For the first time ever the legendary chef collects and updates the best recipes from his six-decade career With a searchable DVD demonstrating every technique a cook will ever needIn his more than sixty years as a chef Jacques Ppin has earned a reputation as a champion of simplicity His recipes are classics They find the shortest surest route to flavor avoiding complicated techniquesNow in a book that celebrates his life in food the worlds most famous cooking teacher winnows his favorite recipes from the thousands he has created streamlining them even further They include Onion Soup Lyonnaise-Style which Jacques enjoyed as a young chef while bar-crawling in Paris Linguine with Clam Sauce and Vegetables a frequent dinner chez Jacques Grilled Chicken with Tarragon Butter which he makes indoors in winter and outdoors in summer Five-Peppercorn Steak his spin on a bistro classic Mms Apple Tart which his mother made every day in her Lyon restaurant and Warm Chocolate Fondue Souffl part cake part pudding part souffl and pure blissEssential Ppin spans the many styles of Jacquess cooking homey country French haute cuisine fast food Jacques-style and fresh contemporary American dishes Many of the recipes are globally inspired from Mexico across Europe or the Far EastIn the accompanying searchable DVD Jacques shines as a teacher as he demonstrates all the techniques a cook needs to know This truly is the essential Ppin.
