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Dining with one's friends and beloved family is certainly one of life's primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal.

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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
Food
Primal
Friends
Thanksgiving
Family
Satisfying
Soul
Beloved
Life
Innocent
Delight
Certainly
Dining
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