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Summary.
The renowned chef and cookbook author, who is also a painter, talks about his career arc. His interest in food began as early as the age of seven, when he assisted his mother in the kitchen of the family’s small restaurant.
Born to the owners of a small family restaurant, Pépin grew up with a passion for food. After training in Paris and serving as the personal chef of three French presidents, he moved to the United States, where he gained fame as a restaurant chef and proprietor and a television personality, with long-running cooking shows on PBS. He has written numerous cookbooks, including Art of the Chicken (2022), and is also a painter.