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Jacques Pepin Quotes

You can’t escape the taste of the food you had as a child. In times of stress, what do you dream about? Your mother’s clam chowder. It’s security, comfort. It brings you home Picture Quote #1

Most people who came here came for economic reasons or sometimes for religious or political reasons. I didn’t have any of this. I came here, I liked it, I stayed. So I’m a pure American - even more than people who are born here - because I did it by choice as an adult Picture Quote #1

I say: If you don’t know how to cook, I’m sure you have at least one friend who knows how to cook. Well, call that friend and say, ‘Can I come next time and can I bring some food and can I come an hour or two hours ahead and watch you and help you?’ Picture Quote #1

I cooked at the White House for Easter, last year, with Michelle Obama. But it more had to do with cooking from the organic garden, and her message. I took my daughter and granddaughter there, and they were really charming, it was great Picture Quote #1

I have an immigrant story. Most people come here for economic reasons, or religious reasons, or racial reasons, or gender reasons, or one of those things. I had a good job in Paris, but America was, and still is, the golden fleece. and I’ve done very well! Picture Quote #1

I was born on the eighteenth of December, 1935, in the town Bourg-en-Bresse, about thirty miles northeast of Lyon, the second of three sons of Jeanne and Jean-Victor Pepin. Weighing only two and one half pounds, I nearly died at birth Picture Quote #1

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I was chef to the French Presidents between 56 and 59, finished with de Gaulle, and during de Gaulle I remember serving Eisenhower, nehru, tito, macmillan; those were the heads of state at the time. I never saw anyone. No one would ever, ever, ever come to the kitchen. You couldn’t even see them Picture Quote #1

This June, I’ll travel once again to the Food and Wine Magazine Classic in Aspen, Colorado. For many years, my dear friend Julia Child and I have teamed up to teach classes together at the event; for the past seven years, my daughter, Claudine, has been my cooking partner on stage Picture Quote #1

When I was a child, we always had wine on the table, no matter how simple the meal. The wine had no special identity; it was just ‘the wine,’ from the cellar cask. The rules were general: white with the first course, red with the main course Picture Quote #1

You know, my parents had a restaurant. and I left home, actually, in 1949, when I was 13 years old, to go into apprenticeship. and actually when I left home, home was a restaurant - like I said, my mother was a chef. So I can’t remember any time in my life, from age 5, 6, that I wasn’t in a kitchen Picture Quote #1

I taped my first series for PBS in 1982 at WJCT-TV in Jacksonville, Florida. The show, called ‘Everyday Cooking with Jacques Pepin,’ was about saving time and money in the kitchen - and it was a celebration of simple and unpretentious food Picture Quote #1

The idea of old was to conform yourself to a style of cooking, it was not to create a style of cooking. Now the chef is so much into ‘I want to sign that dish and say I am the one who made that dish Picture Quote #1

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When you are at home, even if the chicken is a little burnt, what’s the big deal? Relax Picture Quote #1

Probably a mistake, you know, that people make in America, to think that all great chefs are a male... I’m still the only male in the family who went into that business Picture Quote #1

Fortunately, I knew the cardinal rule of getting on with one’s fellow cooks. It applies in any kitchen and can be summed up in two short words: bust ass Picture Quote #1

Just because I am a chef doesn’t mean I don’t rely on fast recipes. Indeed, we all have moments when, pressed for time, we’ll use a can of tuna and a tomato for a first course. It’s a question of choosing the right recipes for the rest of the menu Picture Quote #1

I am a glutton. I’ll eat whatever is there. Pizza. I love hot dogs anywhere. I’ve got nothing against any of that. If I feel like eating, I eat. I don’t feel guilty about it at all Picture Quote #1

For everyday, we like Beaujolais, Grenache or Syrah, and we like a lot of it! It’s a family tradition: We would never consider having a meal without wine Picture Quote #1

