The French Chef

Specials 1997

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Premiered1997-10-14T04:00:00Z on National Educational Television
Runtime30m
Total Runtime30m (1 episode)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
GenresReality

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Cooking legend and cultural icon Julia Child, 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 changed the way we cook, eat, and think about food.

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1997-10-14T04:00:00Z

Special 1 The Julia Child A&E Biography

1997-10-14T04:00:00Z — 30m

Popular TV chef and author Julia Child was born on August 15, 1912, in Pasadena, California. In 1948, she moved to France where she developed a penchant for French cuisine. With a goal of adapting sophisticated French cuisine for mainstream Americans, she collaborated on a two-volume cookbook called Mastering the Art of French Cooking, which was considered groundbreaking, and has since become a standard guide for the culinary community. She also become a television icon with her popular cooking shows such as The French Chef. Julia Child was also the inspiration behind the 2009 film Julie & Julia, which was based on a cooking blog by Julie Powell.