Jacques Pépin, the chefs' chef

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  • Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
  • With four decades on television and two dozen cookbooks, chef Jacques Pépin has been influencing American tastes and techniques for generations. Jane Pauley talks with Pépin about his culinary education, which began in Lyon, France at age 13. Seventy years later, he still loves giving cooking demonstrations, with an emphasis on the basics being the foundation for good, great or masterful cooking.

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  • @shibliziadeh8950
    @shibliziadeh8950 4 года назад +240

    I studied under him for one year. He is bigger than life and the best culinary teacher ever. He gave one valuable advice, he told me if you want to succeed in this industry you must travel around the world and study and work under as many different chefs possible, as I was preparing for my CMC certification (Certified Master Chef) conducted by the American culinary Federation), and for that, I owe him all my achievements in the industry. Thank you Chef Pepin for sharing your knowledge with me and many others.

    • @MichelLinschoten
      @MichelLinschoten 4 года назад +13

      Shibli Ziadeh I am just a humble amateur house cook. I seen all his videos, cutting techniques and such. I can cut super fast and accurate now without any efforts .
      The man is a genius, he is so able to relay very detailed important information. Without over glorifying it all .
      Love it , I am super jealous you had the honor to stand in his presence and see first hand .

    • @albertledesma5173
      @albertledesma5173 4 года назад +2

      Shibli Ziadeh Yeah right. I call BS.

    • @jong3821
      @jong3821 4 года назад +14

      @@albertledesma5173 Get a life.

    • @albertledesma5173
      @albertledesma5173 4 года назад +2

      Jon G HAHAHA!! Um.....ok. Go be offended somewhere else snowflake. 😂😂😂

    • @jong3821
      @jong3821 4 года назад +5

      @@albertledesma5173 You're the one acting triggered over nothing. 😂

  • @andyanderson445
    @andyanderson445 4 года назад +181

    We’re so lucky he immigrated to the United States! What a great ambassador for French culture and cuisine. Nice story, Sunday Morning.

    • @crazygangrel
      @crazygangrel 4 года назад +1

      True, but what is more impressive to me is that his cooking has no borders. He's a classically trained French chef, but cooks food from everywhere, Italy, Spain, Asia, even Southern Creole and Soul Food. He's a once in a generation chef and he cares about good food and good company far more than being "traditional"

  • @2006glg
    @2006glg 4 года назад +150

    Watching him and Julia Child as a child on PBS heavily influenced me to go to culinary school and become a chef. "I don't wash my chicken" ,said with a smile to the camera. I remember watching that and laughing. They were so fun together. He influenced me, this little black girl in SC far more than Julia. I have his cookbooks in my library, not hers. I don't know why. But the man's technique shaped my formative years as a young amateur cook and then as a young chef. Now I teach others when I can. I am so glad he's still around and still cooking.

    • @tosht2515
      @tosht2515 4 года назад +6

      @Dana Leigh Julia Child was not self taught. She attended Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and studied for a year under a very renowned chef/instructor.

    • @l4d2_ellis20
      @l4d2_ellis20 4 года назад

      @M L I would suggest washing chicken if you ever shop at Chinese grocery stores. They have weird yellowish stuff underneath the wings and some still have bits of feathers stuck to the skin.

    • @l4d2_ellis20
      @l4d2_ellis20 4 года назад +1

      M L Chinese here and my mother is highly disgusted with anyone who doesn’t wash their chicken. And you’d be wrong to say her cooking would be flavorless.

    • @thatgirlinitaly
      @thatgirlinitaly 4 года назад +1

      What lovely memories. Thank you for sharing. I, too, loved watching Julia and Jacques. Though I never pursued cooking professionally, it's a hobby of mine that I love. And I adore Jacques.

    • @athletic-dashole8648
      @athletic-dashole8648 4 года назад

      Chickens are washed at the Factory and spend their time in a watery bag before you buy it. So the question of washing them at home or not is mute

  • @CashMoneyKC1
    @CashMoneyKC1 4 года назад +74

    It’s sad that he’s kinda forgotten about by newer generations. So many “TV” celebrity chefs now. He is one of the all time greats that should be cherished always Along with Julia

  • @mr.kazupremiumfantasy1126
    @mr.kazupremiumfantasy1126 4 года назад +19

    It will be a sad day when the world loses a treasure like Jacques. Let us appreciate and celebrate him while we still have him. A legend.

