false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173907002m/343684.jpg 343684 6 The sparkling personality, sense of humor, and charm familiar to Jacques Pépin's television audiences carries over to the page in the superstar chef's humbly titled memoir, <I>The Apprentice</I>. <p> A clever, mischievous, and very likable boy, Pépin's earliest food memories are hungry ones from his childhood in war-torn France. After World War II, his first restaurant job was peeling potatoes for his mother at her restaurant, and he became an apprentice in a hotel kitchen at age 13. In this delightful tale he works hard, plays fair, is kind to others and good to his family, and his efforts take him to Paris, and then New York. Except for the terrible car accident that required him to reinvent himself as a teacher and television personality, he seems to have always been in the right place at the right time. He cooked for Prime Minister Gaillard and then General Charles de Gaulle, met Pierre Franey, Craig Claiborne, and Julia Child, and turned down a job cooking for JFK to accept one with Howard Johnson. But just as entertaining and enjoyable to read about are his tender memories and thoughts about his relationships with his parents and brothers, and with his wife and daughter.<p> We all wish we could cook like Pepin (and every chapter ends with one of Pépin's favorite recipes), but this enchanting tale will make you wish you knew him. The clear, simple way he expresses himself and the honesty with which he tells his story will bring you to tears, and make you laugh out loud. <I>--Leora Y. Bloom</I> 526117 2003 The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen total:431|5:155|4:182|3:81|2:11|1:2| 431 1770 653 82 5 1 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Jan 12 10:10:33 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 10:12:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 11 06:05:55 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 06:27:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 20:08:56 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 20:12:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Apr 02 15:16:22 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 15:27:07 -0700 2008
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This book is an absolutely wonderful memoir of his childhood in France, and growing up in and around the turmoil of post-war France.

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