Quote of the day
My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black. Rather, it is rooted fundamentally in my Quaker upbringing and the values that were instilled in me by my grandparents who reared me.
Jacques Pépin
Born: December 18, 1935 (age 90)
Bio: Jacques Pépin is an internationally recognized French chef, television personality, and author working in the United States. Since the late 1980s, he has appeared on French and American television and written an array of cookbooks that have become best sellers.
Known for:
- Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way (2004)
- Essential Pepin (2011)
- Jacques Pépin Heart & Soul in the Kitchen (2015)
- Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques (2001)
- Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home (1999)







