Jacques Pépin was surrounded by women who were entrepreneurs and chefs.

Iconic chef and teacher Jacques Pépin shares his Inspiring Woman – his mother. He also talks about the many women in his family who worked as chefs and ran restaurants.

Major funding for Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft is provided by Feast it Forward.

Major support for American Masters is provided by AARP. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Rosalind P. Walter, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Ellen and James S. Marcus, Vital Projects Fund, Lillian Goldman Programming Endowment, The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation, Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation and public television viewers.

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TRANSCRIPT

TRANSCRIPT

In my family, women cook. 12 restaurants in my family - 12 women. I'm the first male to go into that business. My mother, of course, was probably the biggest influence on me, in my life. When I was 13 years old, I left home to go into apprenticeship. At home was a restaurant where my mother was a chef.

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