Baking with Julia (1996): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1996, Baking with Julia is a reality series.

What it’s about. Baking With Julia is an American television cooking program produced by Julia Child and the name of the book which accompanied the series. Each episode featured one pastry chef or baker who demonstrates professional techniques that can be performed in a home kitchen. It was taped primarily in Child's Cambridge, Massachusetts house and was aired over four television seasons from 1996 to 1999; it is still occasionally aired in reruns on Create on PBS digital stations. The series was created as a spinoff of the Cooking with Master Chefs series due to a significant response to the baking episodes and was a nation co-production of A La Carte Communications and Maryland Public Television. The accompanying book was written by baker and food writer Dorie Greenspan with assistance from Child and food tester David Nussbaum, and includes brief biographical sketches of the chefs involved in the show.

Who’s in it. Baking with Julia stars Julia Child as Self - Host, Martha Stewart as Self, Craig Kominiak as Self and Alice Medrich as Self, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Baking with Julia sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, PBS and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Baking with Julia page.

If you liked it. Fans of Baking with Julia tend to enjoy The Kardashians, The Simpsons, Drawn Together and Clarkson's Farm.