ALL YOU NEED FOR A HEALTHY, HOME-COOKED MEAL:
JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY
-- 26 new episodes produced by KQED and available on public television stations
nationwide in October 2008 --
Jacques Pépin, one of today’s most respected chefs and teachers, returns to public television with home-cooked meals on Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way (www.kqed.org/morefastfoodmyway), the sequel to his inspiring last series. His fans, including many of the world’s best chefs, new culinary stars, and home viewers, know him for his unsurpassed skills and gastronomic knowledge, setting him apart from other television cooks. Now in his seventies, Jacques establishes his expertise once again with straightforward, delicious, and quick recipes for everything from a simple snack to an elegant dinner. Using readily available fresh foods, supermarket staples, and solid, uncomplicated techniques, Jacques proves that healthy, tasty meals can be on the table faster than a trip a to the local fast food counter!
Produced by KQED Public Television, More Fast Food My Way will begin airing on WKYU-PBS Friday, October 24 at 1:30 PM. The series welcomes viewers back to Jacques’ kitchen, where he demonstrates more than 100 easy-to-prepare dishes. This is the eleventh KQED Public Television cooking series with the man Julia Child called “the best chef in America.”
Each episode of More Fast Food My Way begins with a super-fast, super-easy, minute recipe, such as Croque Monsieur Tidbits, an instant Red Pepper Dip or Butter Bean Canapes. Jacques shares 4 or more dishes per show, along with valuable quick tips and techniques, while tossing in various stories from his life as the ground-breaking director of research and development at Howard Johnson Company, chef to three French heads of state, and close friend of Julia Child.
For several episodes, Jacques is joined once again by his daughter Claudine, a favorite kitchen apprentice. Together, they recreate many of their favorite home dishes, influenced by his wife Gloria’s Puerto Rican heritage and by his granddaughter Shorey.
With his skill as a master chef, Jacques spends “one on one” time with his viewers and daughter, offering such useful tips as how to peel and enjoy broccoli stems (often discarded), or how to cook a whole chicken in 40 minutes by flattening the bird.
Jacques’ recipes emphasize the wide abundance and selection of ingredients offered by supermarkets these days, such as wild mushrooms, gourmet cheeses, and specialty spices, as well as basic ingredients like skirt steak and tomatoes. Taking inspiration from around the world, Jacques paints a culinary landscape that includes Asian, Latin American, and diverse European influences, as well as his classic French background.
He offers easy techniques for making international dishes like Quick Lamb Stew, Paella of Shellfish and Chicken, Tibetan Bread, and Tapioca Banana Coconut Pudding.
These days, everyone is looking for healthy food that can be made on the fly and appreciated every day. These 26 episodes of More Fast Food My Way will inspire and enable viewers to develop fast food styles of their own for delicious meals at their own tables.
Already a household name and culinary icon, Jacques Pépin has dedicated over 50 years of his life to the culinary arts. He is the author of 23 cookbooks, serves as Dean of
Special Programs at the French Culinary Institute, and was awarded France’s highest award—the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur.
Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way has a companion website
(www.kqed.org/morefastfoodmyway) that features recipes from the television series downloadable in a printer-friendly format. The site also features photos and further information about Jacques and his latest book, also entitled Jacques Pépin: More Fast
Food My Way, published by Houghton Mifflin.