HBO Max's Julia is inspired by Julia Child's extraordinary life and her long running public television series, The French Chef, which pioneered the modern cooking show.

In this podcast, The Boston Sisters (Michon and Taquiena) riff on impressions of the HBO Max series and Julia Child's impact on American cooks, public television, and our own palates with restaurant consultant and wine expert, Janet Cam (a co-founder of Le Pavillon, the first nouvelle cuisine restaurant in America). This podcast explores food, culture, and identity as examples of the "joie de vivre" that Julia Child inspired through her cooking shows and cook books as well as how her life demonstrates that it's never too late to become who you are meant to be.

1:10  Episode Introduction (Julia description)

3:44   Introducing Janet Cam

5:00   First Impressions of Julia, HBO Max Series

9:56   Personal Julie Child Stories

26:25  What Julia Teaches About Persevering

34:08  Coq Au Vin and Classical French Cooking (Or Coq Au Vin and Julia's French Cooking Influences)

46:45  Julia's Passion and Reinvention (Or Julia Child on Being Relevant)

54:14  Julia Succeeding in a Man's World

1:00:54 Sharing Food and Joie de Vivre

1:09:20 Lightning Round Questions

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