Cooking By Heart with Jacques Pepin Hosted by Chris Sarandon and Sacred Heart University Community Theater

One of the world’s most iconic, beloved chefs, Jacques Pépin helped change the way America cooks and eats. Since his childhood in France, the chicken has been like Proust’s madeleine for Jacques—conjuring memory and sparking inspiration. Indeed, this most commonplace fowl has lived at the intersection of his two passions: cooking and painting. In his beautifully illustrated new book, Jacques Pépin Art of the Chicken: A Master Chef's Paintings, Stories, and Recipes of the Humble Bird (Harvest/An Imprint of William Morrow; September 27, 2022; $30.00), this legendary chef celebrates a lifelong love, combining dozens of his vibrant and whimsical paintings with poignant and humorous reminiscences from his life and storied career—garnished with recipes.

RJ Julia Booksellers will be on-site selling copies of Jacques Pépin Art Of The Chicken.

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