01x08 - Chocolate Souffle

[bunniefuu]

Oh, sh*t.

Oh, wouldn't

she be delicious ♪

Tidying up

the dishes ♪

Um-bum-bum-bum,

bum-bum-bum-bum, bum ♪

They say his music

isn't memorable.

I can't get that tune

out of my head.

It's so witty.

Is that what you'd call it?

Oh.

It's all rather

tongue in cheek, I think.

Wouldn't take you

for a prude, my dear.

No, I know.

I know.

Maybe she's right.

Maybe who's right? And we're wrong.

Maybe who's right? And we're wrong.

Are we still talking about this?

Well, I just can't seem

to shake what she said.

That maybe,

at this moment in time,

maybe we are spreading

the wrong message.

I don't know how to

state this more clearly

In no uncertain terms,

Mrs. Friedan is wrong.

You need to move past this.

Look at me,

serving you breakfast.

I'm exactly what she said I am.

Hey, hey, hey ♪

You've seen the world ♪

You went out

with every girl ♪

Hello?

Good morning, sunshine.

Hi. You miss me? Hi.

You miss me?

Mm, seeing as we spoke

until 3:00 in the morning?

You know, my phone bill

is going to bankrupt me.

Well, send it to me.

Why? You can't

afford it, either.

Yes, that is true.

Did I only just leave you

two days ago?

Two days and four phone calls.

Oh, look at that.

What?

Oh, nothing.

It's silly, really.

Julia told me this trick

to mastering

flipping an omelette

You practice with dry beans.

And so I did

all winter and spring,

and now I seem to have

a little garden.

Well, that feels like

a metaphor for something.

That I'm blossoming?

That you're ripe.

Isaac.

Something like that, huh?

I'm excited to make you one,

one day.

Oh, yeah?

You want to make me breakfast?

sh*t. I didn't take you

for that kind of girl.

Get your mind out of the gutter.

It doesn't have to be breakfast.

And "one day" doesn't mean

anytime soon either.

Besides, Julia says

they make a lovely lunch.

Great.

Judith? You and I

are friends, Blanche.

Well, more than friends.

You You don't knock anymore.

I'm sorry. I'm upset.

I'll knock next time.

I have to go.

But I sat at that Gala all night,

thinking about what you said,

and I can't just let it go.

You stole all the joy

I should have been feeling

I'm late just

because I have the gall

to want to do two things,

edit fiction and edit cookbooks,

instead of the one thing

you want me to do.

Oh. Uh, m-maybe later,

Judith.

And why?

Because I'm good at my job.

How ironic is that

That a woman who's good

at her job

shouldn't be allowed

to choose what she does

when choice is the whole point?

You'll have to continue

this argument on your own.

Are you walking out on me?

I won't be back.

Everything all right, HF?

Yes, RM.

AN.

Everything is A-OK.

That's some train ride

up from New York, isn't it?

Endless verdant splendor.

Spectacular.

You know what

I was thinking about

the whole time

I was on that train?

Endless verdant splendor?

I was thinking about you two.

At that gala.

Uh, the whole team.

I was thinking, who knows

what million, individual,

random events

had to come together

to turn this unwatched,

backwater television station

into a thing of beauty.

And now my only job

is to stand back

and let you all be

what you were born to be.

Well, thanks, Hunter.

Uh, we have a tech rehearsal

to get to, so

I'm taking you off

"The French Chef," Russ. What?

Alice, it's your show now. What?

Alice, it's your show now. What?

I-If you're certain that

you were put on this earth

to make public service

documentary series, Russ,

then who am I to stop you?

And Alice.

Incredible Alice,

who saw what

none of us could see,

back in the Dark Ages.

Julia kept telling me all along,

"Listen to Alice."

Well, now I am.

Thank you, Hunter.

I'm going to hire another woman

to work with you, too.

Women may well be

the future, Alice.

I want us to make more shows

like "The French Chef."

Okay.

Now, aren't you late

for a tech rehearsal?

Yes.

Yes, I

Thank you.

Thank you for believing in me.

Don't thank me.

Just go be amazing.

Okay.

