The French Chef

The French Chef

1963
The French Chef
The French Chef

The French Chef

8.9 | TV-G | en | Reality

One of the first cooking shows on American television, created and hosted by Julia Child on public television to introduce the French way of cooking. It emphasized fresh ingredients, many of which were unfamiliar to Americans. Based on the books she co-authored, entitled Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

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EP13  Puff Pastry to Go
Dec. 24,1972
Puff Pastry to Go

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EP12  Two Dollar Banquet
Dec. 17,1972
Two Dollar Banquet

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EP11  Kids Want to Cook
Dec. 10,1972
Kids Want to Cook

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EP10  Grand Finale Sit Down Dinner
Dec. 03,1972
Grand Finale Sit Down Dinner

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EP9  Main Course Sit Down Dinner
Nov. 26,1972
Main Course Sit Down Dinner

Creating a main course featuring a beef tenderloin.

EP8  First Course Sit Down Dinner
Nov. 19,1972
First Course Sit Down Dinner

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EP7  Sudden Company
Nov. 12,1972
Sudden Company

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EP6  To Ragoût a Goose
Nov. 05,1972
To Ragoût a Goose

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EP5  VIP Cake
Oct. 29,1972
VIP Cake

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EP4  Brunch for a Bunch
Oct. 22,1972
Brunch for a Bunch

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EP3  Coffee and Brioche
Oct. 15,1972
Coffee and Brioche

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EP2  Small Kitchen, Big Ideas
Oct. 08,1972
Small Kitchen, Big Ideas

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EP1  For Working Guys and Gals
Oct. 01,1972
For Working Guys and Gals

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8.9 | TV-G | en | Reality | More Info
Released: 1963-02-02 | Released Producted By: WGBH , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.pbs.org/food/shows/the-french-chef/
Synopsis

One of the first cooking shows on American television, created and hosted by Julia Child on public television to introduce the French way of cooking. It emphasized fresh ingredients, many of which were unfamiliar to Americans. Based on the books she co-authored, entitled Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

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Cast

Julia Child

Director

Francis Mahard Jr.

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Reviews

mbuchwald I recently rented a 3 DVD set of Julia Child's cooking program broadcast originally on the Boston PBS station (WGBH). Each disc has 6 shows, each lasting about 30 minutes. The early programs are in black and white but the later ones are in colour, including the one in which she describes the difference between various chickens. Child has an easy manner on the screen and watching these shows reaffirms how great an actress Meryl Streep is: her take on Child is perfect (in Julie and Julia). While one may not be tempted to make all the dishes that Julia demonstrates, viewers who are interested in cooking will learn something from each show and may be willing to try at least one of them.
Syl Let's face it, if there were any instructional cooking shows on television before Julia Child, we probably don't know about it. Julia Child's emergence as a television pioneer is now being appreciated in part to a successful film that features Meryl Streep playing the legend. Until now, I didn't appreciate Julia Child as much but now I'm more curious than ever about her life. She was older than most people and she wasn't born cooking. She lived a privileged life with cooks in her home. In this series, she brings her world knowledge of cooking where she studied at the Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris, France and where she co-authored the masterpiece, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" with two French chefs as well. Anyway, this show is about her and you just fall in love with her watching it. I love how she displayed the chickens and explained each one. She has fun with cooking and that's a good thing as Martha Stewart would say.