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Avis DeVoto (May 22, 1904 – March 7, 1989) was an American culinary editor, book reviewer, and cook. She was highly influential in editing and guiding two famous cookbooks to publication: Julia Child 's Mastering the Art of French Cooking and the US edition of the British food writer Elizabeth David 's Italian Food .
Feb 2, 2023 · Avis DeVoto played a crucial role in not just the life of chef Julia Child, but is largely responsible for the success of Child's cookbook on French cooking.
Aug 15, 2012 · The rest of As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto (published, by the way, by Houghton Mifflin), traces how the book concept went from shaky manuscript to cultural and ...
Dec 9, 2010 · Bernard DeVoto’s death from a heart attack in 1955, at 58, arrives out of the blue and is a devastating moment. Most readers, however, will graze “As Always, Julia” for these women’s funny and...
Mar 4, 2011 · For most readers, Avis DeVoto is unknown. She was the wife and secretary of the prize-winning author Bernard DeVoto; mother of two sons; a talented editor; and a devoted friend to an astonishing array of distinguished scholars and intellectuals.
Apr 9, 2011 · A book review of the letters between Julia Child and Avis DeVoto, her pen pal and adviser during the writing of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The reviewer praises the book as a memoir, a comedy and a tribute to the friendship and food culture of the 1950s.
Jan 1, 2010 · Now more than 200 letters exchanged between Julia and Avis DeVoto, her friend and unofficial literary agent memorably introduced in the hit movie Julie & Julia, open the window on her deepest thoughts and feelings.