You too, Russ.

Huh?

Uh, the meeting's over?

Get up.

Oh.

Yeah.

You'll know you're done

when a finger swiped across

the back of the spoon leaves

a lovely path in the custard.

Which this does not.

My fault.

We were in a rush.

Uh, we'll make sure

to heat the custard longer

when we're sh**ting.

That would be helpful.

And the sinful creaminess

of the crème anglaise

will balance nicely

with the slight bitterness

of the soufflé.

These billowy

chocolate clouds are

These pillowy

chocolate cloud Oh.

Ah, Benny, dear, do you

really need to be this close?

It's just the sauce.

Sorry about that.

It's not a problem.

That's what rehearsal's for,

right?

You okay, Jule?

No, I've just completely

lost my place.

Oven.

Check the oven.

Uh, um, if you've used

a casserole, as I have,

you'll want to check the oven

at about 45 minutes.

But be careful

Soufflés are delicate.

f*ck!

I just need a minute.

I'll talk to her.

No, I-I should handle this.

Please.

Alright.

10 minutes, everyone.

10 minutes.

You don't need to say anything.

I'll come back out

and apologize.

It's a long season.

Everyone understands.

I think that we should just

call it a day.

We can work the rest out

when we sh**t.

Yes, thank you.

25 episodes down.

1 to go.

Yes.

And I think that's enough,

don't you?

Enough?

What d What does that

This is not the person

I want to be, Alice.

You're quitting?

I'm bringing this chapter to a close.

I-Is this because of what

Betty Friedan said in New York?

Because Russ told me

all about that.

Sometimes things turn out

to be more complicated

than we originally

understood them to be.

No, no, they don't.

She is just plain wrong.

"The French Chef" means so much

to so many people.

Well, I know what it means

to you, Alice, and I'm sorry.

If I could give it to you,

I would.

No, it's Look,

let's just take the day, huh?

We don't have to decide

anything right now.

We are a family,

like you always say.

We will work through this,

and

Alice!

I'm done.

Is it true?

Yes.

Every word of it.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

I can't tell you

how sympathetic I am.

I completely understand

the burden of being a star,

of being in the spotlight.

Yes, of course.

If there's anything I can do

to ease your burden

You know I consider you

more than a mentee,

nay, colleague now.

I consider you

Well, I consider you a friend.

And as a friend, I want you

to know how I so admire

the way you fling yourself

out there

and make it look so easy

and effortless.

I see you

You are the master,

and I a mere student.

Well, that's very kind

of you to say.

So, to leave on your own terms,

with the world at your feet?

Well, that is what I call brave.

Brava.

The sweet sound of love

song's good to everyone's ear ♪

But without you, darling ♪

This is something

I can't hear ♪

What good is

a love song on me? ♪

Nice one, Al.

Russ?

I hate it when you call me Al.

Nothing's good to me ♪

Without you, baby ♪

"We're family."

That is what she always said.

We're family.

We're family.

And that sounded so good.

I mean, you could fall

for that, couldn't you?

Oh, absolutely, yeah.

Yeah, but work isn't family.

Family doesn't just go away

because one person

decides it's over.

She needed something from you.

She's smart.

No. Sh Well, yes,

but I-I think that

she thought she meant it.

And she's so

Gah! I don't know why I felt

like I needed it from her.

I have a perfectly good family

of my own.

You didn't want to feel like

you were just an employee.

Yes.

Yes, exactly.

I liked the fact

that she cared about me,

which she may have.

She just cares about

other things more.

Well, like everyone, though.

Like you, some day,

when you're a boss.

Yeah, I guess that's right.

Yeah.

I want to be someone.

I-I-I want to show my mom.

I want to show everyone.

No matter how much

you want that,

you can't go putting all

of your little happiness eggs

into one work basket, can you?

Come down to New York.

You'll be less busy now anyway.

Really?

So all of this,

and the whole time,

you're just thinking,

"What's in it for me?"

Uh-huh.

Yeah, obviously.

Hey, I'm smart and manipulative,

just like Julia.

Mm.

Come down to New York.

May I come in?

Oh, really, Paul.

