The French Chef

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The French Chef is a pioneering American television cooking show that introduced French cuisine to a wide U.S. audience and made its host, Julia Child, a household name.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cooking show
television series
awardReceived Peabody Award
Primetime Emmy Award
basedOn Mastering the Art of French Cooking
broadcastOn public television in the United States
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Julia Child
features instruction in French cooking techniques
on-camera cooking demonstrations
filmingLocation Boston, Massachusetts
firstAired 1963
followedBy Dinner at Julia’s
Julia Child & Company
Julia Child & More Company
format half-hour television program
genre cooking show
educational television series
hasHost Julia Child
hasInfluenced later American cooking shows
popularization of home gourmet cooking in the U.S.
languageOfWorkOrName English
lastAired 1973
notableAspect informal and humorous presentation style
notableFor introducing French cuisine to a wide American audience
making Julia Child a household name in the United States
numberOfEpisodes 201
numberOfSeasons 10
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredOn WGBH-TV
originallyBroadcastOn educational television stations in the United States
originalNetwork National Educational Television
Public Broadcasting Service
partOf early public television programming in the United States
pictureFormat black-and-white
color
presenter Julia Child
productionCompany WGBH-TV
productionStartYear 1962
runningTimePerEpisode approximately 28 minutes
setInStudio yes
starring Julia Child
subjectOf The French Chef Cookbook
targetAudience general American television audience
theme French cuisine

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