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X-WR-CALDESC:Join us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and
  make your stomach rumble)\, as we delve into the legacy of cooking icon J
 ulia Child with Smithsonian curator and public historian Paula J. Johnson\
 , author of Julia Child’s Kitchen: The Design\, Tools\, Stories\, and Lega
 cy of an Iconic Space. The book includes interviews with chefs who knew Ju
 lia well\, commentary on her favorite culinary tools and kitchen gadgets\,
  and a stunning array of photos.\n\nJulia Child's 20’ x 14’ kitchen was a 
 serious workspace and recipe‑testing lab that exuded a sense of mid‑centur
 y homey comfort. It has been on display at the National Museum of American
  History in Washington\, D.C.\, for most of the past twenty-three years\, 
 and museum goers have made it a top destination.\n\nThe kitchen contains m
 ore than one thousand parts and pieces—tools\, appliances\, utensils\, fur
 niture\, artwork\, knick‑knacks\, books\, and bits of whimsy—all reflectin
 g Julia’s status as an accomplished chef\, gastronome\, delightful cooking
  teacher\, television trailblazer\, women’s advocate\, mentor\, and genero
 us\, jovial friend.\n\nJulia Child’s Kitchen (and this online conversation
 ) is a must‑have for every serious home cook and Julia Child fan. Register
  now to enter the discussion and learn more about how Julia Child continue
 s to influence food today!\n\nAbout the Author: \n\nPaula J. Johnson is a 
 curator and public historian at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Ameri
 can History in Washington\, DC. She conducts research and collects objects
  relating to the history and culture of American food and serves as the Di
 rector of the Smithsonian’s Food History Project. Johnson was one of the c
 urators who collected Julia Child’s home kitchen in 2001 and led the team 
 that created FOOD: Transforming the American Table\, a multi-layered exhib
 ition that explores the major changes in food production\, distribution\, 
 and consumption in the United States since the 1950s. She has shaped and c
 ontributed to many public programs on food history and leads the annual “F
 ood History Weekend.” Johnson is the author of many articles and three boo
 ks\, including Julia Child’s Kitchen: The Design\, Tools Stories\, and Leg
 acy of an Iconic Space (2024). She received the Smithsonian Distinguished 
 Scholar in the Humanities Award in 2020.\n\nJohnson began her museum caree
 r at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons\, Maryland\, and has worked at 
 the Smithsonian since 1991. She is a member of the Association for the Stu
 dy of Food and Society and Les Dames d’ Escoffier. She serves on the edito
 rial collective for Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies.\n\nThe vie
 ws expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program
  does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Refer
 ence to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement 
 or recommendation by Massanutten Regional Library.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and 
 make your stomach rumble)\, as we delve into the legacy of cooking icon Ju
 lia Child with Smithsonian curator and public historian Paula J. Johnson\,
  author of Julia Child’s Kitchen: The Design\, Tools\, Stories\, and Legac
 y of an Iconic Space. The book includes interviews with chefs who knew Jul
 ia well\, commentary on her favorite culinary tools and kitchen gadgets\, 
 and a stunning array of photos.\n\nJulia Child's 20’ x 14’ kitchen was a s
 erious workspace and recipe‑testing lab that exuded a sense of mid‑century
  homey comfort. It has been on display at the National Museum of American 
 History in Washington\, D.C.\, for most of the past twenty-three years\, a
 nd museum goers have made it a top destination.\n\nThe kitchen contains mo
 re than one thousand parts and pieces—tools\, appliances\, utensils\, furn
 iture\, artwork\, knick‑knacks\, books\, and bits of whimsy—all reflecting
  Julia’s status as an accomplished chef\, gastronome\, delightful cooking 
 teacher\, television trailblazer\, women’s advocate\, mentor\, and generou
 s\, jovial friend.\n\nJulia Child’s Kitchen (and this online conversation)
  is a must‑have for every serious home cook and Julia Child fan. Register 
 now to enter the discussion and learn more about how Julia Child continues
  to influence food today!\n\nAbout the Author: \n\nPaula J. Johnson is a c
 urator and public historian at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Americ
 an History in Washington\, DC. She conducts research and collects objects 
 relating to the history and culture of American food and serves as the Dir
 ector of the Smithsonian’s Food History Project. Johnson was one of the cu
 rators who collected Julia Child’s home kitchen in 2001 and led the team t
 hat created FOOD: Transforming the American Table\, a multi-layered exhibi
 tion that explores the major changes in food production\, distribution\, a
 nd consumption in the United States since the 1950s. She has shaped and co
 ntributed to many public programs on food history and leads the annual “Fo
 od History Weekend.” Johnson is the author of many articles and three book
 s\, including Julia Child’s Kitchen: The Design\, Tools Stories\, and Lega
 cy of an Iconic Space (2024). She received the Smithsonian Distinguished S
 cholar in the Humanities Award in 2020.\n\nJohnson began her museum career
  at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons\, Maryland\, and has worked at t
 he Smithsonian since 1991. She is a member of the Association for the Stud
 y of Food and Society and Les Dames d’ Escoffier. She serves on the editor
 ial collective for Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies.\n\nThe view
 s expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program 
 does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Refere
 nce to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement o
 r recommendation by Massanutten Regional Library.
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Paula J. Johnson
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