Master the French Omelet the Julia Child Way

It’s the swirl, jerk, flip method

My first attempt at Julia Child’s 20-second French omelet. Photos: Sara Cagle

This time last year, we were making omelets in Julia Child’s kitchen.

“Swirl, jerk, flip!” we chanted the three steps of Child’s 20-second omelet technique, inhaling the aroma of melting butter in the kitchen of the cook’s former Provençal vacation home.