1962. A year after the publication of her debut cookbook, Julia Child appears on television for the first time.

Facing mounting pressure from WGBH's stodgy executives, Julia turns to her closest confidantes for help navigating the ins-and-outs of an entirely new television genre.

When the show proves too expensive for the station's modest budget, Julia attempts to save it... without actually knowing how she'll foot the bill.

With their resident chef's star on the rise, WGBH struggles to keep the rest of their talent happy.

After the show debuts in California, Julia, Paul, Russ, and Judith are summoned to San Francisco, where the chef finds herself an even greater celebrity than in Boston.

With the crew already over-extended and in desperate need of a vacation, a bad roll of videotape leads to reshoots and a questionable decision to replace chicken with a less savory cut of meat.

After traveling to New York for a gala in her honor, Julia attends an awkward lunch with her publisher, where an offhand comment from a well-respected chef leads to unexpected inspiration.

Despite an extraordinary run, Julia decides to make the season finale the series' last, throwing the staff of WGBH and Paul for a loop.

In France, Julia butts heads with Simca while working on volume two of their cookbook. In Boston, Alice faces pressure to find the network's next hit.

After failing to see eye-to-eye with Simca, Julia proposes a culinary showdown. Meanwhile, Alice and Avis each face new romantic possibilities.

In Paris, Julia seeks help from an old friend, Avis bonds with a prominent existentialist, and Judith attempts to avoid Blanche.

Back in Boston, Julia faces pushback from disheartened WGBH staff before an unexpected encounter with a member of the FBI.

While preparing for an interview with Life magazine, Julia is thrown by a surprise visit from Paul's domineering twin brother, Charles.

While WGBH prepares for their annual fundraiser, Julia receives an offer from a network with the funds to take The French Chef to the next level.

The WGBH crew head down to the nation's capital, where Julia prepares for a special episode filmed from the White House kitchen.

Unable to hold off the FBI's inquiries, Julia concocts a plan to keep the staff of WGBH safe from accusations of "un-American conduct."