Tag: Julia

  • Julia: S2.E8 Lobster Américaine, the season finale

    Julia: S2.E8 Lobster Américaine, the season finale

    Julia: Lobster Américaine is the season 2 finale. I’m already missing the weekly joy of seeing Sarah Lancashire embody the iconic Julia Child in this marvelous series. So far no word on whether there will or will not be a third season. I know there’s plenty more story about Julia Child and her career on…

  • Julia: S2.E7 Shrimp and Grits

    Julia: S2.E7 Shrimp and Grits

    Julia: Shrimp and Grits is my all time favorite episode of Julia. It tells a clear story about women’s role in the world and the almost invisible ways they’ve had to wield influence over the years. Episodes like this one are the reason I keep writing about women. There are spoilers ahead.

  • Julia: S2.E6 Chartwinkerie

    Julia: S2.E6 Chartwinkerie

    The Julia: Chartwinkerie episode contains so much humor, starting with the word “chartwinkerie.” Paul (David Hyde Pierce) makes it up on the spur of the moment while he and Judith (Fiona Glascott) are having a cooking challenge match. She tosses him a package of Twinkies and he’s forced to make something of them, including a…

  • Julia: S2.E5 Bûche De Noël

    Julia: S2.E5 Bûche De Noël

    Julia: Bûche De Noël shares some good laughs, twin David Hyde Pierces, and the sad realization that for all the things that have changed, things are still the same.

  • Julia: S2.E4 Chocolate Mousse

    Julia: S2.E4 Chocolate Mousse

    Julia: Chocolate Mousse brings Julia Child (Sarah Lancashire) back to Boston to begin filming the second season of The French Chef. She arrives to find that much has changed in the 4 months she was gone. Now Julia is the one wishing nothing would change. There are spoilers ahead.

  • Julia: S2.E3 Pressed Duck

    Julia: S2.E3 Pressed Duck

    Julia: Pressed Duck is episode 3 of season 2 of this far reaching representation of Julia Child’s life, career, and influence. The story moves to Paris where Julia had attended Le Cordon Bleu and where Paul had memories of work he did as a diplomat after WWII. There are spoilers ahead.

  • Julia: S2.E2  Fried Chicken

    Julia: S2.E2 Fried Chicken

    Julia: Fried Chicken, episode 2 of the second season of Julia, involves a high stakes cookoff, several famous names, and a still uncertain list of recipes for the cookbook. Are Julia Child (Sarah Lancashire) and her cookbook co-writer Simca (Isabella Rossellini) loving sisters or jealous enemies? There are spoilers ahead.

  • Julia: S2.E1 Loup en Croûte

    Julia: S2.E1 Loup en Croûte

    Julia: Loup en Croûte begins season two of Julia with Julia Child (Sarah Lancashire) and her husband Paul (David Hyde Pierce) in France. They are staying at the Provence home of Julia’s cookbook partner, Simca (Isabella Rossellini). They’ve been there three months and the two cooks have yet to agree on a single recipe for…

  • Review: Julia, episodes 1-3, in which Sarah Lancashire is a marvel

    Review: Julia, episodes 1-3, in which Sarah Lancashire is a marvel

    Julia on HBO Max dropped the first 3 episodes of the 8 episode series on March 31. Future episodes will air weekly on Thursdays. The way Julia Child became “The French Chef” on public television is explored in these first episodes. It’s her origin story as a celebrity.

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