Wars have a funny way of changing things, whether it be by destroying their city or country, bringing the persecuted closer together, or inspiring great movies or poems. When people think of war, thoughts that often come to mind are the economy, brave soldiers, comedians and singers who became famous by trying to squeeze joy and laughter into the lives of the suffering.
Edith Piaf, Winston Churchill, and Hitler may be topics of discussion, but what about Julia Child?
Yes, I know what you're thinking - I have been misinformed or maybe I misspelled "Abraham Lincoln" and auto correct chose "Julia Child".
Well, neither of those things happened and my spelling is not that bad, thank you very much.
Julia? I don't think so
en.wikipedia.org
Julia Child was a spy. An American spy. A famous and talented chef and an American spy (if you can think of a more badass career combination, please let me know).
photoshop but still pretty cool
abcnews.go.com
Having Mrs. Child on our side has proven to be very beneficial to us. She worked on important developments such as creating shark repellent for underwater mines (apparently they look very tasty to sharks) and dealt with highly classified information. Her being involved in the war and travelling to places such as Sri Lanka and China led to her discovery that not all meals came from "cans and freezers". The OSS (Office of Strategic Services) later introduced her to "Paul" who introduced
her to "the joys of real cooking". These "joys" were later developed during her famous stay in France when she truly developed her talent for making super delicious food and then brought those talents back to America.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech-Culture/2012/0815/Julia-Child-was-a-spy.-Was-she-any-good-at-it-video
In a way...thank goodness for that war (don't quote me out of context on that) or we'd still be eating out of freezer-burned cans.
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