Julie Powell

2022 - 11 - 2

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Julie Powell, food writer of Julie & Julia, dies at 49 (RTE.ie)

Food writer Julie Powell, who became an internet darling after blogging for a year about making every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French ...

"We are sending our deepest condolences to all who knew and loved Julie, whether personally or through the deep connections she forged with readers of her memoirs." Powell's project inspired scores of food bloggers who followed, its template and tone apparent in the later successful web and social media projects of cooks including Dorie Greenspan, Ina Garten, Deb Perelman and Alison Roman. Her death was confirmed by Judy Clain, Powell’s editor at book publisher Little, Brown.

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What Julia Childs thought of Julie Powell (The Independent)

The chef and blogger began her year-long Julie/Julia project in 2002, which saw her cooking every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

In a scene where Powells is told by a journalist that her biggest inspiration does not like her writing, the writer collapses to the ground wailing: “Julia hates me!” She described the cookbook [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. I tested and retested those recipes for eight years so that everybody could cook them. I don’t understand how she could have problems with them. “I worked very hard on that book. [, the cause of death was cardiac arrest.](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/julie-powell-death-author-food-writer-julia-b2215504.html) [has died at the age of 49 at her home in Olivebridge, New York.](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/julie-powell-death-author-food-writer-julia-b2215504.html)

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Julie Powell's Last Tweet Before Her Death at 49 Causes Confusion ... (Gizmodo)

Author Julie Powell, whose book Julie and Julia was turned into a hit 2009 movie starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, died of cardiac arrest on October 26 ...

[BNO News](https://twitter.com/BNOFeed/status/1587288255933911040), one of the few places still aggregating data for the entire country on a daily basis now that the CDC has stopped providing updates. [one month](https://twitter.com/licjulie/status/1578486384351813632) and Powell herself tweeted about having the disease in mid-September. Microsoft Office Professional 2021 Lifetime License](https://stacksocial.com/sales/microsoft-office-professional-plus-2021-for-windows?aid=a-efnv1nsd&utm_source=theinventory.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=microsoft-office-professional-plus-2021-for-windows_102622&utm_term=scsf-558929) Examining the last tweets and other social media posts of famous people has become a common occurrence now, especially when those people died relatively young. There are also people who treat every early death in the news these days as something that was almost certainly caused by covid-19. Many Twitter users started discussing Powell’s last tweet, with some suggesting her untimely death, along with her diagnosis of black hairy tongue, could have been caused by a covid-19 infection.

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Julie Powell, who inspired the film Julie & Julia, dies at 49 (BBC News)

Powell was played by Amy Adams in Nora Ephron's hit 2009 film, which also starred Meryl Streep.

Julie Powell was an inspiration to my generation of food bloggers, and was hilarious and kind in our interactions, especially when discussing our home state of Texas. Cooking through Julia Child's books, she made Child relevant to a new generation, and wrote about cooking in a fresh, conversational, this-is-my-real life tone that was rare back then.— smitten kitchen (@smittenkitchen) "There was a lot of jumping over cords and almost tripping on stuff that was stacked on the floor. I threw the food mill down, there's watercress everywhere, I was sobbing." "The last thing in my head would be to exploit her in any way. Sending my condolences to her family and friends.— Lisa Fain (@homesicktexan) On Twitter last week, she had complained of feeling ill. But all of them were looking for help in a way that we were not always equipped to give. "There were quite a few dinners at 11pm or midnight. But at the same time, I totally get it." There were always leftovers, and sometimes like a big hunk of pig's leg just sort of stuck in there." "Which of course is extremely painful to hear," Powell said.

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Food blogger Julie Powell, whose memoir 'Julie & Julia' inspired ... (Economic Times)

Amy Adams played a food blogger in the film based on Julie Powell's novel "My Year of Cooking Dangerously" about attempting to cook more than 500 Julia ...

[Julie Powell](/topic/julie-powell), well known for her memoir “Julie & Julia”, which inspired a film starring “Meryl Streep”, has died at the age of 49. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). She embarked on a year-long quest to recreate all 524 recipes from her mother's copy of Is Julie and Julia based on a true story? It was Julie Powell was a well-known American novelist who wrote books based on her cuisine blogs.

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Julie Powell, food writer behind 'Julie & Julia,' dies at 49 (mlive.com)

Powell became an internet darling after blogging for a year about making every recipe in Julia Child's “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” leading to a ...

“The way they held a knife in their hand was like an extension of themselves,” she said. “People don’t want the mystery anymore.” At one point, while cutting the connective tissue on a pig’s leg, she writes: “It’s sad, but a relief as well, to know that two things so closely bound together can separate with so little violence, leaving smooth surfaces instead of bloody shreds.” Powell revealed she had an affair, the pain of loving two men at once, of her fondness for sadomasochism and even a bout of self-punishing sex with a stranger. “I don’t believe it’s going to be a Nora Ephron movie.” “We are sending our deepest condolences to all who knew and loved Julie, whether personally or through the deep connections she forged with readers of her memoirs.”

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Julie Powell of 'Julie and Julia' fame dies at 49 (Jakarta Post)

Julie Powell, the writer whose yearlong mission to cook through Julia Childs French Cooking masterpiece was immortalized in print and film, has died of ...

The self-deprecating drama of her mishaps and disappointments both in and out of the kitchen struck a chord with a crop of primarily Gen X readers, and the blog gained hundreds of thousands of views at a moment when many people still used dial-up. Disillusioned with her low-level administration job in New York and seeking a creative outlet, Powell launched her Julie/Julia Project in the nascent era of internet writing, detailing her kitchen adventures using spiky humor in a direct, diaristic tone. She was 49 years old.

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