    • @kai326
      @kai326 4 года назад +1

      I don’t wanna think about that 😢 he’s such a sweet man

    • @MrKmoconne
      @MrKmoconne 23 дня назад

      Jacques is still going strong. The man is a beast!

  • @a697ag
    @a697ag 4 года назад +55

    My mom and I watched him and Julia Child on PBS religiously every Sunday when I was a teen. They had the best chemistry! I learned so much from them.

    • @Joseph1NJ
      @Joseph1NJ 3 года назад

      I was a little too young for Julie's show at that time. But watching it later, I very much enjoyed her sense of humor. Funny thing about Jacques Pépin, even decades later, his shows do not seem dated at all.

  • @johnnyquest6115
    @johnnyquest6115 3 года назад +5

    Mr. Pepin mentioned that "It's an act of love to cook for someone." I'd like to add to that it's also an act of love to pick vegetables and fruits all day long just so we all can have food at the most affordable rate. And for that, I want to thank everyone who've come over the border to do us all that most generous favor.

    • @judymanning2538
      @judymanning2538 3 года назад +2

      Amen and now exposed to the chemicals 💔

  • @karenamaya4117
    @karenamaya4117 10 месяцев назад +4

    I never get tired of watching reruns of his shows....love his kitchen, recipes, techniques, accent...all of it.

  • @DG-sm7sk
    @DG-sm7sk 4 года назад +34

    He's such a positive person! Thanks for sharing his story!

  • @r.a.contrerasma8578
    @r.a.contrerasma8578 4 года назад +14

    Because of this man, I learned to finely cook an omelette, perfect scrambled eggs, love leeks, and like brussel sprouts! (Working on anchovies). I am still learning by watching his shows now. What a treasure he is.

  • @Janice-sb7qw
    @Janice-sb7qw 4 года назад +36

    Loved this story! Cleaning up is also most important!

  • @ftbailey773
    @ftbailey773 4 года назад +40

    A National treasure!

    • @ImZyker
      @ImZyker 4 года назад +2

      not only national, a treasure for all mankind

  • @tosht2515
    @tosht2515 4 года назад +44

    When asked about his passion I thought he would actually say art. The man can draw and paint. Dude is an artist indeed. Jacques Pépin is one of my all-time favorite people.

    • @Marcel_Audubon
      @Marcel_Audubon 4 года назад

      do you really use the word 'dude' in your daily life???

    • @tosht2515
      @tosht2515 4 года назад +5

      @Marcel Audubon Depends on the context. You seem to not understand literary devices. Calling a respected older gentleman "dude" emphasizes the statement. One can praise Meryl Streep on an acting performance by saying "Girl killed it." Again, for emphasis. However, Dude and Girl would not be appropriate in other scenarios obviously. Addressing Pépin, you would never say "nice to meet you, dude."

    • @Marcel_Audubon
      @Marcel_Audubon 4 года назад

      @@tosht2515 the only thing the use of "dude" emphasizes is what a *dullard* the person using it must be ... to pretend it's some sophisticated literary device just emphasizes your deep insecurity

    • @tosht2515
      @tosht2515 4 года назад +4

      @Marcel Audubon The thing they say about people who are offended easily is true. Good luck with that.

    • @Marcel_Audubon
      @Marcel_Audubon 4 года назад

      @@tosht2515 no idea what the people in your trailer park say about people who are offended easily ... or was that another literary device?

  • @wendysmail
    @wendysmail 4 года назад +23

    Thank you Jacques.....a true treasure!!!!!

  • @L.Spencer
    @L.Spencer 4 года назад +24

    Such knowledge and experience, and kindness.

  • @London2362
    @London2362 4 года назад +7

    They could have mentioned that he has a Masters Degree from Columbia, and teaches at Boston U.

  • @Cynsham
    @Cynsham 9 месяцев назад +3

    Jacques is so humble, kind, authentic and down to earth, on top of being one of the absolute top chefs in the world. Watching him gives me comfort as if I had a world class French chef for a grandfather showing me how to cook. Can’t explain enough how much I love and appreciate him.

  • @kiwdwks
    @kiwdwks 4 года назад +18

    A true icon!

  • @lennymoss2216
    @lennymoss2216 4 года назад +5

    Bar none, Jauques Pepin is my very favorite chef!! And love the accent! 👍

  • @BetteHepburn
    @BetteHepburn 4 года назад +16

    What a treat! A lovely man.

