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Burn of the week, courtesy of Julia Child

 

Julia Child called an elderly French food critic a "didactic meatball." Oh, snap!

I came across this terrific burn while reading Saveur. They published an excerpt of As Always, Julia, a new book that collects the letters sent between Julia Child and lifelong friend / unofficial literary agent, Avis DeVoto.

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