AMERICAN MASTERS JACQUES PEPIN SERIES

The Artistry of Jacques PГ©pin website explores the art work created by PГ©pin. (Adapted from the Production notes provided by KQED, WNET and PBS.) They can also be ordered from Indiebound and Amazon. PГ©pinвЂ™s many books are available at local bookstores such as Omnivore Books on Food in San Francisco. It didnвЂ™t have to be exactly the way my mother wanted it to be,вЂќ says PГ©pin, recalling this pivotal moment in his life.ДЄ display of Jacques PГ©pinвЂ™s cookbooks at Omnivore Books on Food in San Francisco. вЂњI start to realize that I could put some of myself in the food. His first break comes at 16, when, as the sole chef, he cooks the firemanвЂ™s banquet in the alpine resort town of Bellegarde, a success that results in his first newspaper photo op. It brings you home.вЂќДЄt the age of 13, PГ©pin leaves home to begin a formal apprenticeship at the distinguished Grand HГґtel de lвЂ™Europe. In times of stress, what do you dream about? Your motherвЂ™s clam chowder. вЂњ You canвЂ™t escape the taste of the food you had as a child. The film traces PГ©pinвЂ™s journey from his childhood in the countryside of wartime France, where his familyвЂ™s tradition of entrepreneurial women running homegrown restaurants propelled him into an early culinary career. PГ©pin, the second of three sons, was born in 1935 in Bourg-en-Bresse, near Lyon. Interviews with PГ©pinвЂ™s wife Gloria and daughter Claudine, culinary stars and media personalities including JosГ© AndrГ©s, Daniel Boulud, Anthony Bourdain, Tom Colicchio, Rachael Ray, Marcus Samuelsson, and Fareed Zakaria, offer insights about the man, who with his catchphrase вЂњhappy cookingвЂќ has always emphasized honesty of ingredients, simplicity of approach, and a joy for sharing food with loved ones. Two of his favorite recipes, Poulet Г la CrГЁme and Baked Alaska are offered on EatDrinkFilms here.

AMERICAN MASTERS JACQUES PEPIN SERIES

It is also available on-demand and online at American MastersвЂ™ ChefвЂ™s FlightВ along with other shows in the series about Alice Waters, James Beard and Julia Child. Stein and narrated by Stanley Tucci, premieres nationally Friday, May 26 on PBS as part of the 31 stВ season of American MastersВ (check local PBS station listings for repeat showings). The new documentary, Jacques PГ©pin: The Art of Craft ,В produced and directed by Peter L. вЂњJacques PГ©pin really was the first person to land on the American scene and say technique matters, craft matters,вЂќ says journalist Fareed Zakaria.

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