Before Julia Child evolved into a cultural icon, she spent years figuring out who she was and what she could contribute to the world — and that’s where The Recipe begins.
In this exclusive video, two-time Tony Award-nominated playwright Claudia Shear and two-time Obie Award-winning director Lisa Peterson reflect on Julia in her early, undocumented years as she was discovering the woman she would become — before the fame, the cameras and The French Chef, the groundbreaking television series that made her a star.

















