This page is jointly maintained by Julia Child's publisher, Alfred A. Knopf as well as The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts. Cover photo: Julia Child image, photograph & related rights ™/© 2017 The Julia Child Foundation The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts was created by Julia in 1995 and began operating in 2004. Its mission is to honor and further Julia’s legacy, which centers on the importance of understanding where food comes from, what makes for good food, and the value of cooking. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, the Foundation is a non-profit which makes grants to support culinary history research, scholarships for culinary training, food writing and food media as well as professional development and food literacy programs. In 2015, the Foundation created the Julia Child Award, presented in association with the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.