Inside Julia's Kitchen

Author: Heritage Radio Network

Created by The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, Inside Julias Kitchen is your window into the Foundations world. Through our podcast, youll meet the bright lights of todays food world, from the organizations the Foundation supports and works with to further Julias legacy to individuals at the forefront of cooking, culinary history, and food writing. Well be talking to those who are shaping the way we eat, cook and think about food, just as Julia did by inviting the countrys top talent into her kitchen. So, grab a seat at the Foundations table and listen in.
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Meet Paula Johnson Again
Episode 212
Wednesday, 13 November, 2024

This week on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, Todd Schulkin welcomes back culinary historian, author and museum curator Paula Johnson. They discuss her new book, “Julia Child’s Kitchen,” a deep dive into the design, tools and legacy of this iconic space. The discuss what makes Julia’s kitchen so special and Paula’s favorite stories from the book. Plus, Paula shares her second Julia Moment.Paula J. Johnson is a curator and public historian at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. She conducts research and collects objects relating to the history and culture of American food and wine and serves as the Director of the Smithsonian's Food History Project. Johnson was one of the curators who collected Julia Child's home kitchen in 2001 and led the team that created FOOD: Transforming the American Table, a multi-layered exhibition that explores the major changes in food production, distribution, and consumption in the United States since the 1950s. She has shaped and contributed to many public programs on food history, including cooking demonstrations, wine history events, and the Smithsonian’s annual “Food History Weekend.” Johnson received the Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar in the Humanities Award in 2020.