beauty of french cooking!

Sorry guys! The apron is also from toast!

http://www.toast.co.uk/product/kitchen/68DA2/denim+apron.htm?categoryref=%2fcategory2.aspx%3fcategoryid%3dkitchen%26seoterm%3dkitchen%26nopaging%3dtrue%26&pcat=kitchen

thank you so much! what a great post!!!

i love this post and the movie and french food

I think I might be the only person that Julie didn’t annoy!! Just watched the movie last weekend, and thought it was adorable…especially Julia! Love your finds.

I confess I am starting to wonder why they make alot of modern woman characters whiny, loud and annoying these days. However the art direction and Meryl made it. I saw it just before lunch and came out RAVENOUS. Since then i have tried to mimic the odd meal seen on that movie, with varied success!

Loved the book, loved the movie, LOVE those heels!!!

I just watched J&J this weekend and am now completely inspired to cook! I loved Julia’s story and agree that Julie was annoying. The movie was romantic, inspiring and made me so hungry! Thanks for putting this post together – Going to link from my blog!

just fabulous amy… loved the movie to bits…. read both books, and well, had read the julie blog, but julia has always captured my heart…. my life in france is one of my favorite rereads to just feel the love! (of butter, cooking AND my husband) these posts are so good.

Fun movie, great post!

Would love to see a living in: sherlock holmes next!!

Great movie & great post!!

would love to see a living in: sherlock holmes next!

Great post! I enjoyed the movie, though it made me crave butter for some reason… (but not lobster!). If you’re feeling “Julia” and you want to impress your friends try making this Cranberry Cinnamon Clafoutis. It has all your basic food groups: butter, eggs, milk (substitute 1/2 & 1/2 – better), sugar, liquor. Oh and cranberries! Eat it while it’s still warm. Oh, yum.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cranberry-Cinnamon-Clafoutis-240943

I love this movie and I love this Living In…..great job!

Well, I’m not surprised that I’m comment number 63! A SPOT-ON “Living In” – nigh I say the others weren’t, this one is just my préféré! Maybe it’s my parisian mother with country b&b owner roots, or maybe it’s my love of Meryl Streep harnessing one of the most influentially bold characters of our time, but I am absolutely smitten with everything here. Thank you, Amy, for once again motivating me to design better. To be more precise and know what I love. Happy twenty-ten to everyone!

i absolutely love these posts! and what a fantastic resolution :)

I have to say that ‘Living In’ is my favorite part of D*S! Such a simple concept, yet it thrills me to find that someone else felt the exact same way when they watched a movie!

A few movies I’ve been ‘Living In’ since I first watched:

Amelie
Clueless (No, not a typo)
Sense and Sensibility (Emma Thompson)
Anne of Green Gables
The Brothers Bloom

I would LOVE to see ANY of these in this category! :)

This is my favorite Living In so far! Please do Practical Magic and . . . Gilmore Girls!

havent seen it yet….but im planning on it…

i would die and go to heaven for that viking stove.

Is it just me of is anyone else getting a message after posting that they have a duplicate comment?

This movie combines so many things I love: food, cooking, blogging, meryl, never giving up, do what you love… the list is infinitive! It’s indeed on my favorite movies list.

I cook absolutely every day for myself (I live alone). Love it. It’s the way I can relax after a busy day. I love to combine veggies and come up with new dishes…
Yesterday I was cooking a new soap recipe and wondering to myself: to cook is like to design, if we combine the right tastes we get the best dish, no matter what. They both operate on the creative essence, don’t they?

Btw, the soap’s name is “chocolate soap”.

Once you start cooking for yourself and really put effort into it….soon you will resent paying high prices for half rate dishes.

Living In is #1 on DS! Love the style elements you pull out and highlight. Like souvenirs from a vacation, they reignite the inspiration and delight.
Loved the movie, MS could make reading a phone book fun.

Such an inspirational post; love it! This reminds me of my mom’s annual new year’s resolution: To eat well & not start smoking. I’ve made it mine for 2010 as well :) Good luck to us all in the new year!

Thanks for the post, it reminded me that I wanted to get the DVD (yes, one of the things from my list) I loved the film and could not stop thinking about Boeuf Bourguignon FOR DAYS! Hurray for butter!

There is a new, hard-bound edition of Mastering the Art of French Cooking which has a decidedly vintage aesthetic. I’ve just ordered it and thought others might appreciate it. Available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307593525/ref=oss_T15_product

I just received that hardcover edition of Mastering the Art of Cooking! It’s beautiful and I’m anxious to dig in and test the recipes!

Great post, so inspiring…takes me right back into the movie. My favorite parts were with Julia too…Julie, not so much!

I was fortunate to meet Julia five times and to sit in on the filming of “Julia and Graham (Kerr), Cooking Together”. She was a very gracious and generous woman, always interested in the world around her. For beginning cooks, get the DVD’s of her shows….then the books. FYI, Cooking with Julia is a much easier book to follow that either of the “Mastering” books. Bon Appetit!

Oh so lovely. I love copper pots and I love how natural the kitchen items look. I love that stove from the first image!

what a great post. i loved the movie much more than i thought i would… and her heels in the movie were to die for!

You always pick the best movies. Bravo!

I’m totally with you. I’m English and didn’t even know who Julia Child was until the Movie, but now I love her. She and her pearls are genius. Julie on the other hand needs to work on herself a little.

Add a Le Creuset Round Dutch Oven (http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/c141_3/?pkey=cckwlceflm|ckwlceflmdut),
and then this post is perfect.

I’ve watched “Julie & Julia” so many times already. It definitely changed my cooking habits. Thanks for doing a “Living In” on the film, for I certainly wish I was Julia, living and cooking in Paris.

The stove!!

Actually, it was that dashing Paul Childs who designed the Cambridge kitchen, outlining the knives etc. He was an artist, Latin scholar, jujitsu expert, and fencing instructor. He had a long time mistress 17 yrs his senior in Paris before the war. She died of cancer in 1940. He had been living and working in Paris since the 1920′s. I first saw Julia Child on PBS in about 1962 when I was home sick in grade school. Only 4 channels anyway, I was just flipping channels when…..i saw this really big lady with a funny voice making omelets. She flipped one that didn’t make it. She just rescooped the whole thing into the pan and said that she had not the courage of her convictions. ha! never forgot her. Her life nad Paul’s could have carried the film.
Why they had to muddy the story with that other woman does not compute at all. Bon Appetit! everyone! Paul and Julia’s love story lives on. MFR

Another thing, Julia says never be afraid of butter…you must have it in your diet everyday or you just turn into a big ball of dandruff! Ha!

I think this is more along the lines of the range you were looking for http://lacornueusa.com/