This was on NPR this morning and is really interesting. He has a new book out this week. This interview tells his cooking "history" and it is a long and winding road. Cute snippets about Julia, of course.
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America's most famous French chef on the 'Art of the Chicken' and a life well lived
Jacques Pépin has cooked for France's president and was a friend of Julia Child. His new memoir — complete with paintings, recipes and stories — is dedicated to his love of all things chicken.
