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Baking with Julia

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description Baking with Julia Overview

"Baking with Julia" is a public television cooking series hosted by Julia Child that aired on PBS from 1996 to 1998. Each episode featured Child alongside a different guest baker—professionals such as Nancy Silverton, Flo Braker, Steve Sullivan, and Lora Brody—who demonstrated techniques for breads, pastries, cakes, and other baked goods. The series was produced to accompany the 1996 cookbook of the same name, which compiled recipes from the featured bakers. The program was filmed in Child's home kitchen in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

help Baking with Julia FAQ

Does Julia Child do the baking herself in Baking with Julia?

Julia Child hosts and asks questions while professional bakers demonstrate their specialties. Guests include Nancy Silverton on bread, Flo Braker on pastry, and Michel Richard on advanced desserts.

Is Baking with Julia connected to a cookbook?

Yes. The companion book Baking with Julia was written by Dorie Greenspan and draws on recipes demonstrated by the series' guest bakers.

What skill level is Baking with Julia aimed at?

The program explains fundamentals, but many episodes move into professional techniques such as laminated dough, decorative pastry, artisan bread, and complex cakes. A patient home baker can follow it, though some recipes require specialized equipment or several stages.

How is Baking with Julia different from The French Chef?

The French Chef primarily features Julia Child teaching French cooking herself. Baking with Julia, produced in the 1990s, places a different expert beside Child in each episode and ranges beyond strictly French baking.

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