DVD French Chef with Julia Child (and Free Bonus Cooking Under Fire)

Exclusive Jessica's Biscuit® offer! Chefs of all ages and abilities can share Julia"™s love of fine French food and learn to cook some of her most-loved dishes with this special collection of 18 episodes from her original series, The French Chef, which began in 1962 (432 min on 3 DVDs). As an added bonus, this item includes a free copy of the book Cooking Under Fire: Recipes and Behind the Scenes. For Volume 2 in this series Click Here Cooking legend and cultural icon Julia Child, along with her pioneering public television series, The French Chef, introduced French cuisine to American kitchens. In her passionate and sometimes breathless way, Julia forever changed the way we cook, eat, and think about food. Entertaining, fun, and real in a way that influenced every television cooking program that followed, The French Chef embraced Julia"™s passion for food and teaching and reflected her joie de vivre: "If I can do it, you can do it"¦and here"™s how to do it!"� In her signature style and with bloopers intact, Julia demonstrates such classic recipes as boeuf bourguignon from her debut show, salade Nicoise, bouillabaisse a la Marseillaise, mousseline au chocolat, and many more delicious dishes. Cooking Under Fire: Recipes and Behind the Scenes Think you know what it takes to make it in today's culinary arena? The world has watched celebrity chefs reach rock-star status but the everyday pressures of the fast-paced restaurant industry are anything but glamorous. Who can really handle the heat? The companion book to the series includes: Recipes from the finalists and the celebrity hosts and guest chefs, including Ming Tsai, Todd English, Michael Ruhlman, David Myers, Govind Armstrong, Michael Mina, Michelle Bernstein, Frank Randazzo, and Norman Van Aken. Simple cooking tips from the chefs Glimpses of the origins of the show, the judges, the contestants, the challenges, and behind-the-scenes events and commentary. Also available in VHS. See part# 08199.