believe this is a book they should take a flyer on. the title that they arrived at is "mastering the art of french cooking." when judith presented that title to alfred he said to her, if anybody buys this book, i will eat my hat. >> when the book came out, simca came to the usa, at that point in 1961, i don't think there were many book tours but we decided to go around the country to promote the book. i was invited to be in a book review program in boston. to liven things up, i made an omelette and that's how the idea of a cooking show started out. >> from the first time she appeared on that show, julia was different from anything on