Julie & Julia.

As a blogger and a foodie, I love the story of Julie & Julia.

It became a well-known story in 2009, when it hit theatres staring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, depicting the stories of Julia Child and Julie Powell, respectively. Based off a true story, Powell is in a rut and decides to spend a year of her life cooking every recipe in Child’s first cookbook, while she blogs about her trials and tribulations in the kitchen.

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Not only is it a cute, unique story for a movie, but I love that it is true. For awhile, Powell kept her blog going, and it was neat to read her posts after the movie became popular.

Powell wrote a second book, a memoir called “Cleaving,” where she spends time as an apprentice at a butcher’s shop. She creatively intertwines carving meat and the voyage of self-discovery.

I love using the story of Julie & Julia as an example for my students that you can create a blog about nearly anything, and it can be quite successful!