Amy Adams explains what real-life cooking skills she learned on the set of Julie & Julia. Adams played the titular Julie Powell in the film, a blogger who works to emulate Julia Child's cooking. The story intersperses Julie's story with the story of the real Julia Child, as it spans across multiple decades, as Julie and Julia's lives connect in unexpected ways. Julie & Julia was directed by Nora Ephron, with a leading cast that included Adams, Meryl Streep, Chris Messina, Stanley Tucci, Linda Emond, and Helen Carey.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Adams explains what skill she learned working on Julie & Julia. In this interview, Adams began by talking about how much she appreciates "the way that the food is treated as a character" in Julie & Julia. This inspired the actor to become more interested in cooking herself. On the set of Julie & Julia,...