He is the winner of sixteen James Beard Awards, a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award and author of twenty-nine cookbooks including Jacques Pépin Quick & Simple, A Grandfather's Lessons, and Essential Pépin. He has starred in twelve acclaimed PBS cooking series and was awarded France's highest distinction, the Legion of Honor. In this episode we discuss what it was like cooking for three Heads of State of France, how a near fatal car accident changed his life and the incredible work of the Jacques Pépin Foundation. Enjoy this episode as we go Beyond the Plate… with Chef Jacques Pépin. 

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