Anna & Kristina spend one entire day tackling five recipes from Julia Child's iconic cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1", the recipes being onion soup, green beans, scalloped potatoes, chocolate soufflé and pate de canard en croute (duck wrapped in pastry), the latter considered a difficult recipe to master. Partly due to the complexity of the menu, Anna and Kristina, as well as their guest taster, renowned French chef Alain Raye, are skeptical about how successful the meal will turn out. In the end, the food brings some smiles and laughs to Chef Alain. In addition, Anna and Kristina do product tests associated with two of their recipes, one on onion slicers, and a taste test comparing heritage and Pekin ducks.