On this episode of Best Served Cares, our host Jensen Cummings sits down with Claudine Pepin of the Jacques Pepin Foundation to talk about about eating local and seasonal food, pouring champagne over her dad, Jacques Pépin, bronzed head, and the time José Andrés's daughter wanted to learn how to make an omelet from Jacques over Zoom.

 Top Five Takeaways

 1. The Jacques Pepin Foundation supports existing community kitchens around the country to give them the resources they need to teach underserved adults about the culinary industry and give them the education to enter into the culinary industry. 

2. Claudine thinks that eating locally is better for the economy and for people than eating organically. 

3. There is so much to be learned from your communities and connecting local people to local businesses and food is so important. 

4. “We’ve always spoke to eating seasonal and eating local. I just think that people weren’t listening. I think the people that were listening didn’t think they had the means or they weren’t cooking enough. Well, now you are home and cooking.” 

5. They are promoting cooking at home and COVID has changed the world so that there is more cooking happening at home.