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At a recent dinner, my posse started with spicy tuna meatballs, à l’orange pork cheeks served on cauliflower puree and a tumbleweed of onion rings rising from a bowl of beef broth — a curious but satisfying riff on French onion soup.

The draw: the opportunity to taste the chef Ludo Lefebvre’s classic French fare — garlicky escargot, curry-tinged mussels frites, duck breast à l’orange — at his first venture outside of Los Angeles.

Of course you could take a stab at some of her more complicated multistep stunners, like canard a l'orange or her souffle, I'm a big fan of her more simple recipes.

Dustin continues his Vietnamese theme with a duck a l'orange pho, which makes all the sense in the world.

The Julia Child Challenge In the season finale, the three finalists prepare four-course meals from Child’s classic recipes: a croque monsieur, duck a l’orange, boeuf bourguignon and a croquembouche.