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When I wrote ‘Fast Food My Way’ in 2004, I hoped that my friends would prepare my recipes. Now, more people cook from that book than any other I’ve written in the past 30 years Picture Quote #1

Probably a mistake, you know, that people make in America, to think that all great chefs are a male... I’m still the only male in the family who went into that business Picture Quote #1

My mother likes what I cook, but doesn’t think it’s French. My wife is Puerto Rican and Cuban, so I eat rice and beans. We have a place in Mexico, but people think I’m the quintessential French chef Picture Quote #1

For everyday, we like Beaujolais, grenache or Syrah, and we like a lot of it! It’s a family tradition: We would never consider having a meal without wine Picture Quote #1

When I wrote ‘Fast Food My Way’ in 2004, I hoped that my friends would prepare my recipes. Now, more people cook from that book than any other I’ve written in the past 30 years Picture Quote #1

When I pair food and wine, I start with the food. If I have a beautiful roasted bird, I might choose a Cabernet or Pinot Noir, or maybe a Syrah, depending on the sauce and what is in my cellar Picture Quote #1

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Great cooking favors the prepared hands Picture Quote #1

Cooking is the art of adjustment Picture Quote #1

You can’t escape the taste of the food you had as a child. In times of stress, what do you dream about? Your mother’s clam chowder. It’s security, comfort. It brings you home Picture Quote #1

Basically, I go to the local farmer’s market and decide to what to cook then, depending on what I find. Either my wife or I cook, and we usually finish a bottle or two of wine by the time we are done cooking and eating Picture Quote #1

I am a glutton. I’ll eat whatever is there. Pizza. I love hot dogs anywhere. I’ve got nothing against any of that. If I feel like eating, I eat. I don’t feel guilty about it at all Picture Quote #1

If you have extraordinary bread and extraordinary butter, it’s hard to beat bread and butter Picture Quote #1

