Essential Pépin
Essential Pépin

Essential Pépin

2011 1 Seasons 26 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Reality

Essential Pépin, Jacques Pépin’s newest cooking series, airing on KQED this fall. In his 13th show with KQED, the legendary chef and renowned teacher once again shares his food, family, and passion for cooking with us. With 125 recipes hand-picked by Jacques from his extraordinary career, Essential Pépin has a tempting dish for every occasion and appetite.

Essential Pépin, Jacques Pépin’s newest cooking series, airing on KQED this fall. In his 13th show with KQED, the legendary chef and renowned teacher once again shares his food, family, and passion for cooking with us. With 125 recipes hand-picked by Jacques from his extraordinary career, Essential Pépin has a tempting dish for every occasion and appetite.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Savory Staples

Too often we plan a meal around the protein and forget that delicious sides can stand alone… Jacques demonstrates a st

EP 2

Fabulous Fins

Jacques lives close to the sea and has developed a taste for a variety of fins. He begins with a recipe, created by his

EP 3

Sweets For My Sweet

Jacques helps his daughter Claudine relinquish her fear of making pastry with his easy Tartelettes Aux Fruit Panaches. S

EP 4

Veg-In!

Jacques loves vegetables and jokes that everything should be considered a vegetable, even chocolate cake! Joking aside,

EP 5

Fine Finishes

Never having tasted Cheesecake with Apricot-Blueberry Sauce until arriving in America, Jacques’ brother loved it! And

EP 6

Special Spuds

Everyone loves fries, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Jacques shows chef and restaurant owner Loretta Kell

EP 7

Economical Offal

Using the whole animal has always been the practice for Jacques and he assembles this make-ahead charcuterie favorite, u

EP 8

Cozy Carbs

Ricotta Dumplings with Red Pepper Sauce are light and fluffy dumplings that Jacques prepares for an easy lunch or supper

EP 9

Classic Conclusions

Crêpes a la Confiture are a childhood favorite of many a Frenchman including both Jacques and his best friend of 50 yea

EP 10

Easy and Elegant Seafood

Jacques begins the step-by-step recipe with the supreme crustacean, Lobster in Artichoke Hearts. This sets the tone for

EP 11

Cattle Call

There are times when Jacques craves a good steak, so he shows his colleague, Chef David Shalleck, how to perfectly cook

EP 12

Fruit Fete

Because apples are available all year, we often forget how delicious they are freshly baked, all warm and puffy, straigh

EP 13

Vegetable Bounty

Guest chef Roland Passot of La Folie Restaurant in San Francisco joins Jacques to taste Endive with Olives; Jacques demo

EP 14

Family Favorites

Jacques likes to celebrate his international roots when his daughter Claudine and granddaughter Shorey visit. A dish tha

EP 15

All Puffed Up

Jacques doesn’t like to waste anything…not even the dough trimmings from his puff pastry. He uses them to make cooki

EP 16

Shell-ebration

Crab Cakes with Avocado Sauce are a hit with Jacques’ granddaughter Shorey, who shares a taste with him in the first s

EP 17

Rollin’ In Dough

Simple flour and baking powder are pantry staples and the foundation of the step-by-step recipe for Soda Bread. Jacques

EP 18

Egg-ceptional

Soft and creamy Mollet Eggs Florentine make a perfect and easy breakfast or lunch that Jacques shares with his best frie

EP 19

Game Day

Game might sound intimidating, but it’s much easier to find in stores these days. Jacques begins with a step-by-step d

EP 20

Souper Soups For Supper

Jacques’ step-by-step recipe of Tomato Chowder With Mollet Eggs is a simple soup that can be made in moments and embel

EP 21

Light As Air

San Francisco pastry chef extraordinaire Emily Luchetti joins Jacques in the tease to admire his Meringue Shells With Ch

EP 22

Good Catch!

Jacques’ diet includes plenty of seafood. He loves to create recipes from flavorful Grilled Swordfish With Spicy Yogur

EP 23

Eggs-quisite

Jacques follows his Aunt’s recipe for Quiche With Bacon using lard and butter in the dough without pre-baking the shel

EP 24

Sweet Endings

While Jacques’ long time friend Jean-Claude isn’t looking, Jacques crafts Chocolate Mint Trufflettes that meet excit

EP 25

Ocean Options

Brandade De Morue au Gratin is a dish Jacques regularly made for his mother-in-law. He demonstrates it in the step-by-st

EP 26

Fowl Play

Bold flavors make Jacques’ Turkey Cutlets in Anchovy-Lemon Sauce a winner. Shorey, Jacques’ granddaughter, is ready

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