All Things Julia Child

Cooking legend and cultural icon Julia, along with her pioneering public television series, The French Chef, introduced French cuisine to American kitchens.  In her passionate and sometimes breathless way, Julia forever chanaged the way we cook, eat, and think about food.

Entertaining, fun, and real in a way that influenced every television cooking program that followed, The French Chef embraced Julia’s passion for food and teaching and reflected her joie de vivre: "If I can do it, you can do it…and here’s how to do it!"

Now chefs of all ages and abilities can share Julia’s love of fine French food and learn to cook some of her most-loved dishes with this special collection of 18 episodes from her original 1960s series, The French Chef. In her signature style and with bloopers intact, Julia demonstrates such classic recipes as boeuf bourguignon from her debut show, salade Nicoise, bouillabaisse a la Marseillaise, mousseline au chocolat, and many more delicious dishes.

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Prepare to enjoy eighteen of Julia Child’s kitchen classics in a sumptuous second collection from her pioneering cooking show, The French Chef. This was a cooking series unlike anything yet seen on TV. Warm and exuberant, Julia was a natural television star, whether scooping up a spilled potato pancake or coaxing a reluctant soufflé, Julia was not afraid of making mistakes. Soon a nation fed on Shake n Bake and Tang would be experimenting with quiche Lorraine and boeuf bourguignon and cooking would become a national pastime. This special collection presents 18 episodes from her groundbreaking series. In her signature style and with bloopers intact, Julia demonstrates such classic recipes as crêpes suzette, omelette gratinée, pâté de campagne, bûche de Noël and many more.

Disc 1 – Starters, Sauces and Sides Cooking Vegetables, Vegetable Adventures, Elegance with Eggs, More about Potatoes, Terrines and Patés, The Hollandaise Family

Disc 2 – Main Courses French Crepes I, Cooking Your Goose, Roast Suckling Pig, Fish in Monk’s Clothing, Cheese Souffle, Sole Bonne Femme

Disc 3 – Breads and Desserts French Crepes II, Buche De Noel, Croissants, Gateau in a Cage, French Bread, VIP Cake: Le Prantome

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The third installment is a must to complete this valuable collection.

Disc One:
The American Masters Series on "Julia Child: America’s Favorite Chef!"

Disc Two:
STARTERS and SIDE DISHES: Brioche and Pate a Choux (this was particularly enjoyable in that you can use a variation of the dough to make other types of main meals or use it as dessert)
MAIN COURSES: Coq au vin (also known as Chicken Fricassee though it sounds so much more lovely in French) and Pot au Feu
DESSERTS: "Introducing Charlotte Malakoff" which was simply a fun name to describe making lady fingers as is and for other desserts, and Petit Fours (these are the greatest individual, yet elegant way of serving the most beautiful cakes!)

Disc Three:
STARTERS and SIDE DISHES: Bourride and aioli, quiche lorraine offerings
MAIN COURSES: Coquilles Saint Jacque and Piperade for lunch
DESSERTS: Madelines and a genoise jelly roll (she makes it so easy)
and napoleans (pastry cream, custard, whipped cream centers….the possibilities are endless).

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The complete Emmy Award-winning series. 10 hours, 22 Episodes and over 85 recipes. Julia Child and Jacques Pepin join together with passion, fun and culinary genius in what has become another classic hit for public television. Viewers are charmed by the special magic America’s favorite cooking duo conjures up in Julia’s legendary kitchen and enticed by the mouth-watering great food they prepare and enjoy. Julia’s and Jacques’ warmth and conviviality shine through the programs along with their spirit, whimsy and remarkable skills, as they offer techniques, tastes and recipes at the heart of today’s cooking. From Hamburgers and Halibut to Chicken Pot Pie and Artichokes, they reach the hearts of the audience who loves them for their easy camaraderie, step-by-step instructions and great talent. 

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Small helpings, no seconds, a little bit of everything, no snacking and have a good time. I think if you follow that, you’re going to be healthy and wealthy and wise… — Julia Child called herself a cook not a chef. Chefs work in restaurants she would say, with a platoon of people under them. "Cooks are you, me and everybody else who has been slaving away in the kitchen today and everyday." After being exposed to the culinary delights of France relatively late in life, she learned to cook. She spent her 40s learning and writing a cookbook and by the age of 50 she published the first book "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and she starred in her own television show "The French Chef." The rest, as they say, is history. 

No, it’s not a Julia cooking dvd, but it is fascinating stuff nonetheless.

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 These are all awesome. How could they not be considering the subject matter?  A few minutes into any one of these dvds will quickly demonstrate why watching Julia cooking became a national pastime.

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