He has written individual books on everything from ribs to beer can chicken to Latin cuisine, and in the process won five coveted James Beard Awards, a Julia Child Award, and was named Cooking Teacher of the Year by Bon Appetit magazine.

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Mr. O'Connell prefers professional models like those sold at Bridge Kitchenware, a store where Julia Child shopped that is now located in Madison, N.

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Though everyone and his great-aunt is staking a claim to Julia Child these days, I couldn't resist telling them about how she'd taught me to butter my radishes on my first visit to Chez Georges.

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Julia Child (and any recipe book) sat on the sidelines while Mom emptied her pantry into a huge pot and everything emerged deliciously.

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