{"id":14011,"date":"2026-10-29T01:54:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T05:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/legendary-chef-jacques-pepin-the-pursuit-of-mastery-cooking-for-presidents-meeting-julia-child-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T01:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T05:54:38","slug":"legendary-chef-jacques-pepin-the-pursuit-of-mastery-cooking-for-presidents-meeting-julia-child-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/legendary-chef-jacques-pepin-the-pursuit-of-mastery-cooking-for-presidents-meeting-julia-child-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Chef Jacques P\u00e9pin \u2014 The Pursuit of Mastery, Cooking for Presidents, Meeting Julia Child, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This one is a very special interview and is available exclusively on YouTube. Jacques P\u00e9pin has been my teacher from afar for years, and it was a real gift to sit down with him in his home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jacques P\u00e9pin<\/strong> is an internationally recognized chef and the author of more than 30 books, including the best-selling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0544657497?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>The Apprentice<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and the award-winning <strong><em>Jacques P\u00e9pin Celebrates<\/em><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0375404317?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (with Julia Child). He has appeared regularly on PBS programs for more than a decade, hosting more than three hundred cooking shows. Jacques is a former columnist for <em>The New York Times<\/em>, and his articles have appeared in countless food magazines, especially <em>Food &amp; Wine<\/em>, where he is a contributing editor. Before coming to the United States, he served as personal chef to three French heads of state, including Charles de Gaulle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please enjoy!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transcripts<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2026\/10\/27\/jacques-pepin-transcript\/\">This episode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2018\/09\/20\/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show\/\">All episodes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Notes<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect with Jacques P\u00e9pin<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jp.foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacques P\u00e9pin Foundation<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@jacquespepinfoundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacques P\u00e9pin Foundation on YouTube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/jp.foundation\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support the Jacques P\u00e9pin Foundation<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/jacquespepinart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacques P\u00e9pin&#8217;s Artwork<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Reading, Listening, and Viewing<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jp.foundation\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Cooking Videos<\/a> | Jacques P\u00e9pin Foundation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jp.foundation\/video\/french-omelette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French Omelette Lesson<\/a> | Jacques P\u00e9pin Foundation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jp.foundation\/events\/menus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacques P\u00e9pin&#8217;s Hand-Painted Menus<\/a> | Jacques P\u00e9pin Foundation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebratejacques.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">90\/90 Dinner Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicurious.com\/recipes\/food\/views\/my-favorite-simple-roast-chicken-231348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Keller&#8217;s Simple Roast Chicken<\/a> | Epicurious<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0544657497?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen<\/a><\/em> by Jacques P\u00e9pin<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1579129110?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacques P\u00e9pin New Complete Techniques<\/a><\/em> by Jacques P\u00e9pin<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0358654513?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacques P\u00e9pin Art of the Chicken<\/a><\/em> by Jacques P\u00e9pin<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0375404317?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home<\/a><\/em> by Julia Child and Jacques P\u00e9pin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Beard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Beard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julia_Child\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julia Child<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Craig_Claiborne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craig Claiborne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre_Franey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pierre Franey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helen_McCully\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helen McCully<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jp.foundation\/about\/claudine-pepin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claudine P\u00e9pin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organizations, Places, and Resources<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Le_Pavillon_%28Henri_Soul%C3%A9_restaurant%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Pavillon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Howard_Johnson%27s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Howard Johnson&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Per_Se_%28restaurant%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Per Se<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timestamps<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[00:00:00] Preview.<\/li>\n<li>[00:00:43] Start.<\/li>\n<li>[00:01:26] Preparation, mise en place, and the PBS years.<\/li>\n<li>[00:03:22] What cooking and painting have in common.<\/li>\n<li>[00:05:00] From apprentice to chef for French heads of state.<\/li>\n<li>[00:08:32] Growing up in war-torn France and &#8220;fridge soup.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>[00:10:16] Why Jacques turned down JFK&#8217;s White House for Howard Johnson.<\/li>\n<li>[00:14:19] Teaching technique over recipes.<\/li>\n<li>[00:16:15] The car accident that changed his career.<\/li>\n<li>[00:19:54] Chicken, eggs, and the 90\/90 campaign.<\/li>\n<li>[00:21:59] The Jacques P\u00e9pin Foundation.<\/li>\n<li>[00:24:02] How fatherhood changed him.<\/li>\n<li>[00:25:29] Claudine&#8217;s first dishes (and the tough chicken).<\/li>\n<li>[00:26:44] Meeting Craig Claiborne, Helen McCully, James Beard, and Julia Child.<\/li>\n<li>[00:29:14] New York, Columbia, and a rejected dissertation topic.<\/li>\n<li>[00:31:03] Claudine P\u00e9pin joins.<\/li>\n<li>[00:32:24] Spinach, b\u00e9chamel, and breaking the blanching rule.<\/li>\n<li>[00:34:14] Why you should follow a recipe exactly twice.<\/li>\n<li>[00:35:18] &#8220;Don&#8217;t touch anything.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>[00:36:09] From carrots to caviar: what sets Jacques apart as a teacher.<\/li>\n<li>[00:38:50] The foods of childhood.<\/li>\n<li>[00:40:10] Learner, teacher, impatient.<\/li>\n<li>[00:42:52] Chefs he admires: Thomas Keller, Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s, Daniel Boulud.<\/li>\n<li>[00:45:04] Inside Per Se and the kitchen brigade.<\/li>\n<li>[00:48:42] Great chefs are generous teachers.<\/li>\n<li>[00:51:22] &#8220;We are all equal in the eyes of the stove.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>[00:52:34] Hundreds of hours of free lessons at jp.foundation.<\/li>\n<li>[00:54:30] Food waste: restaurants vs. home.<\/li>\n<li>[00:56:25] Advice for new cooks: have a glass of wine.<\/li>\n<li>[00:57:58] Two new books and a lifetime of menus.<\/li>\n<li>[01:00:58] Parting thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2026\/10\/27\/jacques-pepin\/\">Legendary Chef Jacques P\u00e9pin \u2014 The Pursuit of Mastery, Cooking for Presidents, Meeting Julia Child, and More<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\">The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img 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