The French Chef

The French Chef

infobox television
show_name = The French Chef


caption =
format = Cooking show
runtime = 28 minutes
country = USA
network = WGBH
first_aired = February 11, 1963
last_aired = 1973
starring = Julia Child
num_episodes = |

"The French Chef" was an influential early television cooking show created by Julia Child, and produced and broadcast by WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1963-1973. It was one of the first cooking shows on television. "The French Chef" introduced French cooking to the United States at a time when it was considered expensive restaurant fare, not suitable for home cooking. Child emphasized fresh and, at the time, unusual ingredients. The show grew out of some special presentations that Julia had done based on the book Mastering the Art of French Cooking, which she had co-authored, and went on to become the most recognized pioneering cooking show. All of the recipes used on "The French Chef" had originally appeared in "Mastering The Art of French Cooking," but for the show, Child chose mostly the more domestic recipes from the book, although such showpieces as Beef Wellington, various sorts of souffles, and some ambitious pastries also made it into the mix if they seemed within the reach of a home cook without staff.

The show was done live to videotape from start to finish, leaving little room for mistakes. Later, errors were still used as "teachable moments". Certain elements became "leitmotifs": Julia's fondness for wine; her staunch defense of the use of butter; her standard issue "impeccably clean towel"; and her closing line at the end of every show, "Bon appetit"."

Child's emphasis on whole, fresh ingredients often led to markets running out of whatever particular meat, fish, or vegetable was featured when an episode aired.Fact|date=February 2007

Child was neither French nor a chef, but had studied and taught cooking in France.

"The French Chef" was in production and aired on the WGBH station of National Educational Television (which became PBS) in Boston from 1963 to 1973. Reruns continued on PBS until 1987. A 1971 episode of "The French Chef" was the first television show to be captioned for deaf viewers. The show aired in two formats, originally in black and white and later in color, and two companion cookbooks were written along with the show. "The French Chef Cookbook" was a show-by-show breakdown of the black and white series, while "From Julia Child's Kitchen" was a somewhat more ambitious work that took its cues from the color series but also added considerable extra material.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The French Chef — Genre Émission culinaire Réalisation WGBH TV, Boston Présentation Julia Child Pays  États Unis Langue …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chief of Staff of the French Air Force — Jean Paul Paloméros …   Wikipedia

  • Ranks in the French Army — Rank insignia in the French army, except for general officers, depends on whether the soldier belongs to a foot arm or a horse arm . All arms are designated either a foot or horse arm. In foot arms the main insignia colour is gold, but in horse… …   Wikipedia

  • Chief of Staff of the French Army — Elrick Irastorza …   Wikipedia

  • Article 49 of the French Constitution — of 1958 is part of Title V: On the relations between the Parliament and the Government (articles 34 to 51). It sets out the political responsibility of the French government (in the French sense, meaning the prime minister and the cabinet) to the …   Wikipedia

  • Chief of Staff of the French Navy — Admiral Pierre François Forissier, CEMM The Chief of the Staff of the French Navy (French: Chef d État Major de la Marine, CEMM) is the head of the French Navy and responsible to the Minister of Defence for its preparation and deployment. As a… …   Wikipedia

  • Structure of the French Army — tructure of the French Army CFATCFAT ( Commandement de la Force d’Action Terrestre or Command of the Terrestrial Fighting Forces) commands the following 8 brigades interarmes ( interarm brigades ): =1re Brigade Mécanisée – 1st Mechanised Brigade… …   Wikipedia

  • The Culinary Institute of America — Established 1946 Type Private Endowment $64.2 million[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Chef's uniform — Chef s hat redirects here. For the Australian restaurant rating system see Restaurant rating. The traditional chef s uniform, including hat. The traditional chef s uniform (or chef s whites) includes a toque (traditional hat), white double… …   Wikipedia

  • The Next Iron Chef — Who will climb the ranks to culinary greatness? Format Reality, Cooking Starring Alton Brown Mark Dacascos …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”