James Beard, Emmys to Honor Julia Child

By JULIETTE ROSSANT On May 2, 2005, the James Beard Foundation will honor its founder, Julia Child during the 15th annual James Beard Foundation awards ceremony in New York City, the Associated Press reported recently. "Chefs' Tribute to Julia Child" will follow the awards and is to feature more than 20 chefs who either cooked with Julia or who were close friends and colleagues. Later on May 20, 2005, during the live airing of the 32nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards, the National Television Academy will make a posthumous award to Julia Child as "America's first celebrity chef," AP said. Previous articles: Julia Child Helped Create the "Author Tour" James Beard Foundation's Len Pickell Pleads Guilty New Year's Resolution: Eat Well, Help Others Julia Child Remember'd, by Judith Jones Forthcoming on Julia Child: the Spy, the Student, the Master Suzanne Goin Eats a la Julia Child Julia Child: The Queen is Dead --> back to superchefblog