In 2002, Julie Powell writes a blog inspired by Julia Child and her cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" to fill the void she feels being trapped in a job she hates because her dream of being a writer hasn't taken off, she's childless struggling with PCOS, and is coming up on her 30th birthday.

It was also later in life that Julia Child's life fell into place. She got married in her mid 30s and learned to cook when she was 37. She wrote "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" because her and her husband, Paul, were stationed in Paris in the late 1940s and none of the cookbooks were translated for Americans. When she realized that she wanted to cook, she started off in an Advanced class of all G.I. men. She caught on quickly and at the end of the class, she earned a diploma that certified her as a chef. From there, she started the cookbook and even started a cooking program broadcast on television.

Rest In Peace Julia Child 8/15/1912-8/13/2004
Rest In Peace Julie Powell 4/20/73-10/26/22