Producer Todd Schulkin talks about the many roles he has held that led him to becoming Executive Director of the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts and the very famous screenwriter and director he helped to discover when he was a talent agent. Todd shares the touching memory of first meeting Julia Child and why he believes she continues to make an impact on the culinary world today. He talks about how the foundation selects winners for the annual Julia Child Award and how they seek out recipients that reflect Julia’s values and passion. Todd talks about his role as a consulting producer for the new scripted series, Julia, his responsibility to guide the series in an authentic way, and how the series takes a new perspective on Julia’s life and career. He shares the experience of being executive director on the new Food Network show, The Julia Child Challenge, and how Julia’s energy and presence is woven in throughout the show in order to guide the home cooks who are competing. Todd talks about the many elements of the show and how each contestant shares their own story of how Julia Child impacted their lives. 

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