"In a segment during a 1987 episode of "Late Night With David Letterman," Child deftly jokes her way through the process of making a hamburger when her heat source malfunctions, and in the middle of the funny, improvised bit, Letterman asks her if she ever "cooked something that just turned out awful." Julia's immediate response is, "Yeah, lots of times!" When he asks her what she does in those cases, she doesn't miss a beat before she answers, "I'll give it to my husband.""
"And like any good chef, Child could admit when a dish didn't turn out quite like she hoped. It may have been a joke that Julia Child fed her bad cooking experiments to her husband (though he really was her taste tester), but it's true that Paul Child was the ultimate celebrity chef HAB (like WAG - wives and girlfriends, but HAB - husbands and boyfriends, too)."
"They met in 1944, and though he wasn't initially taken with Julia, he ultimately grew into her biggest fan, sitting on the floor while episodes of her show, "The French Chef," filmed, holding up signs that said things like, "Wipe brow!" and "Don't forget mushrooms," per a profile in the Los Angeles Times. Julie Cohen, director of the Julia Child documentary "Julia," said of Paul, "It's not just that Paul helped out and was on set."
Julia Child introduced French cooking to American homes while maintaining a breezy sense of humor and honest approach to recipes. She openly acknowledged culinary failures and joked about giving poorly made dishes to her husband, Paul. A 1987 Late Night With David Letterman exchange captured her playful response to failed cooking during a malfunctioning heat source. Paul Cushing Child served as her devoted taste-tester and enthusiastic supporter. He attended show tapings, held up encouraging signs, and grew from initial uncertainty in 1944 into her biggest fan. Director Julie Cohen highlighted Paul's willingness to support and cheer Julia, even when choices affected his career.
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