PBS shaped the modern cooking show long before food television became a global industry. The foundation was laid in 1962, ...

Thanks to a feature film starring Meryl Streep, a recent HBO bio-drama series and a Food Network cooking competition, famed TV chef Julia Child has returned to to America’s culinary conversation in ...

She was a towering figure on the culinary front for more than 40 years, turning the art of French cooking into prime-time television entertainment.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In the 1960s, chef Julia Child revolutionized cooking television with a 10-year hit series, "The French Chef" on Boston's local WGBH-TV.

Through her cookbooks, TV shows, and the individuals she mentored directly or inspired around the globe, Julia Child has taught generations of people how to cook—and find more joy in the kitchen.