The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618331263 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 411 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
We all wish we could cook like Pepin (and every chapter ends with one of Pépin's favorite recipes), but this enchanting tale will make you wish you knew him. Except for the terrible car accident that required him to reinvent himself as a teacher and television personality, he seems to have always been in the right place at the right time. A clever, mischievous, and very likable boy, Pépin's earliest food memories are hungry ones from his childhood in war-torn France. But just as entertaining and enjoyable to read about are his tender memories and thoughts about his relationships with his parents and brothers, and with his wife and daughter. In this delightful tale he works hard, plays fair, is kind to others and
"Surprisingly Well Written" according to C.. Wow, this book is way better than expected. I purchased it when it was on the monthly kindle discount list. Surprisingly well written, and well constructed backstory of his childhood. Reminds me of a French version of Kitchen Confidential (it even has a intro from Mr. Bourdain . Delightful read A wonderful romp through a life well lived, by a truly wonderful man. I'm a food professional, so getting to read these very well written stories of apprenticeship and working in France during the last days of truly classic French cuisine is just a delight. There are a wealth o. "Entertaining story of a great chef" according to evanascent. When I saw this book, I was really excited to buy/read it because Jacques Pepin feels almost like an honorary member of my family (although I've honestly never even met him before). He's not the kind of person I consciously think about, but his name has always been familiar wit
The Apprentice is the poignant and sometimes funny tale of a boy's coming of age. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. It is also the story of America's culinary awakening and the transformation of food from an afterthought to a national preoccupation.. After the war he is caught up in the hurly-burly action of his mother's caf&eac