The French Chef

The French Chef

One of the first cooking shows on American television, created and hosted by Julia Child on public television to introduce the French way of cooking. It emphasized fresh ingredients, many of which were unfamiliar to Americans. Based on the books she co-authored, entitled Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Reality

Seasons

Boeuf Bourguignon

1. Boeuf Bourguignon

Air Date: 1963-02-02

French Onion Soup

2. French Onion Soup

Air Date: 1963-02-09

Julia cooks a french onion soup.

Casserole Roast Chicken

3. Casserole Roast Chicken

Air Date: 1963-02-16

The French Omelette

4. The French Omelette

Air Date: 1963-02-23

5. Scallops

Air Date: 1963-03-02

Quiche Lorraine

6. Quiche Lorraine

Air Date: 1963-03-09

7. Fruit Tarts

Air Date: 1963-03-16

Chicken Breasts and Rice

8. Chicken Breasts and Rice

Air Date: 1963-03-23

Vegetables the French Way

9. Vegetables the French Way

Air Date: 1963-03-30

Veal Scallops

10. Veal Scallops

Air Date: 1963-04-06

French Salads

11. French Salads

Air Date: 1963-04-13

Julia Child focuses on tossed salads and French dressings, preparing mixed green salads, mixed vegetable salads and French dressing. She also demonstrates how to dress and serve salad the French way.

Chicken Livers a la Francaise

12. Chicken Livers a la Francaise

Air Date: 1963-04-20

Roast Duck a l'Orange

13. Roast Duck a l'Orange

Air Date: 1963-04-27

Chocolate Mousse and Caramel Custard

14. Chocolate Mousse and Caramel Custard

Air Date: 1963-05-04

Patés

15. Patés

Air Date: 1963-05-11

Aspics

16. Aspics

Air Date: 1963-05-18

Bouillabaise

17. Bouillabaise

Air Date: 1963-05-25

Lobster a l'Americaine

18. Lobster a l'Americaine

Air Date: 1963-06-01

19. French Crêpes I

Air Date: 1963-06-08

20. French Crêpes II

Air Date: 1963-06-15

A flaming dessert -- authentic Crepes Suzette! Julia Child shows how to make batter for dessert crepes and how to make crepe fillings with oranges, almonds, custards.

21. Steaks And Hamburgers

Air Date: 1963-06-22

The Potato Show

22. The Potato Show

Air Date: 1963-06-29

Julia cooks 4 out of 200 potato recipes she found in a french cookbook.

23. Soufflé On A Platter

Air Date: 1963-07-06

24. Dinner In A Pot

Air Date: 1963-07-13

25. Pâte à Choux

Air Date: 1963-07-20

Caramel Desserts

1. Caramel Desserts

Air Date: 1963-11-30

Cooking Your Goose

2. Cooking Your Goose

Air Date: 1963-12-07

Chestnut Cookery

3. Chestnut Cookery

Air Date: 1963-12-14

Bringing in the New Year

4. Bringing in the New Year

Air Date: 1963-12-21

Coq au Vin

5. Coq au Vin

Air Date: 1964-01-01

Cassoulet

6. Cassoulet

Air Date: 1964-01-08

Vegetable Adventures

7. Vegetable Adventures

Air Date: 1964-01-15

Puff Pastry

8. Puff Pastry

Air Date: 1964-01-22

More About Puff Pastry

9. More About Puff Pastry

Air Date: 1964-01-29

Fish Mousselines

10. Fish Mousselines

Air Date: 1964-02-05

Cake for Company

11. Cake for Company

Air Date: 1964-02-12

Artichokes from Top to Bottom

12. Artichokes from Top to Bottom

Air Date: 1964-02-19

Elegance with Eggs

13. Elegance with Eggs

Air Date: 1964-02-26

Cold Soufflés and Bavarian Cream

14. Cold Soufflés and Bavarian Cream

Air Date: 1964-03-04

Case for Salmon

15. Case for Salmon

Air Date: 1964-03-11

Broccoli and Cauliflower

16. Broccoli and Cauliflower

Air Date: 1964-03-18

Veal for a King

17. Veal for a King

Air Date: 1964-03-25

The Soup Show

18. The Soup Show

Air Date: 1964-04-01

19. Flaming Soufflé

Air Date: 1964-04-08

20. Small Roast Birds

Air Date: 1964-04-15

1. Timbales

Air Date: 1964-10-21

2. Fish Filets Sylvestre

Air Date: 1964-10-28

3. Babas au Rhum

Air Date: 1964-11-04

4. Chicken Dinner in Half an Hour

Air Date: 1964-11-11

5. Rognons Sautés and Flambés

Air Date: 1964-12-02

6. The Mushroom Show

Air Date: 1964-12-09

7. Veal Dinner in Half an Hour

Air Date: 1964-12-16

8. Broiled Chicken Plain and Saucy

Air Date: 1964-12-23

9. Lamb Stew Is French Too

Air Date: 1965-01-06

10. Introducing Charlotte Malakoff

Air Date: 1965-01-13

11. Hot Turkey Ballotine

Air Date: 1965-01-20

12. Cold Turkey Galantine

Air Date: 1965-01-27

13. Le Marquis au Chocolat

Air Date: 1965-02-03

14. Vegetables for the Birds

Air Date: 1965-02-10

15. French Tarts, Apple Style

Air Date: 1965-02-17

16. French Jelly Roll

Air Date: 1965-02-24

17. Bûche de Noël

Air Date: 1965-03-03

Black & white... different from the 1971 episode.

