Jacques Pépin: Lessons From a Grandfather

Even though Jacques Pépin is simplifying some techniques for children, the lessons come in handy for grown-up cooks as well.

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Jacques Pépin, longtime cooking teacher, star of more than a dozen cooking series on PBS, and winner of France’s highest distinction, the Légion d'honneur, is also a grandfather.

Now, at 81, he documents cooking adventures with his granddaughter in his new cookbook, “A Grandfather’s Lessons: In the Kitchen With Shorey” ($30).