In season two, Julia (Sarah Lancashire) grapples with her rising fame and status as her show goes off the air and a weekly cooking show that was almost unheard of at the time emerged. While preparing for season two of Chef de France, Julia spends some much-needed time in France, visiting a series of renowned restaurants and chefs in the south of France, Washington, D.C., and Boston. Julia and her team are spearheading the creation of female-led public television, and in doing so, they reflect issues that exist prevalently in today’s society. The first three episodes take place on the French Riviera and Paris, with location shooting taking place last summer in Provence, Nice, Cannes, Antibes, and Paris.