Layered Elegance (207): Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way

[paucceri]

i srsly cant stand people like that woman. constantly blabbering and interrupting oh my god!! just stfu!! 21:50 good example. props to jacques for having te restraint to not clock her.

[zackboomer]

pepin is a god, hate the daughter though

[418sadeyes]

Claudine REALLY gets on my nerves!!!! What EXACTLY is her role on this show?? She takes away from this expert!!!

[munha666]

he puts his finger on his nose twice, at 2:19 and 2:37, if you pay attention there is a nose crap on the onion that got stuck in his finger before

[Snapepet]

I think the reason Claudine seems slightly clueless is to have an excuse for Chef to "teach." She plays the role of asking questions viewers may have so Chef isn't constantly lecturing to a television camera. At the same time, as long as she's cooking on his show, I'm sure she wants to do things the way he wants.

[papercuts777]

@Snapepet Very intelligent!

[zackboomer]

@Snapepet the questions are unnessesary. people would just follow as he did it

[marshap07]

I love watching Jacques cook however, I'm not so fond of him cooking with his daugther or Julia. I just want to see him they seem to slow him down and be in the way.

[Soepo]

If I had to cook for a chef I'm sure I'd be nervous and over critical of my technique too.

[jbadal1]

His daughter is ok but looks clueless as to what to do with the receipes, don't the producers coach her or tell her anything about what will be cooked on that show ? It's like the first time she has been in the kitchen, didn't she grow up with the guy ? I know chefs do 14-16 hour days but come-on.

[caveatemp]

Claudine is tres cute! What's with all the people dissing her?

[MDCeasar]

I'm definitely not a fan of Claudine, and I love Jacques, but it does occur to me that she may have been pushed to meet very high expectations. She seems to be very eager to please, and he seems to be somewhat critical of what she tries to do. It's always awkward walking on eggshells.

[coporofrito]

Dammmm... She is back :(

[themomo6710]

15:00 i was going to stick a spoon in there!

[blackestsecrets]

I have been watching him since he and Julia Child used to cook together and his daughter has always been awkward as hell and standoffish...

[MDIS]

His daughter is a chef , i heard ?

Cool show , wished i had a father whose a chef and a man of jokes.

[MDIS]

wished i had a dad like jacques pepin . . . how i would love to follow in his footsteps and be a chef as well as a culinary explorer around the world with great food great people and even best , excellent wines.

[shadowhillway]

I can't get enough of the bit at 13:07 where Claudine fails to stir after adding flour and Jacques sounds the Lump Alarm. Her expression is priceless. "No lumps!"

[xias99]

hehe she wanted to put a pound of butter in the stew saute

[Ersatzbee]

the interaction between Jacques and his daughter isn't too fluid, but i think it's just something you have to adjust to. tv shows that are produced commercially are usually so polished that you don't see the imperfections that exist between family members and the way they interact. whether or not it works for the show or not is questionable.

[dancepederson]

I love the interaction between father and daughter, a family affair!

[cinemaparadiso7]

I wish i had a father to call me Titinie, too.

[mrsstewiegriffin]

i love him. if he wants his daughter on his show he's entitled.

[heavyasahorse]

i think she's beautiful

[hote216girl]

Jacques is great to watch, but I can't stand his daughter butting in. She's just annoying! He can hardly talk from her always commenting or talking. I have kids and love them dearly, but good grief. Sorry, but true....

[kermit149]

Agreed. Its nice when he just lets his hands do the talking.

[shellylanette]

@hote216girl Yes, she is quite the opposite of Jacques, sorry to say. I've often wonder what the Mother is like, and if the daughter takes more after her, or if she just has that personality independently.

[hernje]

@hote216girl - I think you are annoying. Sorry, but true.

[MegaLuke01]

Lets try an experiment. Watch an episode with Jacques...then what one with Claudine...

I have nothing against her, it's just that I have watched so many of Jacques shows and each one is totally amazing...just watching him use a knife is pure poetry.

And then Claudine turns up and I just can't watch as is so painful.

As a father I guess he has unconditional love for her so I forgive him.

[hernje]

@MegaLuke01 - Let's try a different experiment- You keep your good for nothing, negative comments to yourself and we'll see if anyone notices the difference.

[MegaLuke01]

Jacques is indeed the epitomy of a culinary master. His technique has come from a life time of classic training and it shows...effortless and poetic.

So why does he have is stupid, cheesy, daughter.

She ruins an otherwise beautiful programe...shame really.

[FlipSnipeZ]

Luke.. are you serious? You totally seem like a douche right now.

[yellowtang07]

I think Jacques is probably my favorite chef. I like watching all of his shows even when I was a kid. He seems really warm and is very experienced.

[SorthNarolina]

lol watch 4:01 at his daughters amazement of his skills with the knife

[RoadWarrior35]

I've never seen anyone who's mastered knife skills the way he has. His technique is just awesome to watch. I'd also highly recommend his autobiography to anyone who hasn't read it.

[FlipSnipeZ]

Is it the apprentice book or something like that? bestseller one?

[RoadWarrior35]

Yes, the book is "The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen"

[anmoose]

I absolutely adore Jacques' cooking shows, and I'm glad to see you uploading these in their entirety. I've done a number of his recipes, and they're as elegant, and as easy, as he makes them look.

Moosie