Jacques Pepin is a legendary chef and author of over thirty cookbooks, including A Grandfather's Lessons, Jacques Pepin Heart & Soul in the Kitchen, Essential Pepin, and the New York Times bestselling Jacques Pepin Quick & Simple and Jacques Pepin Art of the Chicken. He has won sixteen James Beard awards and was awarded France's highest distinction, the Legion of Honor. Jacques has starred in twelve acclaimed PBS cooking series, winning a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award. He currently lives in Connecticut.