You have come nearer to mastering a good many aspects of cooking than anyone except a handful of great chefs, and some day it will pay off. I know it will. You will just have to go on working, and teaching, and getting around, and spreading the gospel until it does. (Avis DeVoto to Julia Child) Joan Reardon
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You have come nearer to mastering a good many aspects of cooking than anyone except a handful of great chefs, and some day it will pay off. I know it will. You will just have to go on working, and teaching, and getting around, and spreading the gospel until it does. (Avis DeVoto to Julia Child) Avis DeVoto was a prominent food writer who wrote for The New Yorker and was an early friend of Julia Child.

She met Julia in the 1960s at a dinner party where Julia was serving her pasta recipe “Egg-Drop Soup” and Avis proclaimed: “You have come nearer to mastering a good many aspects of cooking than anyone except a handful of great chefs, and some day it will pay off. I know it will. You will just have to go on working, and teaching, and getting around, and spreading the gospel until it does.” As Julia continued to perfect her craft as a chef she became one of America’s best known cooks as well as an icon of the kitchen arts.

Her television show for PBS, "Julia Child & More Company", has been aired continuously since its debut in the late 1970's.

Source: As Always, Julia: The Letters Of Julia Child And Avis Devoto: Food, Friendship, And The Making Of A Masterpiece

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