While WGBH prepares for their annual fundraiser, Julia receives an offer from a network with the funds to take The French Chef to the next level.
In France, Julia butts heads with Simca while working on volume two of their cookbook. In Boston, Alice faces pressure to find the network's next hit.
After failing to see eye-to-eye with Simca, Julia proposes a culinary showdown. Meanwhile, Alice and Avis each face new romantic possibilities.
In Paris, Julia seeks help from an old friend, Avis bonds with a prominent existentialist, and Judith attempts to avoid Blanche.
Back in Boston, Julia faces pushback from disheartened WGBH staff before an unexpected encounter with a member of the FBI.
While preparing for an interview with Life magazine, Julia is thrown by a surprise visit from Paul's domineering twin brother, Charles.
The WGBH crew head down to the nation's capital, where Julia prepares for a special episode filmed from the White House kitchen.
Unable to hold off the FBI's inquiries, Julia concocts a plan to keep the staff of WGBH safe from accusations of "un-American conduct."