After the outburst today,

I thought eggshells.

Oh, well, now you're just

being a masochist.

Paul?

Mm-hmm?

"The French Chef" was my idea.

Hm?

I proposed it to WGBH,

not the other way around.

And I tricked you

to get you on board.

What?

I've held onto this

for the better part

of a year now,

but after the taping tomorrow,

thank God, it will be done.

And what's worse,

Russ and the boys

were so unenthused by the notion

that I offered to pay for it

myself out of pocket.

Which I've done also

behind your back.

How?

It was royalties

from the book, mostly.

But when Pop came to visit,

right before he left,

I got him to pitch in, too.

You asked him? I did. You asked him?

I did.

I just swallowed my pride

and yours

and did what had to be done.

There's no way you would have

let me go through such folly.

Honestly, Paul, it was

as if I was possessed.

I, uh

I don't really understand.

I'm your number-one fan.

Yes, I know. I always have been.

Yes, I know. I always have been.

Yes, it's true.

I-I-I don't

know what to say

or or where

Where even to begin.

I'm confused, Julie.

Uh, it's it's

It's confusing

to be put into this position.

Well, I have behaved

horrendously.

And at this point in our lives?

After all the gossip

and humiliation at the embassy,

I-I I thought

I was safe here.

To be undermined again,

in my home, and by you?

Oh, Paul.

I'm going to

Going to spend the night

in in my room.

Oh, God.

Forgot my pillow.

You all right?

Yeah.

It's weird to miss something

you never wanted to begin with.

Hm. Right.

Of course it is.

I completely understand.

She was part of our lives.

Right. And she's not

the kind of person

you get out of your head

that easily.

No, she definitely is not.

I mean, we will remember her,

when we're old.

I'll still hear that voice

in my head.

I'm glad you moved on

before it all fell apart.

The other way

would've been worse.

Oh, much.

I will miss

all that par-cooked food

I got to bring home

and play with, though.

She taught me how to cook.

And she taught you how to cook.

How strange is that?

Russell

Huh?

That is perfect.

One, two

three.

Yes, Sensei.

Oh, it was tough telling Judith,

but this was better.

The lie is gone.

He'll forgive me eventually.

Well, of course he will,

my dear.

We'll end on a high note.

If you're gonna go, you may

as well go out with soufflés.

Can't believe it's over.

When I think about it now,

not only did I not know

what I was doing

and what I was putting out

into the world

Oh, I could make a strong

argument against that.

More than that,

what I was doing inside

and in my personal life

was even worse.

Gosh. Oh!

Oh, my poor Paulski.

Your poor Paulski wasn't going

to let you do the show.

You lied out of necessity.

Nothing's changed.

Who you marry matters.

You know that better

than anyone.

And I have gotten to live

a life full of adventure and fun

because of that man.

This was a poisonous year.

I feel an enormous weight

off my chest.

Do you?

Oh, yes.

This feels good.

This feels right.

Keep telling yourself.

Oh, wait, it's here.

It has to go

Come in.

I knocked.

Everything all right?

Have a seat.

I know I may have

overstepped earlier.

It's just,

you've always encouraged me

to trust my gut

the way you trust yours.

I was just

following the footsteps

of my role model.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

What is it?

Judith.

Alfred?

No, no, it's not Alfred.

I'm going blind.

Oh. That's the first time

I've said it out loud.

My goodness.

The prognosis is bad.

Dr. Jacobs says

it will snowball quickly.

How can I continue

without my eyes?

Who am I without my eyes,

without my sight?

I am my work, Judith.

My marriage is a mess

through no fault of my own.

I made a mess of my son.

My work When I

When I read the pages

of a virgin manuscript

Without my eyes

I'm I am nothing.

Nobody.

Definitely not Blanche Knopf.

As you can see,

this is a maximum security oven.

If anyone opens it,

they'll be court-martialed.

And that means you, Marty.

And, now, remember, you have

to wait for the soufflé.

The soufflé won't wait for you.

And now, I'm going to

check it with a very sharp knife

to make sure it's ready.

And if it comes out clean,

well, nirvana awaits.

And if not, back in she goes.

