The great thing about Julia is what is you saw is what it was and what you got. When our local PBS (WGBH) agreed to do the show, they had no facilities for her to cook. So they went to Boston Gas Company and they graciously allowed them to use their demonstration kitchen. Even though they are B&W, you can tell that they are of the day. The appliances were that wonderful coppertone brown. She had to provide her own pots and pans along with all her utensils. If she dropped something on the floor, she would tell you, we will pretend we are in the kitchen alone. No one will ever see that or know. The only time the cameras stopped rolling was while they waited for the food to cook. If it was an oven item, she cooked one at home and brought it with her.
By the time she filmed
Julia Child and Company, the show was in color and "GBH had built a kitchen for her at their studios in Boston. They also provided her with her equipment and utensils. She later filmed the show in her own kitchen. The rest is history.
You would often see Julia around Cambridge (her home) and Boston. She ate out at various restaurants at night after her husband became sick and was in a nursing facility. She was always gracious if you were rude enough to ask for her autograph while she was eating. For the most part, the citizens of Boston left her alone. And she enjoyed a good burger as well as the finest French food.
What did you make? 