  • @bartonpercival2147
    @bartonpercival2147 4 года назад +3

    I met Jacques & Julia in the 90’s at their book signing at a culinary shop on California street in San Francisco. They both were the same in person as they appear on the PBS shows and were very gracious in signing my book. A truly wonderful experience.

  • @rose03cruz
    @rose03cruz 4 года назад +18

    Love him and his dishes ... thank you for this story.

  • @julieenslow5915
    @julieenslow5915 4 года назад +27

    "Is it an act of love if the only thing you can reliably do is clean up?"
    "Yes" he says, while nodding and chuckling.
    You gotta love that man.
    Great interview Jane, thanks!

  • @LinkRocks
    @LinkRocks 4 года назад +10

    Chef Pepin is a treasure and Jane still looks great.

  • @kerry9025
    @kerry9025 4 года назад +9

    *I used to love watching his cooking show when I was a little girl in the 80’s. Lots of great chefs had shows on PBS back then; Jacques Pepin, Julia Child, Justin Wilson, Paul Prudhomme, The Frugal Guormet, Pasquale’s Kitchen, The Urban Peasant, just to name a few. I miss those shows.*

    • @marcellamontanari8110
      @marcellamontanari8110 4 года назад

      Justin Wilson! My family lived in New Orleans from 1980 to 1990. I am Italian and love cooking but knew nothing of creole cuisin and Justin and his stories. Make me laugh just remembering

    • @teddyrox3790
      @teddyrox3790 2 года назад

      ...maaaan these were great 👍

  • @KatarinaS.
    @KatarinaS. 4 года назад +7

    I love Jacques Pepin, especially watching him cook with his granddaughter, he's like the adoring the grandpa I never had.

  • @SpiralBreeze
    @SpiralBreeze 4 года назад +12

    I’ve been watching him since I was a kid!

  • @crosscounty24
    @crosscounty24 4 года назад +5

    The master of omelettes

  • @lindatanaka858
    @lindatanaka858 4 года назад +12

    Loved watching Jacques and Julia. Icons of PBS cooking shows.

    • @billb5690
      @billb5690 4 года назад

      They were so good together

  • @russellbrown1068
    @russellbrown1068 4 года назад +8

    Jacques Pepin? An American Treasure. Thank you Chef Pepin.

  • @foodforthoughtchef
    @foodforthoughtchef 4 года назад +26

    The man is a soulful culinarian legend...love...the primary ingredient.

  • @jodywhitt1871
    @jodywhitt1871 4 года назад +3

    This is a great feature. I enjoy learning from his videos.

  • @zesowl
    @zesowl 4 года назад +5

    By watching him on pbs Not only I learn how to cook at home I also start practicing to be a better human being, he never was bashful what a genuine human being. Happy life Pe’pin

  • @williamlobur6181
    @williamlobur6181 4 года назад +5

    a beautiful human being he is 🙏🏻

  • @ophthodoc
    @ophthodoc 4 года назад +3

    Really cool story. Turned down the white house for Howard Johnson’s. Wow. The series he did with his daughter was the best. She couldn’t do a damn thing right. She said in one episode “I’m going to go set the table”, and he said “yes I think you’d better”🤣

  • @thatgirlinitaly
    @thatgirlinitaly 4 года назад +6

    Jacques Pépin is a national treasure. I love watching him cook. It's like watching Michelangelo paint.

  • @wonderwoman8021
    @wonderwoman8021 4 года назад +3

    He is SO adorable! Thank you for this!

  • @nicolecampuzano9883
    @nicolecampuzano9883 4 года назад +3

    I love his style he's so simple yet so full in knowledge. I would love to meet him. I actually have done 3 or 4 of his recipes and they were easy, delicious and beautifully looking. I love u Mr Jaques Pepin ps: butter makes it all better😘

  • @owenbeharry8478
    @owenbeharry8478 4 года назад +4

    he is so cute

  • @betticat
    @betticat 4 года назад +8

    He is simply the best

  • @wendysherbert3257
    @wendysherbert3257 4 года назад +6

    I have learned from and loved watching and reading Mr. Pepin’s recipes for decades. I often do back and watch again and again to really keep learning! Thank you sir.

  • @InformationIsTheEdge
    @InformationIsTheEdge 4 года назад +3

    Jacques Pepin is a powerful culinary wizard!

  • @netij3928
    @netij3928 4 года назад +2

    The best of the best!!..I like his voice so calm it must have been an awesome experience taking his classes!

  • @jlee29170
    @jlee29170 4 года назад +2

    I adore this man. Disappointed this was only about six minutes long.

