Jacques Pépin
French-born American chef, author, culinary educator, television personality, and author · France · Chefs · Born 1935 · age 90
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Something wrong?Jacques Pépin is a French chef, author, culinary educator, television personality, and artist. After having been the personal chef of French president Charles de Gaulle, he moved to the US in 1959 and after working in New York's top French restaurants, and took a culinary development job with Howard Johnson's.
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Jacques Pépin is a French chef, author, culinary educator, television personality, and artist. After having been the personal chef of French president Charles de Gaulle, he moved to the US in 1959 and after working in New York's top French restaurants, and took a culinary development job with Howard Johnson's. He has appeared on American television and authored more than 30 cookbooks, some of which have become best sellers. Pépin was a longtime friend of the American chef Julia Child, and their 1999 PBS series Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home won a Daytime Emmy Award.
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Alice WatersAlso in James Beard: America's First Foodie (2017)
Madhur JaffreyAlso in James Beard: America's First Foodie (2017)
Sandra LeeBoth received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show Host
Suze OrmanBoth received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show HostChefs from France 2
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