Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul

Season 1 Episode 8 - Cooking for the President

2015 · 25 min

TV-G

Jacques’ career includes time in the Élysée Palace cooking for the French President. Now he replicates those dishes, including shrimp eggs en cocotte.

Subtitles: English

Starring:Jacques Pepin Claudine Pepin

Directed by:Paul Swensen

S01:E01 - Fête Des Boules

Jacques cooks up a party menu of favorites to share, including crab chips with salmon caviar and a garden-fresh tabbouleh salad.

S01:E02 - All in the Family

Jacques’ daughter Claudine joins him to cook classic recipes from his mother’s restaurant, including Parisian potage and instant orange cake.

S01:E03 - Toast to Julia

Jacques raises a glass to his beloved friend Julia Child as he shares recipes and anecdotes from their past.

S01:E04 - Cooking From Le Pelican

Jacques and daughter Claudine recreate country-style eggs and swiss chard gratin and braised veal breast with pearl onions and artichoke.

S01:E05 - Chef in Training

Fresh bread is a staple on Jacques’ dining table, so he begins the show with an easy fougasse. Then it's salmon rillettes and crêpes with Nutella.

S01:E06 - Autumn Leaves

It’s easy to fall in love with Jacques’ seasonal menu, including tomato velvet soup, grilled lamb shasklik, and a colorful red cabbage salad.

S01:E07 - La Cocina Olé

Trips to Mexico are the inspiration for Jacques’ tasty garlic and pasilla soup and chicken with chili sauce and achiote rice .

S01:E08 - Cooking for the President

Jacques’ career includes time in the Élysée Palace cooking for the French President. Now he replicates those dishes, including shrimp eggs en cocotte.

S01:E09 - Taste Bud Temptations

Jacques and wife Gloria indulge in tuna tartare with bagel chips and radishes, plus a Spanish tortilla.

S01:E10 - Global Gastronomy

Jacques brings together culinary treasures from cuisines around the world, including Japanese-inspired broiled salmon with miso glaze.

S01:E11 - Offal Good

In Jacques’ kitchen, nothing goes to waste! Today, he espouses the virtues of offal and prepares a menu of several underutilized “variety meats.”

S01:E12 - Catch O' the Day

Jacques’ summer plans always include friends, fishing, and cooking the wonderful bounty from the sea, including a poached cod in light cream sauce.

S01:E13 - Julia Remembered

Jacques lovingly prepares dishes once enjoyed with his dear cooking companion Julia Child, including an oyster chowder and eggplant-tomato gratin.

S01:E14 - Gloria's Favorites

Jacques dedicates today’s dishes to his wife Gloria, including pressed caviar canape and corn fritters with smoked salmon.

S01:E15 - Shorey's Petite Appetite

Shorey, Jacques’ granddaughter, helps him prepare escargots in baked potatoes, stuffed tomatoes and delicious chocolate-pistachio brittle.

S01:E16 - Cuisine De Ma Cherie

Jacques prepares a meal of wife Gloria’s favorites -- a tasty herbed omelet with shrimp, onion and mint salad and a rice pudding with dried cherries.

S01:E17 - Sweet Endings With Shorey

Granddaughter Shorey helps Jacques make fresh butter for a tartine de confiture, plus chocolate pistachio biscotti.

S01:E18 - Viva México!

Jacques makes a Mexican-inspired hibiscus flower cocktail, Yucatán ceviche and fillet of sole Riviera with pico de gallo.

S01:E19 - Kitchen Companions

Jean-Claude joins Jacques in the kitchen to create a flavor-filled feast, beginning with octopus stew served over a creamy polenta.

S01:E20 - Ocean Harvest

Jacques showcases four sophisticated seafood dishes, includuing tuna á la minute and healthy shrimp burgers on zucchini.

S01:E08 - Cooking for the President

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