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Some fun facts about this amazing woman, who was not only a culinary genius, but also helped make blowtorch cookery famous!
• She was the first woman inducted into the Culinary Institute of America Hall of Fame
• She was 6'2” Tall.
• She Was a Spy in World War II.
• She Helped Develop Shark Repellent For the Navy.
• She Sucked at Cooking Until She Was In Her Mid-30s.
• It Took Her Nine Years to Publish Her First Cookbook.
• The First Thing She Cooked On TV Was An Omelet.
• She survived breast cancer.
• She has a rose named after her (appropriately it's the colour of melted butter!)
• She used 753 pounds of butter while filming Baking with Julia on PBS.
• Meryl Streep portrayed her in the film 'Julie and Julia'