Julia Child in a kitchen surrounded by produce
Julia Child’s Go-To Food Court Order At Costco

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By GRETA PANO
Julia Child in her kitchen smiling
While Julia Child may have prepared elegant meals, she wasn't above eating fast food or from grocery store food courts. At Costco, she liked to get the quarter-pound hot dog.
Costco food court menu hot dog
In a 2017 interview for Lucky Peach, Bon Appétit’s then editor-in-chief Barbara Fairchild said Child would end her trips to Costco with a stop at the beloved food court.
a crowd of people at a Costco food court
According to Bob Spitz's biography of Julia Child, "Dearie," the chef "loved Costco hot dogs as much as a fine French meal." She was also fond of their large meat selection.