S1, E2: Facing mounting pressure from WGBH’s stodgy executives Julia turns to her closest confidantes for help navigating the ins-and-outs of an entirely new television genre. Forced to devise a way to cook a four-hour dish in under 28 minutes Julia and her friends get creative in the kitchen. But after a disastrous day on set the fate of The French Chef – and Julia’s career – hangs in the balance.