Julia Child: A Recipe for Life: A conversation with curator Paige Newman

Virginia Museum of History and Culture curator Paige Newman and
her team spent months diving into the life and cultural impact of
celebrity chef and icon Julia Child.


Her mission was to season Julia Child: A Recipe for Life, a
national touring exhibit, to a Virginia audience.


"At first I was like, what are those? But as you delve in, in the
exhibit we have five sections and we call them Virginia  à
la carte," Newman said. "My first thought was, of course, James
Hemings, Thomas Jefferson's enslaved chef. He had to learn the
art of French cookery when Jefferson became Minister of France.
And that was my first thought, we have to include James Hemings.
Then doing a little more research, I'm like, oh, Julia Child was
in Richmond in 1976, promoting her fourth book and she did a demo
and a book signing down at Thalheimer's department store. Another
was, of course, Patrick O'Connell."


Learn more about the Julia Child: A Recipe for Life exhibit here.


Before the interview with Paige, Scott and Robey discussed new
exciting updates involving past guests Keya Wingfield (2:32) and
Brittanny Anderson (3:51). Plus we jump into the Eat It, Virginia
mailbag to answer your questions (6:20).


This episode is sponsored by the Virginia Museum of
History & Culture and its new exhibit Julia Child: A
Recipe For Life.


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