The French Chef Cookbook by Julia Child

By 1963, Julia Child had already achieved widespread recognition as the bestselling author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, but it wasn’t until her television debut withThe French Chef that she became the superstar we know and love today. Over the course of ten seasons, millions of Americans learned not only how to cook, but how to embrace food. The series completely changing the way that we eat today, and it earned Julia a Peabody Award in 1965 and an Emmy Award in 1966.

From that success cameThe French Chef Cookbook, Julia’s first solo cookbook, written with all the wit, wisdom, and joie de vivre for which she is rightly remembered. Organized by episode , ”Dinner in a Pot,” “Caramel Desserts,” “Beef Gets Stewed Two Ways”, the book, like the television show on which it is based, is a complete French culinary education, packed with more than 300 delectable recipes: including timeless classics like Cassoulet, Vichyssoise, Coq au Vin, Croissants, and Chocolate Mousse.

The definitive companion to Julia's groundbreaking television series,The French Chef Cookbook is now available in a beautiful new edition, sixty years after Julia first took to the airwaves.