The food writer, who first rose to fame by trying to reproduce the culinary success of Julia Child, died from cardiac arrest at her home in Olivebridge, New York
Julie Powell has died aged 49, her family has announced.
The food writer, who first rose to fame by trying to reproduce the culinary success of Julia Child, died from cardiac arrest at her home in Olivebridge, New York.
As part of her popular food blog The Julie/ Julia Project, Powell spent a year in 2002 documenting her attempts at cooking all of her recipes.
The blog was turned into a 2009 film starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams called Julie and Julia.