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Julia Child - The French Chef |  | Actor: Julia Child
Studio: Wgbh Boston
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.95
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Seller: mediathrill
Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 708
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 30 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.8
MPN: WGBD38299D
ISBN: 1593752377
UPC: 783421382992
EAN: 9781593752378
ASIN: B0006VXMHG
Release Date: April 26, 2005
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Product Description
Studio: Wgbh Wholesale Release Date: 04/26/2005 Run time: 432 minutes
Three servings of practical cooking advice per one serving of nostalgia is the recipe for this 18-episode culinary collector's item. The French Chef with Julia Child, the pioneering public television series which premiered in 1962, brought French cuisine to American kitchens without a dash of pretension. Child (1912-2004), a cooking legend and cultural icon with her 6'2" commanding-yet-self-deprecating presence, leads viewers through some of her favorite and classic recipes with requisite humor and congeniality. The three-disc compilation is divided into Starters and Side Dishes; Main Courses; and Desserts and Other Classics, and includes several printable recipes from each category. In vintage black and white, the collection begins with "The Potato Show" and Child's sage counsel, "When you flip anything you must have the courage of your convictions," before she flips half of her sautéed potatoes onto the stovetop. Peppered throughout the collection are such reminders of why Child was so endearing: she let the camera roll through all her culinary disasters. In another show, "To Roast a Chicken," Child lines up five headless poultry as if arranging for a family photo, while earnestly discussing the differences between a fryer and a roaster, the "full glory of its chickendom." Even non-gourmands will find themselves captivated by such vintage entertainment, while passionate epicureans will relish step-by-step demonstrations of wonders such as boeuf bourguignon (from her debut show), salad Nicoise, bouillabaisse a la Marseillaise, and mousse au chocolat. (All ages) --Lynn Gibson
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Very Happy with this February 8, 2010
DebL (Portland, OR)
This is a fabulous collection of "French Chef" episodes -- including the all important boeuf bourgignon. It was my friend's favorite gift this year and has been part of her often repeated story of discovering Julia and the boeuf. But there's so much more. With so many episodes, this collection is really a bargain.
 Julia Child- The French Chef January 28, 2010
M. Clark
I was inspired by the movie Julie & Julia to find out more about Julia Child . As I'm an Australian she wasn't a household name so to find discover her cooking sessions was very exciting. Watching the cooking classes you realise her quirky voice and personality were perfectly portrayed by Meryl Streep!! Aside from all of that the DVD is a delight to watch. Julia makes things seem so simple. Watching her techniques has been very useful and I now have greater courage to try her recipes in "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" !!
Better Than We Ever Expected January 25, 2010
wjh (central Ohio USA)
This weekend my wife and I finally found time to sit down and start enjoying these original episodes. They are indeed wonderful and completely intact from opening title to closing credits. It would be helpful if the jacket itself had included original broadcast dates, and particularly had called out which was the very first episode (it's on disk #2). The programs hold up amazingly well, the image quality is quite good. What a surprise to watch the earliest episodes where you see a washer and dryer unit as part of the kitchen room ensemble! And what REALLY makes these programs from the 1960's and 1970's impactful is that each program was run in real time from start to finish of the the cooking lesson! Compare that to what virtually every quality cooking show of the past decade has done (particularly on the Food Network), with much editing to move things along and hide the failures! This set is worth every penny.
A Taste of Julia January 4, 2010
James Ferguson (Vilnius, Lithuania)
It is great fun looking back on Julia after all these years. She had a way of making French cuisine wonderfully accessible and her unguarded personality made this show a winner. Unfortunately, these segments are not presented in chronological order and there are a lot of gaps, as what you get is essentially a culling of episodes over a ten year span, some in color, most in murky black and white, that really don't present Julia at her best.
The three discs are thematically presented as starters, main course and desserts. Six segments each. You get several of the episodes that no doubt inspired Julie Powell, including "Boeuf Bourguignon" and "The Lobster Show." But, it is Julia's "off-the-cuff" comments that make the show, especially the fun she has with her pet "Big Bertha," a lobster that weighed in at over 20 pounds. Imagine trying to buy a lobster like that today!
A show like this was a wonder to many persons back in the 60s and early 70s, whose nearest store was a Piggly Wiggly or an A&P. She shows you how to use a bit of "Yankee ingenuity" to overcome some of the sticking points in the recipes or how to use a muffin pan in lieu of French tart dishes for cheese pastries, which she served up in her "Cheese and Wine Party"
The CDs are nicely packaged and there are some "behind the scenes" photos which are priceless, showing persons sitting behind the counter handing her utensils and holding boom mikes as she presents her dishes. One has to wonder how many scraps fell on them as she pretty much scrapes everything onto the floor afterward. My only gripe is that one doesn't get a sense of continuity to the segments. You can go to PBS for more on the show, and catch the premier episode "Elegance with Eggs."
A great an entertaining resource December 12, 2009
Ariella Vaccarino (Los Angeles)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Julia Child was the first on the road to your food network shows. She really was awesome. (Her voice is little comic), but other than that, her skill as a chef is great. You learn so much and she is so interesting to watch.
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