In the food world, certain names ring like that of royalty.
He even did a scripted role in “Ugly Betty!”
As for his cookbooks, he has penned over 30 titles to date (viaThriftbooks).
In fact,the chef almost diedfrom a horrible car accident in the ’70s.
However, he thankfully survived, and today, he and his family are closer than ever.
His daughter, Claudine Pepin, cooks with him sometimes, but it doesn’t stop with her.
Her name is Shorey Pepin, and she’s all in on the family business.
“He talks me through the whole thing.”
Because of this connection, Jacques worked on a cookbook with Shorey.
