Jacques Pépin (born December 18, 1935) is a French chef, television personality, and author working in the United States.
Pépin has been featured in several highly acclaimed television shows and written eighteen books.
His celebrated La Technique is used to this day as a textbook for teaching the fundamentals of French cuisine. The success of La Technique prompted him to launch a televised version of the book, resulting in an acclaimed 1997 PBS s...
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Jacques Pépin (born December 18, 1935) is a French chef, television personality, and author working in the United States.
Pépin has been featured in several highly acclaimed television shows and written eighteen books.
His celebrated La Technique is used to this day as a textbook for teaching the fundamentals of French cuisine. The success of La Technique prompted him to launch a televised version of the book, resulting in an acclaimed 1997 PBS series, The Complete Pépin. Recently relaunched on PBS ten years after its initial run, the series included a new introduction by Pépin where he stressed that now more than ever the secret to being a successful chef and not a mere line cook lies in knowing and using the proper technique.
Pépin also co-starred in award-winning 1999 PBS series Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home with Julia Child. Their work together was honored with a Daytime Emmy in 2001.
A third series had Pépin cooking with his daughter, Claudine, wife of chef Rolland Wesen.
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