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You can’t escape the taste of the food you had as a child. In times of stress, what do you dream about? Your mother’s clam chowder. It’s security, comfort. It brings you home. (Jacques Pepin Quotes) Most people who came here came for economic reasons or sometimes for religious or political reasons. I didn’t have any of this. I came here, I liked it, I stayed. So I’m a pure American - even more than people who are born here - because I did it by choice as an adult (Jacques Pepin Quotes) I say: If you don’t know how to cook, I’m sure you have at least one friend who knows how to cook. Well, call that friend and say, ‘Can I come next time and can I bring some food and can I come an hour or two hours ahead and watch you and help you?’ (Jacques Pepin Quotes) I cooked at the White House for Easter, last year, with Michelle Obama. But it more had to do with cooking from the organic garden, and her message. I took my daughter and granddaughter there, and they were really charming, it was great (Jacques Pepin Quotes) I have an immigrant story. Most people come here for economic reasons, or religious reasons, or racial reasons, or gender reasons, or one of those things. I had a good job in Paris, but America was, and still is, the golden fleece. and I’ve done very well! (Jacques Pepin Quotes) I was born on the eighteenth of December, 1935, in the town Bourg-en-Bresse, about thirty miles northeast of Lyon, the second of three sons of Jeanne and Jean-Victor Pepin. Weighing only two and one half pounds, I nearly died at birth (Jacques Pepin Quotes) I was chef to the French Presidents between 56 and 59, finished with de Gaulle, and during de Gaulle I remember serving Eisenhower, nehru, tito, macmillan; those were the heads of state at the time. I never saw anyone. No one would ever, ever, ever come to the kitchen. You couldn’t even see them (Jacques Pepin Quotes) This June, I’ll travel once again to the Food and Wine Magazine Classic in Aspen, Colorado. For many years, my dear friend Julia Child and I have teamed up to teach classes together at the event; for the past seven years, my daughter, Claudine, has been my cooking partner on stage (Jacques Pepin Quotes) When I was a child, we always had wine on the table, no matter how simple the meal. The wine had no special identity; it was just ‘the wine,’ from the cellar cask. The rules were general: white with the first course, red with the main course (Jacques Pepin Quotes) You know, my parents had a restaurant. and I left home, actually, in 1949, when I was 13 years old, to go into apprenticeship. and actually when I left home, home was a restaurant - like I said, my mother was a chef. So I can’t remember any time in my life, from age 5, 6, that I wasn’t in a kitchen (Jacques Pepin Quotes) I taped my first series for PBS in 1982 at WJCT-TV in Jacksonville, Florida. The show, called ‘Everyday Cooking with Jacques Pepin,’ was about saving time and money in the kitchen - and it was a celebration of simple and unpretentious food (Jacques Pepin Quotes) The idea of old was to conform yourself to a style of cooking, it was not to create a style of cooking. Now the chef is so much into ‘I want to sign that dish and say I am the one who made that dish (Jacques Pepin Quotes) When you are at home, even if the chicken is a little burnt, what’s the big deal? Relax. (Jacques Pepin Quotes) Probably a mistake, you know, that people make in America, to think that all great chefs are a male... I’m still the only male in the family who went into that business. (Jacques Pepin Quotes) Fortunately, I knew the cardinal rule of getting on with one’s fellow cooks. It applies in any kitchen and can be summed up in two short words: bust ass. (Jacques Pepin Quotes) Just because I am a chef doesn’t mean I don’t rely on fast recipes. Indeed, we all have moments when, pressed for time, we’ll use a can of tuna and a tomato for a first course. It’s a question of choosing the right recipes for the rest of the menu. (Jacques Pepin Quotes) I am a glutton. I’ll eat whatever is there. Pizza. I love hot dogs anywhere. I’ve got nothing against any of that. If I feel like eating, I eat. I don’t feel guilty about it at all. (Jacques Pepin Quotes) For everyday, we like Beaujolais, Grenache or Syrah, and we like a lot of it! It’s a family tradition: We would never consider having a meal without wine. (Jacques Pepin Quotes) When I wrote ‘Fast Food My Way’ in 2004, I hoped that my friends would prepare my recipes. Now, more people cook from that book than any other I’ve written in the past 30 years. (Jacques Pepin Quotes) Probably a mistake, you know, that people make in America, to think that all great chefs are a male... I’m still the only male in the family who went into that business (Jacques Pepin Quotes) My mother likes what I cook, but doesn’t think it’s French. My wife is Puerto Rican and Cuban, so I eat rice and beans. We have a place in Mexico, but people think I’m the quintessential French chef (Jacques Pepin Quotes) For everyday, we like Beaujolais, grenache or Syrah, and we like a lot of it! It’s a family tradition: We would never consider having a meal without wine (Jacques Pepin Quotes) When I wrote ‘Fast Food My Way’ in 2004, I hoped that my friends would prepare my recipes. Now, more people cook from that book than any other I’ve written in the past 30 years (Jacques Pepin Quotes) When I pair food and wine, I start with the food. If I have a beautiful roasted bird, I might choose a Cabernet or Pinot Noir, or maybe a Syrah, depending on the sauce and what is in my cellar (Jacques Pepin Quotes) Great cooking favors the prepared hands (Jacques Pepin Quotes) Cooking is the art of adjustment (Jacques Pepin Quotes) You can’t escape the taste of the food you had as a child. In times of stress, what do you dream about? Your mother’s clam chowder. It’s security, comfort. It brings you home (Jacques Pepin Quotes) Basically, I go to the local farmer’s market and decide to what to cook then, depending on what I find. Either my wife or I cook, and we usually finish a bottle or two of wine by the time we are done cooking and eating (Jacques Pepin Quotes) I am a glutton. I’ll eat whatever is there. Pizza. I love hot dogs anywhere. I’ve got nothing against any of that. If I feel like eating, I eat. I don’t feel guilty about it at all (Jacques Pepin Quotes) If you have extraordinary bread and extraordinary butter, it’s hard to beat bread and butter (Jacques Pepin Quotes)

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