And that is perfect.

Oh, bless you, Benny.

And now, let's loosen

this collar

see what this baby

looks like naked.

She's funny.

Yeah.

She's really funny.

very careful when you're

removing the

Oh, now, that's a soufflé.

Or an "élffuos,"

as I like to call it sometimes

to keep my husband on his toes.

To keep my husband on his toes.

That's "soufflé" backwards.

And now I'm going to carry it

over to the table,

gliding softly so as

not to disturb the maestro.

And I'll show you

how to serve it.

Now, you want to serve it

straight out of the oven,

if you can, as it will begin

to deflate almost immediately.

You okay?

And some people serve

their soufflé with ice cream

or even whipped cream. Thank you

for everything you've done for us.

From the start.

I like to serve it with

sinful crème anglaise.

We'll always be grateful.

And even though

it's supposed to serve six

We'll stay in touch everyone loves it

so much, it'll barely feed four.

The best way to do this is

to take two spoons

back to back and

Oh, my gosh,

this looks wonderful.

And

Now let's plate.

You can serve it

with that decadent

crème anglaise, and

- Butter, sugar, eggs, chocolate.

- Butter, sugar, eggs, chocolate.

That's all it is, really.

As a matter of fact,

I have a secret to tell you.

You've known how to make

a chocolate soufflé all along.

All you have to do is plunge in.

And I'll tell you

another secret

That's the key,

not only to the kitchen,

but to life itself.

This is Julia Child.

Bon appétit.

And cut.

Oh!

Oh, enough, enough.

Oh, this is silly already.

Really, thank you.

Thank you.

Oh, gosh.

There's no way I could have

done any of this

without all the extraordinary

artists and leaders

and craftsmen in this room.

"I couldn't have done it

without you"

feels like a cliché, but

- But, sh*t

- But, sh*t

is it ever true.

Russ? Alice?

Speech!

Speech! Speech!

Alright, alright.

Um

Oh, God.

This is rough.

This is a hard day for me

For all of us.

Harder than I'd like to admit.

Alice?

Oh. Um, I've never

given a speech

to a crowd of people like this.

And, truthfully, I wish it were

a happier occasion.

Uh

Uh, group photo!

Everyone behind that counter.

Yes! Yes!

That's wonderful.

Paul!

Paul, would you do the honors?

Uh, yes, of course.

Julia, right here. Yes.

Perfect.

Thank you.

Do we have everyone?

Is that everyone?

Yes.

Say "fromage."

All: Fromage!

- Hey!

- Hey!

Yippee! Whoo!

Alright.

Chin chin, boys.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

I mean, you don't walk off set. Roland: No.

I mean, you don't walk off set. Roland: No.

I mean, you just don't do that.

Completely.

I'll miss the goodies, though.

Goodies?

It's the flashy ones that have

one toe in the loony bin.

No, she's a hare, and we're torti.

No, she's a hare, and we're torti.

I-I think it's, uh, tortoises.

Well, sure and steady

men like us

inevitably win the race.

I mean, who does she think

she is, Marilyn Monroe?

And I'll get my Russ back.

Mmm.

Avis: I was up all night

thinking of ways

to snuff out Betty Friedan.

That was sweet of you.

Truth is, it'd be a lot simpler

if I had a firearm.

Not that I want

to k*ll her, really.

Just maim her.

A good maiming.

Keep scrubbing and

the paint's going to come off.

I got so used to being busy.

Amen.

All this time to ourselves. Terrifying.

All this time to ourselves. Terrifying.

Guess I'll go back to

being another grandmother

with a drinking problem.

I'm still happy we did it.

Your optimism is unsettling.

It is, isn't it?

I guess there will be more time

for photography and painting.

This all feels rather empty,

like the canvas

has shrunk a thousand fold.

Hear, hear.

When I was fired,

I really thought

I had reached

the end of my tether.

What a godsend this was.

You were fired?

I don't really want

to talk about it.

Did you know?

Did I know what?

About the lie.

Of course I did.

You told her she couldn't do it.

What choice did she have?

Well, the simple point is,

I am yours, Simca.

