Dishing with Julia Child
Julia Child was devoted to the art of French cuisine. And starting in 1963, The French Chef single-handedly taught a nation how to cook well, eat well and drink well. Now today's chefs and celebrities delight in six of the most-beloved episodes from her groundbreaking series, offering insightful, funny and personal comments in unabashed appreciation of the first lady of cooking. Bon appétit.
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- PBS
- Reality
Julia Child was devoted to the art of French cuisine. And starting in 1963, The French Chef single-handedly taught a nation how to cook well, eat well and drink well. Now today's chefs and celebrities delight in six of the most-beloved episodes from her groundbreaking series, offering insightful, funny and personal comments in unabashed appreciation of the first lady of cooking. Bon appétit.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
The Whole Fish Story
Tue, Mar 3, 2020 26 mins
Chefs José Andres and Eric Ripert are amazed by Julia Child's hands-on treatment of a whole fish. They discuss her ability to dive in to fish filleting while encouraging viewers to attempt this difficult preparation. José jokes about his debt to Julia for popularizing fish in America and both are impressed with the information Julia conveys in the show and her ability to work without any retakes.
Episode 2
The Good Loaf
Fri, Apr 3, 2020 25 mins
Celebrity chefs Vivian Howard, Marcus Samuelsson, Carla Hall and Sara Moulton follow Julia Child's bread making recipes for classic pain de mie and a raisin bread. Sara highlights Julia's role in re-orienting people's perception of food, while Carla notes Julia's skill in making ingredients and techniques accessible. And all the chefs note that by this point, Julia had her on-camera look honed.
Episode 3
Your Own French Soup
Fri, Apr 10, 2020
Chef Rick Bayless marvels over Julia Child's knife skills and what great technique training she provided. Chefs José Andres and Eric Ripert are also impressed with her teaching, and how she took the time to include skills and techniques in her programs. They wonder how many tips are in her two hundred episodes of The French Chef.
Episode 4
Boeuf Bourguignon
Fri, Apr 10, 2020 24 mins
Chefs Sara Moulton, Carla Hall, José Andres and Eric Ripert discuss Julia Child's first episode of The French Chef, remarking on how purposeful she was as a teacher, and how comfortable and magnetic she was, even in her first episode. Martha Stewart weighs in on how influential Julia was in completely changing how viewers thought about food and cooking.
Episode 5
The Potato Show
Fri, Apr 17, 2020 26 mins
Chef Rick Bayless supplies commentary on Julia Child's high wire performance preparing potatoes and her comfort in the kitchen. Then chef, frequent Julia collaborator, and dear friend Jacques Pépin weighs in later in the show on Julia's love of butter and her gracious approach to meeting all of the staff, down to the dishwasher, at the restaurants where they dined.
Episode 6
To Roast a Chicken
Fri, Apr 17, 2020 24 mins
Chefs Vivian Howard and Marcus Samuelsson enjoy Julia Child's presentation of chickens, which includes an entire counter filled with raw poultry. They note how she invented cooking on television with no existing rulebook and discuss her mission to educate viewers about the value of prime ingredients, including how to shop for them as well as how to prepare them. Martha Stewart reveals how Julia influenced her personally and, more broadly, how she opened up the world of international cuisine to Americans.