julie & julie, the movie
I don’t want to spoil the movie for anyone. Nor did I have a huge expectation given that they seemed to have spent so much $ promoting it and yes – the ending was bit flat, like they got really tired toward the end, and editing said, “you know what? Let’s just call that the end…”, and had me wanting to know more about Julia and all the things that happened in her life, her TV show, what happened after the cookbook etc., but you know what? Overall – I really really liked the movie! It was funny and entertaining and hit my heart to the soul…
Growing up, I have to confess that I didn’t see the attraction of watching Julia Child and god forbid I’m the only one in the universe to say so, or at least brave enough to admit it… She seemed awkward, had a high high pitched voice that sounded slurred or even drunk and I just remember she used a lot of butter and lots of fleshy meats that she’d cut, tie-up etc., and as a little kid – I was actually little scared by it.
Meryl takes Julia to a whole new level. And maybe because I too have grown to a woman and know what it feels like to be in love, to be married to my perfect soul mate who I treasure every moment with, whose smiles and umms I love to hear as we eat my cooking creations in the kitchen, and as cliche as it may sound, there were so many parallels among not only Julie and Julia but also me, it was almost like the movie was talking about the crossroads I’m at.
Corporate job by day, closet cook by night, devouring cookbooks, magazines and recipes, always thinking about new recipes whenever I have a free moment, getting lost in thoughts while driving, sometimes in a meeting, sometimes while sleeping, just wanting to be completely submerged in all things cooking and food. And the extra challenge is, how do you feed that soul but in healthy doses? How do you keep it umami zen? I haven’t felt this way about anything before that I don’t know exactly what to do with myself…
I’m 36 going on 37 this year. I started this blog in late May with the hopes of je ne sais quoi other than knowing that it gives me an outlet and gives me a high, funny but seriously. I had my record (albeit measly) 77 views this past Monday when I decided to whore my blog to all my friends and contacts but I was pretty ecstatic! Then, a complete stranger wrote two comments on my blog and said he was intrigued and that the food pic looked mouthwatering and I jumped up and down and squealed that a stranger, a complete stranger would say that about me and my blog. If he was nearby, I wish he could taste them.
Maybe everyone comes at these crossroads at one point or another…some may call it a “mid-life crisis”. All I know is that it makes me happy inside and out. And there’s nothing I’d rather do than hang out in the kitchen, cook for those that I love, made with love, two tablespoons of love; love for food & love for life.
chef kelly
