Amy Adams explains what real-life cooking skills she learned on the set of Julie & Julia. Adams played the titular Julie Powell in the film, a blogger who works to emulate Julia Child’s cooking. The story intersperses Julie’s story with the story of the real Julia Child, as it spans multiple decades, as Julie and Julia’s lives connect in unexpected ways.
Julie & Julia was directed by Nora Ephron, with a leading cast that included Adams, Meryl Streep, Chris Messina, Stanley Tucci, Linda Emond, and Helen Carey.
In addition to explaining her personal anecdote as it relates to the cuisine of Julie & Julia, Adams also makes an important point in talking about how the food is treated as a character in Julie & Julia.
While Julie and Julia do not directly meet in the film, their lives are connected thematically across the decades through their mutual appreciation for the art of cooking. This makes food an essential element to Julie & Julia, rendering it somewhat like a character.
