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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In this captivating memoir, the man whom Julia Child has called "the best chef in America" tells the story of his rise from a frightened apprentice in an exacting Old World kitchen to an Emmy Award-winning superstar who taught millions of Americans how to cook and shaped the nation's tastes in the bargain. As a homesick boy in war-ravaged France, Jacques works on a farm in exchange for food, dodging bombs and bearing witness as German soldiers capture his father, a fighter in the Resistance. After the war he is caught up in the hurly-burly action of his mother's café, where he proves a natural. He endures a literal trial by fire and works his way up the ladder in France's most famous restaurant, finally becoming Charles de Gaulle's personal chef. When Jacques comes to America, he falls in with a small group of as-yet-unknown food lovers, including Craig Claiborne, James Beard, and Julia Child. A master of the American art of reinvention, he goes on to earn a graduate degree from Columbia University, turn down a job as John F. Kennedy's chef to work at Howard Johnson's, and, after a near-fatal car accident, switch careers to become a charismatic leader in the revolution that changed the way Americans approached food. Also included in this book are Jacques's all-time favorite recipes created during the course of a career spanning nearly half a century, from his mother's utterly simple cheese soufflé to his wife's pork ribs and red beans. The Apprentice is the poignant and sometimes funny tale of a boy's coming of age. It is also the story of America's culinary awakening and the transformation of food from an afterthought to a national preoccupation. Review:"Prose as joyful and rich as the author's food." Kirkus Reviews Review:"In simple, light, unpretentious prose, chef and cooking teacher extraordinaire Pepin recounts his life in food and cooking." Mark Knoblauch, Booklist Review:"Part of Pepin's appeal is that he is not a man who does things by the book. This may also explain why — when just about every other food personality has already cranked out a kitchen memoir or two — Pepin, the author of 21 cookbooks, waited until now to tell one of the liveliest stories of them all." Eve Zibart, Time Out New York Review:"As lively and personable as Pepin himself." Alison Arnett, The Boston Globe Review:"This charming memoir will not disappoint." Publishers Weekly Review:"[Pepin] made his way late to the written word, having been a chef before he was a scholar, and a teacher and a restaurateur before he published. But first — the good luck is ours — he was a hungry child, in a country in which food was religion, and in which history imprinted itself culinarily." Stacy Shiff, The New York Times Review:"Lest any reader think this is another saga of sex and drugs in the kitchen, it definitely is not. Instead, it's the story of just what it takes to turn a talented young Frenchman into one of the most admired figures in the culinary world." Judith Weinraub, The Washington Post Synopsis:With sparkling wit and occasional pathos, Pepin tells the captivating story of his rise from a terrified 13-year-old toiling in an Old World French kitchen to an American culinary superstar. About the AuthorJacques Pépin is author of twenty-one cookbooks, including Jacques Pépin's Table and Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home. He has starred in thirteen PBS programs in the past twenty years. He has received many awards for his work, including James Beard Awards, IACP Cookbook Awards, and an Emmy. He was inducted into the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame in 1996. Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments · vii 1. The War Years · 1 2. The Call of the Stove ·23 3. My Apprenticeship · 46 4. Seasons ·66 5. Paris · 76 6. The Plaza Athénée · 88 7. Cooking for Presidents · 106 8. Home Again · 128 9. New York, New World · 134 10. Only in America · 151 11. Cooking with Friends · 168 12. Gloria · 185 13. Living Off the Land · 200 14. Soups On · 216 15. Teaching · 224 16. Writing · 250 17. Television · 262 18. Glorias Restaurant · 272 19. A New Way to Cook · 286 Index · 295 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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