It makes me very sad to report that Julia Child has passed away at the age of 91.

the article is here: www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/13/obit.child.ap/index.html

Here's a snippet that I'd like to share from the article:

"What's dangerous and discouraging about this era is that people really are afraid of their food," she told The Associated Press in 1989. "Sitting down to dinner is a trap, not something to enjoy. People should take their food more seriously. Learn what you can eat and enjoy it thoroughly."

Child did not take a cooking lesson until she was in her 30s. And she was in her 50s when her first television series began in 1963.