Original title
In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs
Released
4/1/1995
Origin country
US
Genre
Documentary, Reality
Production companies
Maryland Public Television, A La Carte Communications
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
55
Cooking with Master Chefs was a PBS television cooking show that featured Julia Child visiting 16 celebrated chefs in the United States. An episode that featured Lidia Bastianich was nominated for a 1994 Emmy Award. Other chefs she visited included Emeril Lagasse, Jacques Pépin, and Alice Waters. The show featured a companion book of the same name, published in 1993. Reruns of the show currently air on Create.
New York chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten prepares Thai-marinated beef with rice noodles, crab spring rolls and white-peppercorn ice cream.
Boston chef Gordon Hamersley prepares roast chicken and warm peach tarts. Host: Julia Child.
Jacques Torres prepares chocolate soup and a praline-and-chocolate centerpiece. Host: Julia Child.
Alfred Portale prepares sautéed duck breast with Chinese spices. Host: Julia Child.
Robert Del Grande prepares dishes using chilies, including fillets of beef in pasilla chili sauce; seared sea scallops and fresh corn pudding with wild mushrooms.
Jean-Louis Palladin prepares roasted duck breast with sautéed porcini mushrooms; and foie gras (duck liver) with poached apples.
Jeremiah Tower prepares grilled game hens with a vegetable salad; poached chicken with mushrooms and vegetables; and casserole-roasted chicken.
Jan Birnbaum prepares smoked salmon with scrambled-egg torte and caviar; and roasted leg of lamb.
From Los Angeles: Nancy Silverton prepares breads, including Tuscan olive bread, focaccia and rustic peasant bread.
Chef Alice Waters prepares green-olive tapénade (relish) and a variety of salads.
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