The French Chef Cookbook Author:Julia Child From "The French Chef", the PBS series that began it all, here are the recipes featured in the 119 episodes aired during that program's first season and introduced Julia Child to an American public hungry for more sophisticated cooking techniques. The seminal cooking program made Julia Child a household name--and forever changed the face of Amer... more »ica's dinner table.
For the millions of cooking enthusiasts who loved the "The French Chef," and for the millions more who never had the opportunity to see this groundbreaking TV series when it first aired more than three decades ago, here is the complete first series from the show that revolutionized American cuisine. These beloved recipes--slightly simplified selections from Julia Child's classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking--have been fine-tuned to perfection.
Home cooks will rediscover the recipes that made Julia Child America's undisputed expert on fine French cooking. With her signature devotion to culinary education, Julia Child takes her reader "from novice to experienced chef" through the essential techniques of her cuisine, from how to fry an egg to success with the most luscious and elaborate desserts.
Julia Child remains the ultimate authority on French cooking in this country, and with this beautiful and accessible volume, her wisdom is available to all. Enlivened with quintessential photographs from the set of "The French Chef," this book captures the wit, acumen, and accessibility that have made Julia Child an American treasure.
The French Chef Cookbook features:
*16 pages of photos illustrating Child's techniques
*Bound-in ribbon marker for easy reference
*Child's valuable notes on equipment and ingredients
*Sumptuous and timeless French favorites
Cassoulet,
Lobster Thermidor
*Step-by-step recipes for such classic favorites as
Coquilles Saint-Jacques,
Boeuf Bourguignon,
Hollandaise and Bearnaise sauces,
Pots de Creme,
Chocolate Souffle
The French Chef Cookbook puts in print, session by session, dish by dish, the most widely attended and enthusiastically admired cooking course ever given in America. This classic edition deserves a place in the collection of every serious home cook.« less