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That's impressive! ?I have met both Julia and Jacques, and have signed cookbooks from both. I took classes from Julia in the 1980s, and did the prep cooking for Jacques when he did some local demonstrations during his book tour. I set the mise en place, and partially prepared a half dozen of his recipes to different stages. Then when he put a pan on the stove, he swapped it out for my partial pan. He would continue a prep, then pull out my finished dish. Depending on the complexity, I may prepare 1,2, or 3 stages of a dish, in addition to the mise. I did it for other authors too, but they were the most famous.
The first day, he kindly took a knife from my hand and showed me a better technique. I owe my knife skills today to his help.
Was he as nice in real life as the impression he is on TV?I have met both Julia and Jacques, and have signed cookbooks from both. I took classes from Julia in the 1980s, and did the prep cooking for Jacques when he did some local demonstrations during his book tour. I set the mise en place, and partially prepared a half dozen of his recipes to different stages. Then when he put a pan on the stove, he swapped it out for my partial pan. He would continue a prep, then pull out my finished dish. Depending on the complexity, I may prepare 1,2, or 3 stages of a dish, in addition to the mise. I did it for other authors too, but they were the most famous.
The first day, he kindly took a knife from my hand and showed me a better technique. I owe my knife skills today to his help.
Me neitherI wasn't impressed with the way he spoke to his daughter on his show.
I think I saw an episode on his PBS program something like 4 or 5 years ago.Me neither
He’s good at what he does, but I noticed that also. He must feel the need to be a bit bossy in the kitchen?How exciting, Kathy! I, too, wonder if Jacques was nice. I wasn't impressed with the way he spoke to his daughter on his show.
What about Julia - was she nice?
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The one that I was referring to was with his daughter, Claudine. I wish I could find a video of the way he came across...demeaning??? He probably had complaints and took it down .I thought perhaps it was his granddaughter