Celebrating Georgetowner Julia Child's 100th Birthday

Julia Child, a sometimes Georgetown resident, would be celebrating her 100th birthday if she were still alive today. The famed chef once lived in Georgetown on Olive Street with her husband, Paul.

Georgetowner Carol Joynt highlights the Child's Georgetown connection in her recent post on Washingtonian.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History has a special display of Child's Cambridge, MA kitchen for a limited time, Aug. 15 through Sept. 3. The display is partnered with special screenings of episodes of Child in WGBH’s “The French Chef.” Child donated her kitchen and hundred of cooking tools in 2001, three years before her 2004 death.

“Julia Child referred to her kitchen as the beating heart of her household,” said Paula Johnson, museum curator and project director for the exhibition, in a press release.

The Smithsonian is not the only one cataloging and celebrating Julia Child's 100th birthday, PBS has a special web page dedicated to the beloved chef. There you can watch videos of Child in action in the kitchen, enjoy interviews with other chefs and try out new recipes. PBS also created a new in honor of Child.

Happy Birthday Julia Child!