Julia Child changed how Americans cook with her original television show, "The French Chef." It wasn't pretentious. Food was meant to be explored, and mistakes were celebrated. In the process of ...

It's hard to think of a food-world persona more iconic, more influential, more beloved than Julia Child. In addition to writing seminal cookbooks, starring in paradigm-shifting television shows, and ...

There was always plenty of adventure to be found in the kitchen of the original top chef Though it could be said Child was a little more heavy-handed in her use of cream and butter than her modern-day ...

A black-and-white photo of Julia Child peeling a vegetable on the air - Bettmann/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Few chefs in America's history have had the kind ...

Credit: Headshot Photos: Quentin Bacon, Courtesy of Everett Collection; Pot Roast Photos: Alex Lepe; Food Styling: Rachel Perlmutter; Design: The Kitchn I have a soft spot in my heart for vintage ...

I can still see her, cigarette in mouth, a mug of coffee or cheap red wine within arm’s reach, standing at our kitchen island. My mom is chopping, mashing, dicing. Frying, braising, sautéing. Broiling ...

Coq au vin is one of those dishes that reveals as much about a cook’s philosophy as it does about technique. A cornerstone of classic French cooking, it was a dish we were formally evaluated on when I ...