Cooking with the Real Julia Child

Originally from California, Child didn't start cooking until her 30's, and didn't try her hand at French cuisine until she was 36,
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Originally from California, Child didn't start cooking until her 30s and didn't try her hand at French cuisine until she was 36, when her husband Paul, center, moved to France for work.

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