Watching Jacques Pepin prepare kidneys,

[elleng]

MUCH more satisfying than the other crap around, these days.

[Onthefly]

1. Jacques Pepin was the master chef for Howard Johnson's

I love the shows where Pepin and Julia Child cook together.

[Nigrum Cattus]

2. Amazing chef who taught me to cook through his shows

At age sixteen, Pépin went on to work in Paris, training under Lucien Diat at the Plaza Athénée. From 1956 to 1958, during his military service, he was recognized for his culinary training and skill and was ordered to work in the Office of the Treasury, where he met his long-time cooking partner, Jean-Claude Szurdak, and eventually became the personal chef to three French heads of state, including Charles de Gaulle.[8][11]

[tishaLA]

3. His memoir, "The Apprentice," is a fantastic read

Almost as satisfying as watching old videos of him on YouTube.