  • @Motoko1134
    @Motoko1134 4 года назад +4

    The Michael Jordan of cooking.

    • @soonyanaidu7875
      @soonyanaidu7875 4 года назад

      Nah, it's the other way round, Jordan is the Pepin of basket ball.😏😁

  • @toddstropicals
    @toddstropicals 4 года назад +6

    I grew up watching him, he's one of the people who inspired me to become a chef.

  • @jamesbennett9538
    @jamesbennett9538 4 года назад +2

    And no snob he. Howard Johnson's! I wondered why the food was so good there! Now I know. Bless him.

  • @kittyblingbling
    @kittyblingbling 4 года назад +8

    Love him

  • @scheronharley
    @scheronharley 4 года назад +4

    I used to watch him allllll the time growing up! I remember one time he made this caramelized bird cage made out of sugar! I tried to make it and F***ed my mamas pans up 😂😂😂😂

  • @troyhagen587
    @troyhagen587 4 года назад +4

    CHEERS TO YOU at Sunday Morning
    Great Video Thanks EVERYONE

  • @AllSven
    @AllSven 4 года назад +3

    Absolutely BRILLIANT man. Love him very much. Bless.

  • @gayrambo4529
    @gayrambo4529 4 года назад +4

    Cooking is passion. The act of love is cleaning up and doing the dishes.

  • @greensmithfootball10
    @greensmithfootball10 4 года назад +2

    His book La Technique really was a game changer when it came out cause it was the first of it's kind with how meticulous it was in illustrating cooking techniques

  • @gatorshd
    @gatorshd 4 года назад +6

    The best!!! 🔪

  • @CraigArndt
    @CraigArndt 3 года назад +1

    Jane Pauly, such a bad actress. Chef is so wonderful, what a funny guy.

    • @brentshirley477
      @brentshirley477 3 года назад

      Agree. I had to tune her out. How do these people get these cake jobs? Pepin is her opposite.

  • @billb5690
    @billb5690 4 года назад +3

    Pepin the master! And true class act!

  • @czrs85
    @czrs85 4 года назад +2

    Jacques Pepin thank you. One of the Culinary God's.

  • @Jonathan_007
    @Jonathan_007 4 года назад +2

    My favorite chef of all time. I've been watching him since I could childhood.

  • @PsulOrtiz
    @PsulOrtiz 8 месяцев назад +1

    I wish someone would ask him what did he learn from Julia Child!??
    And what did she learn from him!!???

  • @sedoff1948
    @sedoff1948 Год назад +1

    So typical of the likes of what’s her name on CBS, asking Pépin why he should have liked to have been in the cooking profession because he wasn’t paid when training as a youngster. The reason was so obvious. There are other things in life besides money.

  • @digger8843
    @digger8843 4 года назад +1

    It was nice to see Mr. Pepin give great answers, even if some of the questions seemed less than the most dignified. Why did CBS ask a woman who doesn't know how to cook to interview one of the world's leading chefs?

  • @meriahaiello
    @meriahaiello 4 года назад +4

    He is just the best.. so sweet!!

  • @bigdill_3922
    @bigdill_3922 4 года назад +2

    We love Jacques. Legend. I have the collection with he and Julia I still watch even though I've seen all of them.

  • @Whodaleewho
    @Whodaleewho 4 года назад +2

    Mr. Pepin has been my inspiration in the kitchen since I was 15 and I'm 45 now. Thank you Mr. Pepin for giving me my love for food and inspiration to try new things. Forever grateful!

  • @clivemitchell7376
    @clivemitchell7376 4 года назад +2

    Comes across as a really nice guy and I like his vidios

  • @susanbrennan5511
    @susanbrennan5511 Год назад +1

    He is a master.
    When we lose him the world will be a smaller place. And when that day happens I will call out sick and cry the whole day.

  • @bethbartlett5692
    @bethbartlett5692 4 года назад +5

    My Frenchman! ❤

  • @ardentdfender4116
    @ardentdfender4116 4 года назад +1

    Cooking is an act of Love. So many people don't get that.
    I'll watch anything that Jacques does and i'm sure to learn something.

  • @hooperhoop6927
    @hooperhoop6927 3 месяца назад +1

    Merci beaucoup Jacques! Votre technique nous inspire, Philippe de NY

  • @annabella7285
    @annabella7285 4 года назад +4

    What a lovely man!

