Julia Child

Julia Child is an American food writer who is widely credited with introducing French cuisine and cooking techniques to U.S. audiences. Her most famous works are probably "Mastering the Art of French Cooking", Vols 1-2 (with [Simone Beck]?)). She had a long-running (and amusing) television series on PBS called "Cooking with Julia Child" (currently in syndication on the Food Network...) Her straightforward, unpretentious, and reliable recipes arguably did more for French cooking in US households than any celebrity chef has done before or since.