Timeline
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1935
Jacques is born, Bourg-en-Bresse, France.
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1949
Jacques begins his formal culinary apprenticeship.
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1956-1958
During his military service, Jacques serves as personal chef to three French heads of state.
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1959
Jacques comes to the United States to work at the restaurant Le Pavillon.
Meets Craig Claiborne, Julia Child and James Beard.
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1961
Howard Johnson hires Jacques to work alongside Pierre Franey to develop food lines for his chain of Howard Johnson's restaurants.
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1967
Jacques authors his first cookbook, “The other half of the Egg” with Helen McCully.
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1970
Jacques opened a specialty soup restaurant and lunch counter on Manhattan's 5th Avenue called La Potagerie.
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1974
Near fatal car accident near his home in upstate New York.
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1975
Jacques publishes, “A French Chef Cooks at Home.”
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1976
Jacques publishes, “La Technique” followed by “La Methode”
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1982
Jacques starred in “Every Day Cooking,” his first TV series.
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1982
Invited to be a Dean at the newly formed French Culinary Institute in New York City.
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1989
Created with Julia Child, a Culinary Certificate program at Metropolitan college, at Boston University.
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1991
Filmed Television series Today's Gourmet at KQED studios in San Francisco.
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1996
Filmed first of three series with daughter, Claudine – “Cooking with Claudine”.
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1997
Jacques launches PBS series, “Jacques Pépin's Culinary Techniques”.
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2001
Jacques and Julia Child receive a Daytime Emmy for “Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home”.
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2003
Jacques takes on Culinary Director at Oceania Cruises.
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2005
Jacques wins his 14th James Beard Foundation award for his lifetime of achievement.
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2011
“Essential Pépin” cookbook and companion video series filmed at KQED.
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2015
Jacques filmed “Heart and Soul in the Kitchen,” his 13th TV series with KQED.
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2015
Jacques was the first recipient of the Julia Child Award from The Julia Child Foundation.
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2016
Alongside his daughter, Claudine, and son-in-law, Rollie Wesen, Jacques launches the Jacques Pépin Foundation.
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2017
“The Art of the Craft” biographical documentary film on the life and career of Jacques released as part of the American Masters series.
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2019
Jacques Honored with a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award
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2020
Jacques publishes “Quick & Simple” and begins shooting short, individual recipe videos during the COVID 19 pandemic. The series is produced by the Jacques Pépin Foundation, and entitled “Jacques Pépin Cooking at Home”
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2021
Jacques and son-in-law Rollie Wesen create an on-line cooking course, “A Legacy of Technique”, with Rouxbe.com
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2022
Jacques published “Art of the Chicken”, a book featuring his artwork, stories from his life and recipes offered in narrative. It is a New York Times bestseller.

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