FLASHBACK: JULIA CHILD TAKING A BREAK FROM HER COOKING SHOW…(JULY 1967)

JULY 1967—JULIA CHILD, THE FRENCH CHEF ON NATIONAL EDUCATION TELEVISION, SAYS SHE IS TAKING A HIATUS FROM THE SHOW, UNTIL THEY SWITCH TO COLOR. “I’M NOT GOING BACK UNTIL WE GET COLOR SO THAT WE CAN AT LEAST GET BETTER LOOKING FOOD.” “IT’S GIVING ME TIME TO FINISH THE SECOND VOLUME OF MY COOKBOOK. COOKING AND WRITING GETTING GRIST FOR THE MILL FOR WHEN WE GO ON AGAIN.” THERE ARE 134 PROGRAMS TAPED IN THE THREE-YEAR- SERIES AND YES, THOSE BLACK & WHITE PROGRAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL SHE RETURNS. SHE SAYS SHE WILL DO THE SHOW EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. “I WOULD FIND IT BORING TO HAVE A WRITTEN SCRIPT.”