Julia Child Was My Boss, With Stephanie Hersh

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Stephanie Hersh dreamed of a job in the culinary world, but she never imagined she would have a front-row seat to the life of the biggest culinary icon around, Julia Child. Stephanie became Julia’s executive assistant in the most unlikely of ways, when a chance phone call came into the secretarial school she was attending after time at the Culinary Institute of America. The only catch? Julia wanted an office assistant, not a starry-eyed culinary school grad. Stephanie talked her way into the job and wound up becoming Julia’s right hand for almost 16 years. Today, Stephanie is a chef instructor with Oceania Cruises and is based in New Zealand. She joins host Kerry Diamond to share some of her memories, her thoughts on the film 'Julie & Julia,' and what Julia was like as a boss. Thank you to Chronicle Books, publisher of the upcoming 'Tables & Spreads,' for supporting this episode.

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0:00.0	And I said, Julia, I'm not afraid of anything.
0:03.0	And she said, well, then good.
0:05.0	Can you start tomorrow?
0:06.0	Hey, bomb squad, welcome to Radio Cherry Bomb. I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from Brooklyn, New York. Today's guest is Stephanie Hirsch. For almost 16 years, Stephanie was the executive personal assistant to Julia Child. Stephanie helped the culinary
0:38.7	icon at every turn, and she is here to tell us about her incredible experience working with
0:43.8	Julia. We talk about everything from how Stephanie got her job to what she really thinks about the
0:49.7	film, Julie, and Julia. Today, Stephanie is a chef instructor with Oceana Cruises, the luxury cruise line,
0:56.6	and her home is now in New Zealand. We're thrilled Stephanie could join us because we are in the
1:01.9	middle of our Julia Jubilee, Cherrybaum's virtual conference dedicated to the life and legacy
1:07.1	of Julia Child. It's all taking place on Zoom. We have four more days of amazing free
1:12.9	programming. So visit Cherrybom.com to see the schedule. We've got demos and talks with all the
1:20.1	Bomb Squad favorites. Molly Yeh, Nancy Silverton, Aaron Jean McDowell, Paola Valleys, Susan Spungen,
1:26.6	Dory Greenspan, Tony Tipton Martin, and many others.
1:30.8	And wait, how could I forget this part? All the women who won top chef!
1:34.7	Yes, Tuesday night, from Stephanie Isard to Melissa King.
1:37.9	You definitely don't want to miss that panel.
1:40.6	I'd like to thank our sponsors, Carrie Gold, Crate and Barrel, Le Crucée, Whole Foods Market,
1:46.3	San Pellegrino, and co-brand fine wine and spirits for supporting the Julia Jubilee.
1:52.0	And today's show is supported by Chronicle Books, publisher of Tables and Spreads,
1:57.2	a go-to guide for beautiful snacks, intimate gatherings, and inviting feasts.
2:02.3	We'll hear a little bit more about this new book later in the show.
2:06.5	Now, here's my chat with Stephanie Hirsch.
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