  • @gemstonerman
    @gemstonerman 4 года назад +4

    Merci beaucoup monsieur Pepin!!!

  • @dy9278
    @dy9278 4 года назад +1

    And the ladies still try to catch his eye. He is not impressed. He lets us know how his wife likes her eggs!

  • @223raulh
    @223raulh 4 года назад +2

    I love Jacques Pepin.

  • @wb5mgr
    @wb5mgr 4 года назад +2

    He and Julia were probably the two greatest influences of my culinarily life. Both so powerful presences in the kitchen.

  • @BellaWorldAni
    @BellaWorldAni 4 года назад +2

    I feel such peace & what I can only describe as GOODNESS from this entire show. When I'm feeling stressed or tired or sad or frightened about how crazy our country has become (in the last 3 years especially), I can watch a segment & immediately feel grounded in a more hopeful, tranquil place -- plus, I learn a lot! Thank you, Sunday Morning, for the great service you do for all of us. I can't imagine why these videos don't have millions of views.

  • @sueiverson258
    @sueiverson258 4 года назад +2

    Love him.

  • @catherineconklin2667
    @catherineconklin2667 4 года назад +2

    So handsome! Wow!!

  • @cindyd.5507
    @cindyd.5507 4 года назад +2

    Most of my adult life I have watched and enjoyed all of Jacques cooking shows he is the best in my book his knife skills are the most impressive and his explanations of how to prepare something is so easy to follow. His cooking is down home and artistic at the same time. I loved Jacques and Julia together in the kitchen it was so much fun to watch. I love Jacques I feel as though he is family I am sure so many viewers feel that way after being in our lives for so long .

  • @husqvarna17
    @husqvarna17 4 года назад +2

    Fantastic, thank you for this.

  • @karenhilker8074
    @karenhilker8074 Год назад +1

    I wish she would have him about Gloria...

  • @salmadefood
    @salmadefood 4 года назад +2

    King

  •  4 года назад +2

    Odd questions here and there but all my kudos to chef Jacques Pépin!

  • @svamandolin3546
    @svamandolin3546 4 года назад +2

    Love his shows. I have many of his cook books

  • @AdvancedUSA
    @AdvancedUSA 4 года назад +2

    An amazing man and an awesome chef. Many fond memories watching him on TV for decades.

  • @UncleHoCM
    @UncleHoCM 4 года назад +2

    Still great after all these years.

  • @phototristan
    @phototristan 4 года назад +1

    I wonder if ever in his life he’s eaten instant noodles or like a frozen burrito.

    • @MrKmoconne
      @MrKmoconne 4 года назад +1

      I believe Jacques has said that he even enjoys McDonald occasionally.

  • @retlasm
    @retlasm 4 года назад +2

    Jacques is the best!

  • @deesong6722
    @deesong6722 4 года назад +2

    A true legend!

  • @RJHERBIG
    @RJHERBIG 4 года назад +2

    A treasure!

  • @writereducator
    @writereducator 4 года назад +5

    You can't become creative until you have mastered your craft through conformity to its tradition.

  • @carmelcapricorn7701
    @carmelcapricorn7701 4 года назад +2

    Merci.🍾🥂🥗🍴🇫🇷

  • @admenocal
    @admenocal 4 года назад +2

    He is amazing. A great teacher.

  • @athletic-dashole8648
    @athletic-dashole8648 4 года назад +1

    I used to fuss over cooking, now I do the minimum to get food from the pan to the table

  • @AudreyHeadley
    @AudreyHeadley 4 года назад +2

    Wonderful post

  • @skippymagrue
    @skippymagrue 4 года назад +2

    Cleaning up in the kitchen is a huge act of love!

  • @8nansky528
    @8nansky528 3 года назад +1

    I ADORE READING

  • @jnyfumare
    @jnyfumare 3 года назад +1

    Good man!

  • @janeforever
    @janeforever 4 года назад +4

    Our local PBS station in SF wouldn't be the same without Jacques. The other comments below about his being a national treasure are so very true. Thank you CBS for putting him (& Julia) front & center this Thanksgiving. (& where would we be without this wonderful immigrant to our country -- thank goodness Trump wasn't in office back then.)

  • @friendsoftheamazonjungle
    @friendsoftheamazonjungle 3 года назад

    I love this man ❤️❤️❤️ thank you Jacques. I'm now happy teaching your techniques to my students 🍷🍷🍷

  • @cathyd.7332
    @cathyd.7332 4 года назад +2

    now I am hungry