French-American Fare

A menu that spans the Atlantic to reveal the best of both continents begins with Sautéed Soft Shell Crab on Asparagus garnished with tomato, garlic, and tarragon. Then, Jacques demonstrates the boning of a chicken to make Chicken Ballottine Stuffed with Red Rice, a dish to impress! Pears in Grenadine elevates poached Bosc pears for a perfect ending.

Series
Today's Gourmet
Video courtesy of
KQED

Video Library

This video library offers samples of Jacques' prolific body of television work, as well as a developing, searchable catalog of techniques.

Selections from Jacques Cooking at Home

Potato Cuts

Fruits and Vegetables, Knife Skills

3:02

Sautéed Brussel Sprouts with Bacon

Budget Cooking, Fruits and Vegetables

3:25

Black Bean Soup

Budget Cooking, Stocks and Soups

6:47

Rouxbe Online Culinary Course

Jacques Pépin: A Legacy of Technique

This online course will teach you how to "cook more like Jacques" by decoding and explaining the principles underlying the techniques that inform his cooking. The 30-hour course applies a culinary school framework to explain the method behind the magic.

Selections from Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home

Jacques Pepin and Julia Child (Episode 21)

Potatoes

Fruits and Vegetables

24:07

Jacques Pepin and Julia Child (Episode 14)

Chicken

24:06

Jacques Pepin and Julia Child (Episode 19)

Salmon

Fish and Shellfish, Knife Skills

24:07

Jacques Pépin Foundation Premiere

34:16

Jacques Cooks with Friends, 1975

“Jacques Cooks with Friends” is a 35-minute documentary of Jacques, with his wife Gloria, entertaining friends at their home. Produced in 1975, this recently re-discovered film is the first known video of Jacques offering culinary and hospitality instruction.