James Peterson has taught professional and home cooks at The French Culinary Institute and Peter Kump's New York Cooking School (now called The Institute of Culinary Education). A French-trained chef and former owner of a highly acclaimed French restaurant in New York, he is also the award-winning author of:
* SAUCES
Winner, 1992 James Beard Foundation
* SPLENDID SOUPS
Nominee, 1994 James Beard Foundation
* FISH AND SHELLFISH
Winner, 1997 International Association of Culinary Professionals
* VEGETABLES
Winner, 1999 James Beard Foundation
* ESSENTIALS OF COOKING
Nominee, 2000 International Association of Culinary Professionals and Nominee, 2000 James Beard Foundation
* SIMPLY SALMON
* SWEET WINE
