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Three servings of practical cooking advice per one serving of nostalgia is the recipe for this 18-episode culinary collectors 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 62" 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 Childs 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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(5 stars) - The French Chef
This collection of programs is one of the most interesting I've ever seen. Julia Child is a very engaging, intelligent, funny woman even if you have no interest in the food she's cooking. The world is a poorer place without her. From these 18 programs on 3 VHS tapes I got an excellent foundation of cooking experience that will help me even when I'm just heating up something in the microwave. Mark Montgomery [...]

(5 stars) - Still useful, still entertaining!
I bought this set for my birthday, having bought her "Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume One (1) (Vol 1)" years before because I found a lot of her recipes either easy to use "as is" or to adapt to my diabetic diet while still retaining the pleasure of real food. I find that even the early black and white episodes are full of useful, practical information, even as they entertain. My five year old also enjoys them - and is fascinated by black and white television, having never seen such an outlandish thing in her life aside from the brief snippet in "The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition with Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]." She particularly enjoyed the "Spinach Twins" and "The Potato Show" - particularly when Julia flipped a huge potato pancake right there. Onion soup and boullibase made an impression as well; when we went grocery shopping on Saturday, we stopped for lunch at Panera Bread. When she found they served onion soup, she insisted we had to get a bowl. I let her order one and she made it through half - doubtlessly it bore little real resemblance to Julia's (It did have cheese in it.) but it was a new taste for a five year old and you can't go wrong with that.

(5 stars) - The French Chef
If you enjoyed the movie "Julia and Julie" about Mastering the Art of French Cooking, you will love looking back at Julia's TV cooking lessons of the early seventies. Wonderful stuff!

(5 stars) - Entertaining
I do not cook but I thoroughly enjoy watching this show, I would describe it as an educational comedy. I love Julia's little history lessons about whatever she is cooking and I especially enjoyed "the lobster show" I think you should buy it just to see that.

(5 stars) - French chef dvd
I am very happy with the quick delivery on this and it looks like it is in good shape. I haven't opened it because it is a Christmas gift.

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