At your disposal.

Is this forever, or

until you begin filming again?

Oh, there is no more filming.

I have made the final episode

of "The French Chef."

A flop already?

It was my decision.

In the end, it it proved

to be a distraction

from the very valuable work

you and I are doing.

Oh, Julia, you know it does not

make me happy to say

I told you so.

It's one of your best qualities.

Last weekend, I went up to Paris

to have dinner with a friend

at the Grand Véfour.

Oh, gosh, I miss that place.

And the chocolate mousse.

Oh!

200 years and better than ever.

You know, these things

of the moment

Fashion, television

You try to grab on to them,

and they are gone.

Like air in your hand.

What matters lasts.

Oh, yes, I agree.

But it's so expensive.

Mm.

Grand Véfour?

Did you sell the house?

No need.

Royalties from the book.

We did very well this year.

Yes, we certainly did.

Room for me in there? Oh.

Room for me in there? Oh.

Oh, Paul.

I hate being apart.

Me, too.

I can't sleep

without you beside me.

I really am so sorry.

You can't even fathom

the depths of my remorse.

I am committed to earning

your forgiveness.

Oh.

Give me my orders,

herr direktor.

Oh.

No, no, no.

If there are apologies

to be made, it's my turn.

Hmm?

Yeah, I owe you an apology.

For being the kind of husband

that you'd need to go

behind my back.

I-I How did that happen?

Hmm?

That's not us.

That's not who we are.

At least, I hope it isn't.

We've always been honest

with each other.

Oh, Paul.

They threw away the mold.

You're rather bespoke yourself.

I love you.

I love you, too, kitten.

Come in.

Am I interrupting?

- No.

- No.

Judith, what I I did

the other day,

I should never have done that

I'll be your eyes.

What?

I'll be your eyes.

I'll read for you.

No.

No one needs to know.

No.

It's not your responsibility.

How will you do your work

and mine?

M-My list is long and dense.

I'll find the time.

This is my gift, Blanche.

My inadequate thank you.

Early night tonight?

Oh, uh, Marian's parents

are coming by

to spend time with the baby.

I'm on dinner duty.

You?

Uh, tickets to the symphony.

"An Evening of Bartók."

The things we do for love, eh?

Uh, on a a different note

Uh, I spoke to Alice

about this already.

You two are a good team.

At this point,

also my only team.

I'm gonna put you back

on "Reading," Russ.

And I want more female-friendly

how-to shows from the two of you.

Soon. Like, pronto.

Let's see if we can

reinvent the wheel.

What about my documentaries?

Uh

I'm going to quit

one of these days, Hunter.

We're also all going to die

eventually.

I can't do anything

about any of it.

You find me the money, Russ,

I'll let you produce

whatever you want.

Opera, even.

Not opera.

Look, I'm I'm sorry.

That woman came this close

to changing us, didn't she?

Ah.

Potato leek.

Oh.

Mmm.

Oh, perfect.

Mmm.

How lovely and delicate

the shading is.

Well, the trick with pears

is getting the light just right.

Pears are famously

challenging, Julia.

Hmm? Cézanne battled them his entire life.

Hmm? Cézanne battled them his entire life.

Mm.

Oh. Hm.

I can't believe it.

Who'd have thought?

The only way I got you in

the kitchen when you were little

was with that c*ck

chemistry set.

Now, careful.

It's really hot.

Mm, it's like I've been

transported to a bistro

on the Left Bank.

Mmm.

Do you think it's a tad salty?

A tad?

N-N-No.

No.

No, me neither.

So um,

now that it looks like

you'll have some time

on your hands,

maybe you can pursue things

with Isaac a bit further.

Ha!

I knew it!

When were you going to tell me?

How?

Did Did Isaac's parents

say something?

I'm your mother, that's how.

Oh, you missed a spot.

Hmm? Oh.

Little bugger

was hiding out on me.

Who calls at this hour?

Hello?

Julia, is it too late?

Well, not for me.

But it's the middle

of the night over there, Simca.

Is everything all right?

Julia, I had a dream.

She had a dream.

Good of her to let us know.

