Julia Child

The story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found "her true calling." From the moment she and her husband Paul, who worked for the USIS, arrived in the fall of 1948, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon this tall, outspoken gal from Pasadena, California, who didn't speak a word of French and knew nothing about the country, was steeped in the language, chatting with purveyors in the local markets,...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The definitive cookbook on French cuisine for American readers: "What a cookbook should be: packed with sumptuous recipes, detailed instructions, and precise line drawings. Some of the instructions look daunting, but as Child herself says in the introduction, 'If you can read, you can cook.'" —Entertainment Weekly

“I only wish that I had written it myself.” —James Beard
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Diverse and detailed recipes from the French and other cuisines comprise the famous chef's informal and comprehensive guide to cooking, with commentaries on the principles, economics, equipment, and time-savers of first-class cooking.

Explains for the novice American cook the special ingredients and cooking techniques involved in preparing the wide variety of French dishes featured.

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 collection of eighteen episodes from her original 1960's series. Includes downloadable recipes and a bibliography.

Disc 1 is a look at the life and legacy of Julia Child. Discs 2 & 3 contain 12 episodes from the original "French chef" series.