Jacques Pepin and Sarah Moulton dish fast food recipes, Julia Child, and tales from the kitchen
In early October, 2008, a crowd of over 60 people turned up at Astor Wines & Spirits in New York City to see the legendary French chef, writer, and teacher Jacques Pepin talk about his life and work. Introduced by his friend, former ABC News' Good Morning America and Food Network cooking expert and author of Sarah's Secrets for Week Night Meals (Broadway; October, 2005), Sarah Moulton, Pepin and Moulton each poured themselves a glass of white wine and served up tidbits about Pepin's new book, More Fast Food My Way (Houghton Mifflin; August, 2008). After the warm-up, Moulton and Pepin stirred a discussion on the explosion in American cuisine diversity, slicing and dicing the expanding range of American ethnic and regional cuisines. Next Pepin and Moulton dished stories of Pepin's friendship with the fabled Julia Child, including a salt and pepper anecdote revealing the sometimes fractious on-air culinary differences between Pepin and Child. Moulton then led Pepin through a series of reflections on his favorite chef jobs, kitchen disasters, apprenticeship years, and Pepin's culinary heroes, including Pierre Franey, Craig Claiborne, and Julia Child. Moulton and Pepin wrapped up their conversation with Pepin musing on what the menu for his proverbial 'last meal' would be like and his plans for the future. Next, Pepin took questions from the audience on the importance of learning by doing; the difference between cooking at home and in a restaurant; his secret to success in fast food cooking; his many kitchen injuries; his transition from chef to writer and teacher; his insights into working in restaurants; his favorite kitchen tools and, of course, fast food recipes.
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Jacques Pepin and Sarah Moulton dish fast food recipes, Julia Child, and tales from the kitchen
