Julia still SIZZLES!

NYC restaurants serve dishes paying tribute to America’s greatest home cook

JULIA Child’s peculiar brand of gawky kitchen confidence inspired not just home cooks, but a whole generation of chefs. Starting Tuesday, 100 restaurants around the country will pay homage to the culinary icon, who lived in New York City as a copywriter before ultimately moving to Paris and mastering the art of French cook- ing. Chefs participating in Julia Child Restaurant Week will serve classics that Child popularized during her long career as a chef, cookbook author and PBS star. The celebration, which includes a half-dozen NYC restaurants — and the release of “Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child,” by Bob Spitz — comes to a conclusion on Aug. 15, which marks the centenary of her birth. Here’s a look at the dishes soon to be offered around town.