Lights, Camera, Julia!

May 18, 2024

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Taste of Santa Barbara
Metro 4 Theatres

Go behind the scenes of the making of the MAX scripted television series Julia with special guests including the show’s Executive Producer Chris Keyser. Guests will enjoy a special screening of select scenes from the series, which recreated Julia, played by actress Sarah Lancashire, filming The French Chef in the early 1960s.

Next, enjoy scenes from the original WGBH-produced The French Chef cooking show, starring the real-life Julia Child, which inspired the fictionalized series. 

Joining the event to compare and contrast original against re-creation, will be Alex Prud’homme, Julia’s grand-nephew, co-author of Julia’s memoir My Life in France and author of The French Chef in America: Julia Child’s Second Act. 

The evening will be moderated by Todd Schulkin, Executive Director of The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts and a Consulting Producer on Julia. More special guests to be announced. Sponsored by PBS Distribution

Tickets include a glass of local Santa Barbara County wine (for guests ages 21+) and popcorn -one Julia’s favorite snacks!

Lights, Camera, Julia!

618 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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