The French chef — who is the subject of a new steamy Apple TV+ series — was much spicier than his reputation as an elaborate pastry genius might initially suggest. Marie-Antoine Carême, who went by ...

MADISON, Conn. — Jacques Pépin, probably the most famous French chef in America, doesn’t want to be called “chef.” “I’m not a chef,” he says, sitting in his kitchen here. “I’m a cook. Chef means ...

Among names like Julia Child, Alain Ducasse, and Auguste Escoffier, Jacques Pépin has cemented himself as a culinary legend. The French chef has received 24 James Beard Awards, written over 30 ...

A new history by Luke Barr chronicles the innovations, excesses and chauvinism of the French chefs who spawned a revolution in cooking. “I would rather have a pretty woman in my bed than behind a ...

"Julia Child is synonymous with French cooking, but her legacy runs much deeper. Now, her great-nephew and My Life in France coauthor vividly recounts the myriad ways in which she profoundly shaped ...