18. Beef Gets Stewed Two Ways

Air Date: 1965-03-10

19. Ham Dinner in Half an Hour

Air Date: 1965-03-17

20. Croissants

Air Date: 1965-03-24

1. Chocolate Souffle

Air Date: 1965-03-31

2. Four in Hand Chicken

Air Date: 1965-04-07

3. Brioches

Air Date: 1965-04-14

4. Veal Prince Orloff

Air Date: 1965-04-21

5. Great Beginnings

Air Date: 1965-04-28

6. Turban of Sole

Air Date: 1965-05-05

7. Strawberry Tarts

Air Date: 1965-05-12

8. The Shrimp Show

Air Date: 1965-05-19

9. Salad Fixings

Air Date: 1965-05-26

10. Non-collapsible Cheese Soufflé

Air Date: 1965-06-02

11. Quiches

Air Date: 1965-06-09

12. Fish Dinner in Half an Hour

Air Date: 1965-06-16

13. French Veal Stew

Air Date: 1965-06-23

14. Improvisation

Air Date: 1965-06-30

15. The Empress' Rice

Air Date: 1965-07-07

16. Coquilles St. Jacques

Air Date: 1965-07-14

17. More About Steaks

Air Date: 1965-07-21

18. To Poach a Salmon

Air Date: 1965-07-28

19. Invitation to Lunch

Air Date: 1965-08-04

20. Beef in Red Wine

Air Date: 1965-08-11

1. Your Own French Onion Soup

Air Date: 1965-11-24

2. Chicken in Cocotte

Air Date: 1965-12-11

3. Queen of Sheba Cake

Air Date: 1965-12-18

4. New Year

Air Date: 1966-01-01

5. To Poach Sole Fillets

Air Date: 1966-01-08

6. Chop Dinner in Half an Hour

Air Date: 1966-01-15

7. Filet of Beef Wellington

Air Date: 1966-01-22

8. Apple Charlotte

Air Date: 1966-01-29

9. More Great Beginnings

Air Date: 1966-02-05

10. Roast Suckling Pig

Air Date: 1966-02-12

11. More About Potatoes

Air Date: 1966-02-19

12. Steak Dinner in Half an Hour

Air Date: 1966-02-26

13. The Endive Show

Air Date: 1966-03-05

14. Saddle of Lamb

Air Date: 1966-03-12

15. Napoleons

Air Date: 1966-03-19

16. Paella à l'Américaine

Air Date: 1966-03-26

17. Dinner Party First Course

Air Date: 1966-04-13

18. Dinner Party Main Course

Air Date: 1966-04-13

19. Dinner Party Meringue Dessert

Air Date: 1966-04-20

20. Soupe au Pistou

Air Date: 1966-04-27

21. Quenelles

Air Date: 1966-05-04

1. Génoise Cake

Air Date: 1966-05-11

2. Petits Fours

Air Date: 1966-05-18

3. The Mayonnaise Show

Air Date: 1966-05-25

4. Swordfish Dinner in a Half Hour

Air Date: 1966-06-01

5. Ossobuco

Air Date: 1966-06-08

6. Sweetbreads and Brains

Air Date: 1966-06-15

7. Asparagus from Tip to Butt

Air Date: 1966-06-22

8. Operation Chicken

Air Date: 1966-06-29

9. To Poach a Chicken

Air Date: 1966-07-06

10. Mousses, Bombes and Parfaits

Air Date: 1966-07-13

11. Bourride and Aïoli

Air Date: 1966-07-20

12. To Poach an Egg

Air Date: 1966-07-27

13. Roast Leg of Lamb

Air Date: 1966-08-03

14. Lobster Thermidor

Air Date: 1966-08-10

15. Speaking of Tongues

Air Date: 1966-08-17

16. Pipérade for Lunch

Air Date: 1966-08-24

17. Turban of Sole

Air Date: 1966-08-31

1. Bouillabaisse à la Marseillaise

Air Date: 1970-10-07

2. Napoleon's Chicken

Air Date: 1970-10-14

3. Spinach Twins

Air Date: 1971-03-17

4. Cake with a Halo

Air Date: 1970-10-28

5. Hamburger Dinner

Air Date: 1970-11-04

6. Salade Niçoise

Air Date: 1970-11-11

7. Turkey Breast Braised

Air Date: 1970-11-18

8. Lasagne à la Française

Air Date: 1970-11-25

9. Waiting for Gigot

Air Date: 1970-12-02

10. How About Lentils

Air Date: 1970-12-09

11. Fish in Monk's Clothing

