Week of August 17: Bon Appetit on Julia Child's Centennial

By Sylvia Gurinsky

What's the best way to celebrate the 100th birthday of the first lady of television chefs? With a birthday dinner, of course. Made by her.

I suspect she wouldn't mind, given the joy she took in it and displayed for almost four decades across the dial, particularly on PBS.

Let's start with a salad:

Julia & Jacques Pepin making salad

And how about a yummy soup?

French Onion Soup

For the main course - a hamburger! (With the assistance, heaven help us, of David Letterman from a 1987 edition of his NBC show, "Late Night With David Letterman"):

Julia & Dave with hamburger

With a side of potatoes:

Potatoes


And here's a birthday cake:

Chocolate Raspberry Cake


Finally:

Bon Appetit!

Happy Birthday, Julia! And Happy Viewing, Everyone! See you next week!