The Legend Wears Sugar & Spice
Whoever the hell Julie is, she’s the reason why I refuse to watch Meryl Streep’s new film ‘Julie & Julia’.
Based on the trailer, Julie was inspired by the great Chef Julia Child, and blogged her way to a culinary degree or some shit but, why should we care? Why does her story warrant a film? Hell, I’m inspired by Cheech and Chong and I bong my way through bloggin’, who’s gonna make a movie about me?
Streep recently shared an experience she had when Stanley Tucci and his wife came to Streep’s home shortly after Tucci was cast to play her husband in the film:
“Obviously, Stanley and I knew each other socially, plus we made “[The Devil Wears] Prada” together, but I thought I should probably invite him over to dinner,” said Streep, sitting next to a grinning Tucci. “I decided to make blanquette de veau [veal ragout with white sauce], but when Stanley and Kate arrived it wasn’t … quite … ready.”
“So Stanley came in and completely took over the kitchen,” added Streep, immediately going into a dead-on impression of Tucci’s voice:
“Why are you doing it that way? Is that what you’re going to do? No, seriously, I’m just asking. Why do you hold it that way? Can I just .. . It’s OK … but I can show you an easier way.”
As Tucci erupted into laughter at Streep’s clever retelling, Streep smiled and said, “So, it was out of my hands. He’s a great chef. I’m just a cook.”
Here’s Streep at the LA premiere of ‘Julie & Julia’ at Mann Village Theatre July 27th.
