643740 Tue Aug 11 07:51:37 -0700 2009 13 33 Food Media and News 0 4936153 http://americanhistory.si.edu/juliachild/ I guess the Smithsonian is jumping on the movie's hoopla. They had recreated her kitchen at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, taking essentially the entire kitchen from her house before she went into a retirement home. This is the web site devoted to that exhibit. You can enter it either with Flash or without. Tue Aug 11 07:51:37 -0700 2009 11826 Phaedrus 1 4936166 It's been there for months, since American History reopened, well before the movie. I don't remember seeing it before the renovations (could easily have missed it) but from the site, Julia donated it in 2001. Tue Aug 11 07:53:49 -0700 2009 4936153 39874 chowser 2 4936280 According to the Charlie Rose interview with Nora Ephron and Meryl Streep, there was a wall of Julia's pots and pans that was in a collection in California until recently - it has just recently joined the rest of the kitchen in the Smithsonian. Tue Aug 11 08:30:26 -0700 2009 4936166 159317 greygarious 2 4936306 I believe the exhibit at the Smithsonian actually opened in 2002, but this summer they added some memorabilia from the movie and her copper pot collection, which had previously been at Copia in Napa. I'm going to have to make another visit downtown one of these days. Tue Aug 11 08:39:56 -0700 2009 4936166 124435 sharonlouk 3 4937210 We saw it years ago when we were in DC. The whole kitchen was there, looked just like the scene in the movie. Very cool, but I really wanted to go in! Tue Aug 11 12:39:27 -0700 2009 4936306 142362 sibeats 4 4937563 The set in the movie was scaled down to make Meryl Streep look taller. Tue Aug 11 14:23:13 -0700 2009 4937210 11369 Robert Lauriston 5 4946806 I saw the kitchen at the Smithsonian after it was first put on display many years ago and what struck me was how short everything was - low counters, small table and chairs etc. I thought this odd given Julia's height and must have been tough on the back. If the shrank it to make Streep seem taller it must have been about a foot high.... Fri Aug 14 11:40:48 -0700 2009 4937563 10784 Scrapironchef 6 4947265 "Because Child is 6 feet 2 inches tall, the counter tops were built 38 inches high, two inches higher than in standard kitchens." http://americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&newskey=77 Fri Aug 14 14:41:16 -0700 2009 4946806 11369 Robert Lauriston 7 4947805 The counters in my 40 year old kitchen are 37.5 high, still a little low for me at 6 foot even. Hers may have been higher than average for the day but when you actually see the exhibit they aren't that high. The table seems lower than average. Fri Aug 14 19:06:16 -0700 2009 4947265 10784 Scrapironchef 8 4948816 The table and chairs probably look lower than average because the counters are higher. Sat Aug 15 10:05:43 -0700 2009 4947805 11369 Robert Lauriston 9 4952989 I think it's something you have to go and see to understand. Mon Aug 17 10:02:58 -0700 2009 4948816 10784 Scrapironchef 4 4948669 We saw it back in 2004. The display looked exactly the same. It was really wonderful to see!. Sat Aug 15 08:54:11 -0700 2009 4937210 222865 FoodChic 1 4937617 Her kitchen was first introduced to the museum years ago. I was in DC back in November, however, and it was closed for renovations. :( Tue Aug 11 14:39:12 -0700 2009 4936153 71241 lynnlato 1 4939867 I was in DC last week, and I made a point to see the exhibit. As other posters mentioned, the exhibit has been there for a couple of years -- however, given the movie, I expect it will be more popular than ever. What I got a kick out of were the pegboards. My mother had her pots/pans/lids on pegboards when I was a kid, and I never thought anything of it. The first time I ever saw Julia's kitchen (TV or book? I don't remember), it clicked as to where my mother must have gotten the idea! Wed Aug 12 09:39:23 -0700 2009 4936153 53350 xo_kizzy_xo