Host Antonia Lofaso, guest judges Cliff Crooks and Melissa King and the contestants taste the everyone's dishes for the second challenge on "The Julia Child Challenge"
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In "Julie and Julia," Julie Powell embarks on a mission to cook the 524 recipes in Julia's Child's seminal 1961 cookbook in 365 days. Before Julie's journey was immortalized in a bestselling memoir and Oscar-nominated film starring Meryl Streep, it was chronicled as "The Julie/Julia Project" on a blog hosted by Salon. Now, Julie is back to break down every episode of "The Julia Child Challenge."
It's kitchen tech week on "The Julia Child Challenge," a theme that provides a welcome break from the lovey-dovey overload of the cooking competition's first two episodes. Though I dig a sentimental journey as much as the next person, a week without tears is a relief. Still, this episode was irksome on a couple of levels. I'll try not to dwell too much, but I can't promise anything.
"This is what Julia does to people — we can get defensive about our personal versions of her."
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