I say: If you dont know how to cook, Im 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
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
You cant escape the taste of the food you had as a child. In times of stress, what do you dream about? Your mothers clam chowder. Its security, comfort. It brings you home. – Jacques Pepin
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 Ive written in the past 30 years. – Jacques Pepin
This June, Ill 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