Separating Fact vs. Fiction in the Life of Julia Child

As is said herein, the HBO (now Max) show is not a documentary, it is fiction BASED ON the life of Julia Child. I’m enjoying the heck out of it because it is very well acted (Sarah Lancaster, David Hyde Pierce and Bebe Neuwirth) and because it is written for adults, not the TicketyTock crowd. Nitpicking the minor inaccuracies does not impress me. Historical fiction, for example, always merges events and invents some characters to provide narrative or context to historical persons and/or events.

Why when there is so much information available about a subject would a network decide to make a "fictional" series???

Little correction: Reine de Saba is not a flourless chocolate cake. The recipe in the French Chef Cookbook calls for 3/4 c. cake flour (for a 3 egg cake).

I was watching some of those first season French Chef episodes today and noticed the washer and dryer. Reminded me of a homemade classroom.

I fell in love with this series. I had heard about her. I knew she did a cookbook. And, had a TV show. That's it. Now I know most everything about her. Julie and Julia I watched for the first time a few days ago. Get was good. Julia on HBOMAX is wonderful!!!!

So glad to hear from Russel Morash!

A most wonderful video that anyone who watched "Julia" should refer to. I loved watching it, but I do believe Sarah Lancashire did not exactly get Julia's mannerisms correct. Julia was strong and obviously a very determined, strong-willed woman. The Julia she portrays, is perhaps a version of her that is more light-hearted and soft. Mr. Morash's comments disliking the series proves that there is a ton of fictional imagineering going on with the HBO Max series. It's fun to watch regardless and I look forward to season two.

Great idea. Great cast of characters, interesting conversation. Well done, GBH. More like this would be interesting--like a conversation about Jim Crockett and the original Victory Garden. You could start with Russ...

Julia was a pioneer of French Cooking in America, until then food was bland. The only American to attend Le Cordon Bleu in Paris! I am so glad that we had her she was a true gem! I remember watching her show when I was a teenager and cooking her food. One of my first dishes was A full course meal of Le Coq Au Vin along with the flaming pan! Because of Julia, I went to Fnace to spend a summer to learn French & more about cooking. I loved the Bakeries!

I totally get Russ's annoyance with the HBO show. I was very disappointed, especially after reading Alex's excellent book. Would love to see a long, detailed interview with Russ clarifying fact and fiction.

Wine for sure . Roast chicken , broccoli, roast potatoes and sunchoke soup, and French bread of course.

Ruth Lockwood was the producer of The French Chef. Shame on Russ Morash for not mentioning her and claiming full credit as producer.

Thank You Thank You Thank You, each and every one of You!!! This is absolutely spectacular!!!

She did original tv filming at Boston gas then Cambridge electric only plCes with full service kitchens

If Julia were here today, would she have a recommendation for a diet for my cat & yes he is a bit finniky, he prefers treats over food. He is an indoor cat.

Didn't you read the script before doing this?

It's ok to call BS Russ! The first few episodes of Julia paint you as an unwilling participant...until the visit to Julia's home and your reaction to her pate. All that aside I am enjoying the series, and it has renewed my love of Julia Child and her show. As a kid growing up in NH in the 60's PBS was a constant in our home and also introduced me to Monty Python.

I am an expat who lives in the UK and works in Education. One of my former students won the Julia Child Scholarship at The Cordon Blu here in London, and now works in Patisserie!

hi mark

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