for generations, julia child taught modern kitchen techniques to millions.ng how to make beef stew. >> if you want the flavor of the be i don't knows and the beef to all presen blend themselves wite stew. >> that was then. >> oh, i can't believe how good that tastes. >> but this is now. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> chef joshua is on the cutting edge of modernist cuisine at the bizarre restaurant in los angeles. and is one of many chefs experimenting with new ways to cook. >> so now here we have what is called a liquid all. >> i have never heard of it. it's such a different and unique look the way it's presented. >> liquid olives, how about stake cooked in a bath or juice made in a centrifuge. let's look at cooking two about the zero. >> the centrifuge has been around forever, it's only in the past couple of years where people are pushing the envelope. >> wow. >> there is no doubt new york has great food. but here in china town, the real culinary advances come from the lab, not the kitchen. dave arnold is a chef. kent is a chemistry professor at nyu. and together -- >> fire

his mom is like peru's julia childs and james beard rolled into one. >> thank you for having us. >> ann of peruvian astronomy. to say one is fortunate to enjoy her hospitality would be an understatement. warm, generous, welcoming beyond belief. >> too bad you have to leave so soon. >> yeah. >> normally, we have lunch late, like 5:00. >> do you nap before lunch or after? >> both. >> sounds like paradise. wow. look at this. >> every weekend, marissa opens the house to an ever changing mob of friends, visitors, drop-ins and family. >> this is fantastic. >> they do not skimp on the food. delicious, delicious things pour out of the kitchen, a torrent, a deluge of traditional peruvian favorites. >> i do this with crab meat, yellow potato and avocado. we love avocado. >> it is like a tureen of crab meat, eggs, avocado and mashed yellow potatoes. >> this is from the coast. >> beautiful. >> basically raw king fish fillets dressed with lime juice. >> perfect. >> that's scallops ceviche. >> fresh scallops and lemon juice and garlic. drum fish, braised with a corn based beer. >> they look fantasti

child and dozens of others across california. doctors are calling the mystery illness poliolike syndrome. it's extremely rare. juliette goodrich is standing by children's packard hospital where she learned new information about this. julia reporter: one little girl in the bay area might be able to see her directly behind me, she's crowded behind the media. her name is sophia. they came to the news conference to actually explain about this rare disease that 11 emles polio and the experts are the ones that researched and identified it. sophia, her left arm is paralyzed. she has some weakening in her left leg and some slight breathing issues. two years ago, doctors originally thought she had asthma until sophia went to grab for something and her left arm stopped midway. her parents came to bring attention to this and the doctors say this is not a major health epidemic but parents shouldn't panic but be informed. >> sophia is still a healthy young girl who's thriving. she goes to preschool. she does dance and we were very lucky but it only affected her left arm. it took a while to be okay with that. >> there are five confirmed cases in california. as many as 25 reported cases all occurring in the past 1 months in children a

julia is in brooklyn. you are on. > it seems like every week you had to discuss the death of a child during 19th-century first ladies. how many children died while the parents were in the white house? were there any daughters because it seemed like they were all sons? >> there were quite a few sons ho died. >> i cant think of the daughter but i do think for modern people, that is quite a shock. we are so used to modern surgery and modern medication and antibiotics. on another exhibit that i worked on i learned that the first generation of parents that could expect to see their children outlive them was 1920. that will give you some idea of the death rates, the high birthrate, but also the high death rate of children in the 18th and 19th century. >> the coolidges lost their son o a blister. antibiotics were not widely used. >> you see people like the adamses and jacksons all doing fostering. their relatives had died so they took in the relatives' children so you see lots of nieces and nephews in the early white house because the first family was doing fostering of these children. >> i don't think we can answer the qu

child. it is not just me. it is joe baro and his daughter megan. it is little juliak barronne. as i said i can deal with my pain. it is not going anywhere until i have gus back. or i can take it and say we are going to end this phenomenon. >> and for the last year you wearing black is somewhat metaphorical of what you have been dealing with. i know this has been very hard for you personally. how do you live your life when it had been family life? you guys were a family, a new family. it is not just about having the rings and things anymore these days. there are all kinds of families. what is it like for you to be at 51 weeks and not have your boy? >> every day is a struggle. if you have pain or struggle it connects you to people who also have it so you are not alone. that is what stand up for gus is. this new lawsuit, they are trying to stop me from ever mentioning my son's name in a commercial, charitable or private way meaning they want to stop stand up for gus which has raise money to go to lawyers to represent people fighting for their families for free. if she g