Julia Child's the French Chef - 9780822348726

Julia Child's the French ChefAuthor(s): Dana Polan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Duke University Press, United States\nImprint: Duke University Press\nISBN-13: 9780822348726, 978-0822348726\nSynopsis\nJulia Childs TV show, The French Chef, was extraordinarily popular during its broadcast from 1963 until 1973. Child became a cultural icon in the 1960s, and, in the years since, she and her show have remained enduring influences on American cooking, American television, and American culture. In this concise book, Dana Polan considers what made Childs program such a success. It was not the first televised cooking show, but it did define and popularize the genre. Polan examines the development of the show, its day-to-day production, and its critical and fan reception. He argues that The French Chef changed the conventions of televisions culinary culture by rendering personality indispensable. Child was energetic and enthusiastic, and her cooking lessons were never just about food prepara.