Jacques Pépin,
celebrated host of award-winning cooking shows on
national public television, master chef, food columnist,
cooking teacher, and author of nineteen cookbooks, was born
in Bourg-en-Bresse, near Lyon. His first exposure to cooking
was as a child in his parents' restaurant, Le Pelican. At
age thirteen, he began his formal apprenticeship at the
distinguished Grand Hotel de L'Europe in his hometown. He
subsequently worked in Paris, training under Lucien Diat at
the Plaza Athénée. From 1956 to 1958, Mr. Pépin was the
personal chef to three French heads of state, including
Charles de Gaulle.
national public television, master chef, food columnist,
cooking teacher, and author of nineteen cookbooks, was born
in Bourg-en-Bresse, near Lyon. His first exposure to cooking
was as a child in his parents' restaurant, Le Pelican. At
age thirteen, he began his formal apprenticeship at the
distinguished Grand Hotel de L'Europe in his hometown. He
subsequently worked in Paris, training under Lucien Diat at
the Plaza Athénée. From 1956 to 1958, Mr. Pépin was the
personal chef to three French heads of state, including
Charles de Gaulle.
