Part 1: Chapter 3, Three Hearty Eaters Summary and Analysis

Julia continued to cook and learn more about French culture over the next few months. In April of1951, she invited eight women from Le Cercle des Gourmettes for lunch. This was an all-female eating club that started in 1929, and most of the current members were in their seventies. Julia joined the group and met many different people. She asked Chef Bugnard to help her prepare the food, as he was retiring from Cordon Bleu and was looking for catering and private lessons. The meal was a success.

Dort and Ivan became engaged and planned a wedding in New York for June of 1951. Julia felt the couple were good for each other. She made a farewell dinner for the couple before they left. When Julia and Paul got ready to leave, they had been...