You and I were cooking together

in my kitchen.

We were making cassoulet,

and you overcooked the beans.

Naturally. Thank you for

the warning on my beans.

I am not calling

about the beans.

I'm calling to tell you,

you must come here.

We should cook together again.

How long has it been since you

lived in France, hmm?

Oh, too long.

Oh.

She wants us to come to France.

You have no more

cooking program.

No more schedule.

You come here, we cook together,

we take long walks,

we go to the markets,

we work on the garden.

For as long as we need.

Oh, Simca,

this sounds wonderful.

I must tell Paul.

For how long?

Well, I think it's open ended.

I'll call the travel agent

in the morning, Simca,

and tonight,

I shall dream of Provence.

You don't want to go.

France is lovely,

but I don't want to run away

from the thing

you're running from.

No.

That's not what I'm

This has been poisoned for me,

Paul, by my lie.

By me wanting it too much

to see clearly.

With the Foreign Service,

you eventually said,

enough is enough.

You left on your own terms,

and that is what I'm doing.

I love you

for remembering it that way.

Julie

you lied to me

because you thought

if I knew the whole truth,

I'd say no.

Well, now I know

the whole story,

and I'm saying yes.

As your true partner, yes.

What do I do

with Betty Friedan in my head?

I don't know.

Next time, move tables.

You and I thought what we were

doing was so important

This little cooking show

So important that

it would change the world,

so important that we actually

had to stop doing it.

But that's crazy.

We fought World w*r II together,

in our little way.

We know what matters.

And the wonderful thing about

this show is that it doesn't.

Not like that.

It won't save or ruin the world.

Let Betty Friedan catastrophize.

And maybe she's even right,

I-in a way, for some people.

This show is not for them.

This show is for us

and the people who make it

and the people who watch it

More than we ever imagined,

but not the whole world.

Why should we give anyone

the power

to take it away from them?

If every critic

could silence every artist,

how dull would

the world be then?

So let's not think so much

of ourselves that we forget

that all this show is, is joy

The joy of being in your company

for half an hour every week.

And this was our baby.

I told them all no already.

Mm.

You broke their hearts.

They'll be okay if you

put them back together.

Jule, you're 50 years old.

I'm 51.

Mm.

I got 10 years on you.

Most people we know

are closing up shop.

But you've got an offer

to go back to France

and to write another cookbook

and to make another season

of the show.

Let's say yes to all of it,

say yes to everything

for as long as we can.

Let's drop dead, someday,

saying yes.

That'll be a life.

You know, it's funny you should

show up today of all days.

Tilly and I were talking

about you just this morning.

She still hasn't forgiven me

for letting you go.

I'm sleeping on the couch

and I love it.

Uh, what's this?

It's my signed contract

for season two.

If the ship hasn't

already sailed,

I believe I made a promise.

There's a slight amendment

on the second page.

Should I be nervous?

Well, I'd like to go to France

for a while

Clear my head, do some research.

Work can begin here, of course,

but I need time

before I film again.

Oh, France sounds nice.

Tilly only ever wants

to go to Florida.

I'm I'm so relieved.

Uh

Life magazine called

the other day about an article.

I put them off,

didn't know what to say.

Gosh, Life magazine?

Egads!

Uh, Ol' Blue Eyes one week,

and New Blue Eyes the next.

Oh, really, Hunter.

Yeah, the two best voices

in America.

It's going to be big.

Big, big, big, big, big!

Hunter, do you have a minute?

A-Albert is unhappy.

Who cares?

No, no.

Uh, what is it this time?

I-It's nothing.

I'll handle it.

Julia.

Oh, no, Alice.

Don't go.

This is about you, too.

If you can forgive me for giving

you all a terrible scare

Just the man I'm looking for.

Hey.

I heard you're coming back.

That's fantastic.

Oh, boy, word gets around

rather fast.

Well, you're like the Parmesan

of public television.

Oh?

The big cheese.

Oh, right.

Well done.

Well, I heard your news, too.

Documentaries. Really? You did?

Documentaries. Really? You did?

Moving on to greener pastures?

I mean, not greener.

That that got out

is sort of surprising.

