Favorite part is the contrast between 11:37 John Wayne as Genghis Khan and 11:44 Meryl Streep as Julia Child. Awesome.

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I remember there were several excellent cooking shows on when I was growing up, and Yan Can Cook was always one of my favorites. ("Ah, look at that." "Isn't that beautiful?") He, and several other cooks (including the ever-excellent Julia Child) taught you how to cook properly while being entertaining, but they never went overboard. Nowadays, cooking shows seem to be so focused on flash and action, which is rather sad because it detracts from what the show is really about.

But then, maybe I'm just old.

good one

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^ actually, i think malkin qualifies as a blogo-möbius strip.

only has one side.

ps. Julia Child was a spy for Yasser Arafat.

^ actually, i think malkin qualifies as a blogo-möbius strip.

only has one side.

ps. Julia Child was a spy for Yasser Arafat.

Julia Child was a true cook, and her show was one of my staples when it came to learning how to cook. Sure modern cooking shows may have more pizazz, but with Julia, she was there to teach you how to cook, whereas nowadays they're there to entertain you. I honestly cried when I found out she had died.

I too remember this ad...as I recall, after a while, they switched to calling the mascot "Eagle Woman," since I guess somebody pointed out that a male eagle wouldn't be able to lay eggs. The same male actor did the voice, but delivered his line in a high-pitched Julia Child-like tone.

The recipe is written out here.

Pépin is an awesome grandfatherly sort who worked with Julia Child and was Charles de Gaulle's personal chef. Anthony Bourdain adores him, and so does the rest of the cooking world.

What I love about his Fast Food show is that it easily achieves what Ray tries frantically to do on her show: make something tasty in just a little time. (To be fair, there have been some interesting Ray recipes, but I usually find her show exhausting.)

Pépin has shared a LOT of his recipes on his site. Bon appetit!