Chill the Champagne and stock up on birthday candles, because Jacques Pépin is turning 90! That’s something to commemorate in and of itself, but at the Jacques Pépin Foundation we’re planning to celebrate both the man and the mission of the JPF.
November 26, 2025
When we launched our 90/90 series of events over a year ago, we hoped it would be a meaningful tribute to Jacques. We never could have imagined the truly inspirational outpouring of creativity, generosity, and hospitality we’ve seen nationwide—all part of a JPF community that you helped foster. Your support ensures that Jacques’s teaching philosophy continues to thrive in Community Kitchens across the country, giving people the confidence and skills to explore new opportunities.
October 29, 2025
From coast to coast, 90/90 Home Celebrations have brought people together — and with them, countless stories of how Jacques Pépin and the JPF have touched lives. For Terry in Gaithersburg, MD, one of these celebrations became a way to connect his love of entertaining with a mission he deeply believes in.
September 12, 2025
It was a busy summer for JPF Grantees! Here’s a bit of what they’ve been up to in the past few months, and be sure to find out how you can volunteer to help provide JPF funds to deserving Community Kitchens nationwide!
August 25, 2025
Since 2011, Catalyst Kitchens has united nonprofit culinary training programs into a peer-led community, uplifting members through food and opportunity. Since 2016, the Jacques Pépin Foundation has partnered with CK, providing grants, infrastructure, and collaboration. At the National Summit, JPF led sessions, celebrated the 90/90 Gala, and reaffirmed partnership: investing in dignity, equity, hope, and communities nationwide.
August 20, 2025
This year we were pleased to offer complimentary member thank you gifts highlighting important work of grantee programs. JPF Sous Chef and Chef de Cuisine Members could choose the Appetite for Change Cookbook with soul food classics, healthy, affordable recipes and stories, or the Cookie and Granola Combo from Together We Bake’s employment social enterprise in Alexandria, VA.
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