Iconic Chef, Television Host, Cookbook Author, Instructor and Fine Artist
KQED “Heart and Soul in the Kitchen”

June 21, 2019
Jacques Honored with a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award
Earlier this year, Jacques was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
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1935
Jacques is born, Bourg-en-Bresse, France.
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1949
Jacques begins his formal culinary apprenticeship.
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1956-1958
During his military service, Jacques serves as personal chef to three French heads of state.
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1959
Jacques comes to the United States to work at the restaurant Le Pavillon.
Meets Craig Claiborne, Julia Child and James Beard.
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1961
Howard Johnson hires Jacques to work alongside Pierre Franey to develop food lines for his chain of Howard Johnson's restaurants.
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1967
Jacques authors his first cookbook, “The other half of the Egg” with Helen McCully.
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1976
Jacques publishes, “La Technique.”
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1982
Jacques starred in “Every Day Cooking,” his first TV series.
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1997
Jacques launches PBS series, “The Complete Pépin”.
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2001
Jacques and Julia Child receive a Daytime Emmy for “Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home.”
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2005
Jacques wins his 14th James Beard Foundation award for his lifetime of achievement.
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2015
Jacques filmed “Heart and Soul in the Kitchen,” his 13th TV series with KQED.
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2016
Alongside his daughter, Claudine, and son-in-law, Rollie Wesen, Jacques launches the Jacques Pépin Foundation.