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It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.

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Julia Child
Age: 91 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 15
Died: 2004
Died: August 13
Chef
Cook
Television Presenter
Writer
Pasadena
California
Julia Carolyn Child
Someone
Beautifully
Plate
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Culinary
Cooks
Cooking
Fingers
Food
Arranged

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