Julie Powell in her kitchen in Queens in 2002. ... “We love art by adopting it, not by looking for its birth certificate.” (Tovah Rom, Arlington, Va.) ...

Julie Powell chops leeks to make potato leek soup, one of the first recipes in Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," shown at left, in her apartment in New York on Sept. 30, 2005 ...

Mention Julie Powell of "Julie & Julia" and you're bound to get heated response. Aug. 7, 2009 — -- The food world is abuzz today as the highly anticipated movie "Julie & Julia" opens across ...

WASHINGTON — Julie Powell, the food writer who served as inspiration for the 2009 movie "Julie & Julia," died on Oct. 26. She was 49. Her husband, Eric Powell, confirmed her death to the New ...

Author Julie Powell attends the premiere of "Julie & Julia" at The Ziegfeld Theatre, in New York, on July 30, 2009. Peter Kramer/AP hide caption toggle caption ...

Julie Powell, the bestselling author of “Julie & Julia” who famously documented her yearlong mission to cook every recipe in Julia Child’s book “Mastering the Art of French Cooking ...

Julie Powell, the bestselling author behind "Julie & Julia," died at 49, her husband said. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire Ventura County California. Welcome, Mickey.

Julie Powell, a bestselling author who chronicled her efforts to prepare every recipe in Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” which later inspired the movie “Julie & Julia ...