Air Date: 1970-12-16

12. Gâteau in a Cage

Air Date: 1970-12-23

13. Cheese and Wine Party

Air Date: 1970-12-30

14. Curry Dinner

Air Date: 1971-01-06

15. Apple Desserts

Air Date: 1971-01-13

16. Meat Loaf Masquerade

Air Date: 1971-01-20

17. To Roast a Chicken

Air Date: 1971-01-27

18. Hard Boiled Eggs

Air Date: 1971-02-03

19. Boeuf Bourguignon (1971)

Air Date: 1971-02-10

20. Strawberry Soufflé

Air Date: 1971-02-17

21. Spaghetti Flambé

Air Date: 1971-02-24

22. French Bread

Air Date: 1971-03-03

23. More About French Bread

Air Date: 1971-03-10

1. Vegetable for All Occasions

Air Date: 1971-03-17

2. Pot au Feu

Air Date: 1971-03-24

3. Pizza Variations

Air Date: 1971-03-31

4. Begin with Shrimp

Air Date: 1971-04-07

5. Chocolate Cake

Air Date: 1971-04-14

6. Working with Chocolate

Air Date: 1971-04-21

7. To Press a Duck

Air Date: 1971-04-28

8. Flaky Pastry

Air Date: 1971-05-05

9. Glamour Pudding

Air Date: 1971-05-12

10. The Whole Fish Story

Air Date: 1971-05-19

11. VIP Veal: Poitrina Farcie

Air Date: 1971-05-26

12. Brochettes, Kebabs and Skewers

Air Date: 1971-06-02

13. Rye Bread

Air Date: 1971-06-09

14. Flaming Fish

Air Date: 1971-06-16

15. Summer Salads

Air Date: 1971-06-23

16. The Lobster Show

Air Date: 1971-06-30

1. Coq au Vin Alias Chicken Fricassee

Air Date: 1971-10-06

2. Mousse au Chocolat

Air Date: 1971-10-13

3. Quiche Lorraine & Co.

Air Date: 1971-10-20

4. To Stuff a Sausage

Air Date: 1971-10-27

5. The Artichoke

Air Date: 1971-11-03

6. Tartes aux Fruits (Fruit Tarts)

Air Date: 1971-11-10

7. To Roast a Turkey

Air Date: 1971-11-17

8. French Croissants

Air Date: 1971-11-24

9. Soupe du Jour

Air Date: 1971-12-01

10. Terrines and Pâtés

Air Date: 1971-12-08

11. Madeleines and Génoise

Air Date: 1971-12-15

12. To Make a Bûche

Air Date: 1971-12-22

13. Le Cocktail

Air Date: 1971-12-29

14. Gallic Pot Roast

Air Date: 1972-01-05

15. Cheese Soufflé

Air Date: 1972-01-12

16. The Good Loaf

Air Date: 1972-01-19

17. The Hollandaise Family

Air Date: 1972-01-26

18. Tripes à la Mode

Air Date: 1972-01-30

19. Sole Bonne Femme

Air Date: 1972-02-06

20. Orange Bavarian Cream

Air Date: 1972-02-13

21. To Stuff a Cabbage

Air Date: 1972-02-20

22. The Omelette Show

Air Date: 1972-02-27

23. Elegance with Aspic

Air Date: 1972-03-05

24. French Fries

Air Date: 1972-03-12

25. Ham Transformation

Air Date: 1972-03-19

26. Ice Cream

Air Date: 1972-03-26

1. For Working Guys and Gals

Air Date: 1972-10-01

2. Small Kitchen, Big Ideas

Air Date: 1972-10-08

3. Coffee and Brioche

Air Date: 1972-10-15

4. Brunch for a Bunch

Air Date: 1972-10-22

5. VIP Cake

Air Date: 1972-10-29

6. To Ragoût a Goose

Air Date: 1972-11-05

7. Sudden Company

Air Date: 1972-11-12

8. First Course Sit Down Dinner

Air Date: 1972-11-19

9. Main Course Sit Down Dinner

Air Date: 1972-11-26

Creating a main course featuring a beef tenderloin.

10. Grand Finale Sit Down Dinner

Air Date: 1972-12-03

11. Kids Want to Cook

Air Date: 1972-12-10

12. Two Dollar Banquet

Air Date: 1972-12-17

13. Puff Pastry to Go

Air Date: 1972-12-24

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Rating

7.0/10

Release Date

1963-02-02

Episodes

201 (10 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

GBH

GBH