The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen

Author: Jacques Pépin
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.,,We see young Jacques as a homesick six-year-old boy in war-ravaged F….Read More
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