I'm definitely not,

uh, the Parmesan.

More Kraft Single.

Well, congratulations.

I know underneath

all your exemplary work

that "The French Chef"

was never something

you wanted on your plate.

Oh, please.

But you were

an integral ingredient,

and good company to boot.

And even though

it won't be the same,

I will always be grateful

for your insights

and for your friendship.

I'm just down the hall.

You'll see me every time

you're here.

That better be a promise.

I can't wait to see

what you do next.

Uh, that makes two of us.

I'll be watching.

Thank you.

I certainly wasn't expecting it.

She just said that

she came to her senses

and she couldn't imagine

saying goodbye to all of us.

To her family, you mean?

Yes, exactly.

Yes, exactly.

Whatever happened to not counting

on work to make you happy?

Well, I said that when

I was unhappy at work.

I'm not counting on work

to make me happy.

But I'm going to let it

make me happy today.

It's my own show, Isaac.

It's a big deal.

It really is.

And we should celebrate

when you visit.

I found this amazing

French bistro downtown.

It's like Julia wrote the menu.

That's great. But I won't

be able to visit for a while.

Ah, I can wait.

I just don't want you

to get your hopes up.

My life is here,

for another year, at least.

Can't we be modern about it,

have everything?

There are no rules anymore,

right?

I know. I just don't think

it's that simple.

I'm far away.

Don't you want more than

an every-once-in-a-while

girlfriend?

What if I meet someone else,

when you were the one

I should have been with

all along?

What do I do then?

Isaac.

I should I should go.

The show's about to start.

It's the last one of the season.

Uh, chocolate soufflé.

Yeah, sounds great.

Night, Alice.

And you take a quarter

of your egg whites

and frankly beat them

into the chocolate mixture.

To bigger

and better things ahead.

And when egg whites are properly beaten

But mostly to Julia.

They have this lovely,

creamy sheen.

Doing it by hand in a good

old-fashioned copper bowl

will always be

my favorite method.

And it's good exercise too.

And it's good exercise too.

And then we have the folding.

Now, this is the other

most important part.

You've done the hard work

and formed these lovely,

velvety peaks

with your egg whites,

and now,

using a rubber spatula

To us. L'chaim. To us. L'chaim.

What's next for you, Zinberg?

Besides more "French Chef"?

Defending my thesis,

trying not to f*ck up

my kid too much.

You know, the usual. Easier said than done.

You know, the usual. Easier said than done.

You? Oh, I'm just

getting started.

And, now, that is a soufflé.

I know now you're in living

rooms all over the country,

but I like you best

in my living room.

Oh, Paulski.

I like you in mine.

To another year.

26 more recipes.

Egad.

And I'll tell you

another secret

That's the key,

not only to the kitchen,

but to life itself.

This is Julia Child.

Bon appétit.

♪ Oh, I can cook, too,

on top of the rest ♪

My seafood's the best

in the town ♪

♪ Yes, I can cook, too ♪

♪ My fish can't be beat ♪

♪ My sugar's the sweetest

around ♪

♪ I'm a man's ideal

of a perfect meal ♪

♪ Right down to the demitasse ♪

♪ I'm a pot of joy

for a hungry boy ♪

♪ Baby, I'm cookin' with gas ♪

♪ Oh, I'm a gumdrop ♪

♪ A sweet lollipop ♪

♪ A brook trout

right out of the brook ♪

♪ And what's more, baby,

♪ I can cook ♪

♪ I've made a magazine cover ♪

♪ I run my house on a dime ♪

♪ I'd make a wonderful lover ♪

♪ I should be paid overtime ♪

♪ 'Cause I can bake, too,

on top of the lot ♪

♪ My oven's the hottest

you'll find ♪

Or a candied sweet ♪

♪ Or a pickled beet ♪

♪ Step up to my smorgasbord ♪

♪ Go around until you've had

your fill ♪

♪ Baby, you'll never be bored ♪

♪ Oh, I'm a pâté ♪

♪ A marron glacé ♪

♪ A dish you will wish

you had took ♪

♪ And what's more, baby,

♪ I can cook ♪