"Dennis Spexet" > wrote in message
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> My local public TV station has been showing old French Chef episodes. I
> recorded some on my Tivo, and watched them this morning while having
> breakfast.
>
> It's been a really, really long time since I've seen them (at least 25
> years), so it was like watching them new again. What really struck me
> about the shows was their totally unpretentious nature, especially when
> compared to cooking shows of today.
>
> In one episode, Julia was making omelettes. She was making them on an
> ordinary electric coil range -- no fancy gas cooktops. Instead of showing
> off the latest in fancy cookware, she used a plain old nonstick skillet.
> The omelettes didn't look "picture perfect", but they looked great enough
> to eat!
>
> On another episode, Julia was making potato recipes. She tried to flip a
> potato pancake, and it broke up -- with some of it on the stove. No
> problem -- she just picked up the broken pieces, put it all on a plate,
> and covered it up with cheese (or something like that, I forget now).
>
> She even wiped her face off with a towel a couple times during the show,
> because all the range burners were making the place hot. How often would
> you see that happen today?
>
> I thought it was pretty cool seeing all that stuff again, because it puts
> today's modern attitudes in a new light. Julia didn't have to use the
> fanciest appliances or the fanciest cookware. Her technique didn't have
> to be perfect, and she didn't have to look perfect. All she needed to do
> was MAKE GOOD FOOD.
>
> Seeing how things turned out in her life, I'll bet she made some pretty
> good food indeed.

Here's one of my Favorites, which I treasu

http://www.pbs.org/juliachild/

Dora