Master chef, author and teacher Jacques Pépin, referred to as "one of the most admired figures in the culinary world" by The Washington Post, has taught millions of Americans -- and an entire generation of chefs -- how to cook.
He has published 25 cookbooks and hosted nine acclaimed public television cooking series, the most recent of which, More Fast Food My Way, features his renowned techniques and his passion for the craft of cooking. While serving as a guest judge on Bravo's Top Chef, he was described as "the most influential chef in American cookery". Men's Vogue called him "the original Iron Chef."
Pépin was the personal chef to three French heads of state, including Charles de Gaulle. After immigrating to the United States, he turned down the position of White House chef to direct research and development at Howard Johnson's, where he learned about mass production, marketing, and American food tastes.
His groundbreaking works on French cuisine, La Technique and La Méthode, earned him a place in the James Beard Foundation’s cookbook Hall of Fame. His latest book, More Fast Food My Way, which includes over 100 simple, innovative recipes, followed Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook, and his bestselling memoir, The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen.
In 1989 he began shooting PBS TV shows, later teaming with his daughter Claudine for three series, and ultimately with his friend Julia Child for Julia and Jacques Cook at Home, winning an Emmy. Pepin, who holds a master's degree in literature from Columbia, developed and taught, along with Child, a master’s degree program in gastronomy at Boston University.
The Dean of Special Programs at The French Culinary Institute (New York) since 1988, The Culinary Trust has created The Jacques Pepin Scholarship Fund, offering the opportunity for professional culinary study to high school minority students. A columnist for Food & Wine, Pépin oversees all culinary programs for Oceania Cruises. He has won a Lifetime Achievement Award from The James Beard Foundation and the French Legion of Honor, France’s highest civilian honor. 
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