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Jacques Pépin Heart & Soul
Cooking For The President
Season 1
Episode 108
Jacques’ illustrious cooking career includes time in the Élysée Palace cooking for the French President. At the young age of 22 and alongside his best friend, pastry chef, Jean-Claude Szurdak, Jacques cooked classic dishes for the de Gaulle family.
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Jacques dedicates the dishes from this episode to his wife Gloria.
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Jacques takes a stroll down memory lane as he prepares dishes enjoyed with Julia Child.
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Jacques’ summer itinerary includes fishing and cooking the wonderful bounty from the sea.
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Jacques espouses on the virtues of offal and prepares a menu of variety meats.
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Jacques brings together culinary treasures from exotic cuisines around the world.
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Jacques’ granddaughter Shorey stops by to help make dessert.
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Annual trips to Mexico and visits with Rick Bayless are the inspiration for this episode.
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Jacques Pépin shares a seasonal menu for Autumn.
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Shorey arrives for a tutorial from her grandfather on how to make Crepes.
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Jacques and Claudine recreate his mother’s restaurant recipes from Le Pelican, in France.
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Jacques raises a glass – and a fork! – to his beloved friend Julia Child.
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Jacques’ daughter Claudine joins him at the stove to cook his mother's classic recipes.