Jacques Pépin's Kitchen: Cooking with Claudine

by Jacques Pépin

Best known for his award-winning Today's Gourmet television series, Jacques Pépin is now introducing a new, 26-part PBS series called Jacques Pépin's Kitchen: Cooking with Claudine. In the new format, Jacques shares with his 28-year-old daughter, Claudine, all the the hallmarks of his cuisine: healthful, tasty food, prepared simply yet elegantly. This companion volume to the series features more than 75 of Jacques' wonderful recipes, plus menu suggestions. 70 color photos.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

267 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. For the epidemiologist, see Jacques Pepin.

Jacques Pépin (born December 18, 1935) is a French-born American chef, author, culinary educator, television personality, and artist. Since the late 1980s, he has appeared on American television and has written for The New York Times, Food & Wine and other publications. He has authored over 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. He has been honored with 24 James Beard Foundation Awards, five honorary doctoral degrees, the American Public Television’s lifetime achievement award, the Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2019 and the Légion d'honneur, France's highest order of merit in 2004. --Wikipedia

Reviews

[Myriam · Rating 5 out of 5]

An oldie but a goodie: I took this off the shelf this week for a quick dinner and found leeks and gruyère quiche. What I love about this cookbook is that the recipes are classic, simple, and adaptable (I switched gruyère for parmesan, for instance and crême fraiche for Greek yogurt and it was just a yummy). Great for the beginning as well as advanced cook. It's designed for the young, single cook (Pepin did this with his daughter; it was also a TV program before Food TV came on) and offers complete menus.

[Dray · Rating 3 out of 5]

J. Pepin is one of the illuminaries of french cooking and this cookbook expands on previous offerings. Pepin obviously loves food and although the recipes are continental and somewhat classic in nature they are all within reach.

[Kristi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I adore this cookbook.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the PBS TV series, but not my favorite Pepin offering.

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes, I do read cookbooks for fun. I give this 4 stars for the tight-knit relationship father and daughter have, for Jacques being almost BFFs with Julia Child, and for Claudine saying she just eats what she craves. Minus 1 star for Claudine's poofy front bun and the complexity and expense of the recipes.

[Michelle Ardillo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fortunate enough to have met Jacques Pepin at a book signing (not for this book, though). I brought along my copy of this book and had him sign it. He commented on the stains on the pages from its obvious use, "That's what I like to see, a cookbook being used!" So happy I got to meet him and have my picture taken with him!

[Grandma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I ordered this book after watching the cooking show on TV. I've had it for several years now, and it's still one of my favorite "go to" cooking books. The dishes always earn compliments.

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great cookbook with easy, good tasting and healthy recipes!