In the summer of 1980, the "Food & Wine's School of International Cuisine" section of the magazine published a feature focused on the omelet making prowess of Mastering the Art of French Cooking ...

The process of separating the eggs and yolks, and then folding in the whisked egg whites, delivers the "edible magic trick" that is the souffled omelet. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead) An omelet can be a ...

He’s a culinary legend, a celebrated author and a PBS icon but, to me, Jacques Pépin will forever be known as the Eggman for his virtuoso omelet-making performances. Hell, I’m still trying to ...

Jacques Pépin sits on a stool in the kitchen of his Madison home with a pegboard wall of cooper pots as a golden backdrop and his black miniature poodle, Gaston, at the alert by his side. Pépin shows ...

"I am very often considered the quintessential ‘French chef,'" he says with an unmistakable French lilt. "My accent is very Yankee," he jokes.

Jacques Pépin picks chanterelles every summer in the backyard of his Connecticut home. They pop from the ground, wavy golden goblets waiting for him in the shade. Those chanterelles, prized by chefs ...