Product Description

Jacques Pépin, the man who taught millions of Americans how to cook, shares the techniques he honed in the most famous kitchens of the world to show you how to create simple, special meals in minutes. The complete PBS series is available on these three DVDs. Use the interactivity of the DVD format to learn how to create complete menus -- over one hundred great-tasting dishes -- all special enough for company, yet easy enough for those weekday evenings when you have no time. Easy and fast can still be deliciously elegant -- with Jacques Pépin Fast Food My Way. The complete PBS series is available on these three DVDs. Use the interactivity of the DVD format to learn how to create complete menus -- over one hundred great-tasting dishes -- all special enough for company, yet easy enough for those weekday evenings when you have no time. Easy and fast can still be deliciously elegant -- with Jacques Pépin Fast Food My Way.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36759 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-03-02
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Running time: 600 minutes

Customer Reviews

Great series but ....
Jacques Pepin is my favorite TV chef. His technique is amazing. These recipes are from all segments of his life and they are fairly uncomplicated. I believe this series is Pepin's finest in production style and quality. And the master chef is in great form.

About the DVDs, these are good video transfers but it appears that the audio has been tampered with. The TV broadcast sound quality is very good but the DVD's have an annoying distortion. I don't why they did this but it's clearly intentional because the promo ads have good audio. Also this set is not complete. There should have been 26 shows in this set but two are missing. Why did they make that odd ball decision? There's no chance they will release a DVD of the missing shows.

Great stuff but: The audio is terrible
Jacques Pepin is a hero of mine and one of the very best TV chefs ever. And this series is nothing short of brilliant.

But the audio quality on the discs is simply terrible. I am dumbfounded that no one fixed this before they were released. The sound is so "hot" that everything buzzes, even the lilting organ music that used to make me so wistful while I was watching the show in its original run on PBS.

You can fiddle with your dials to make it bearable, barely. But what a shame. Jacques deserves so much better.

A relaxed Jacques demonstrates and explains his personal cooking at home
In these DVDs, Jacques is totally relaxed and you get the feeling he is demonstrating his personal methods for cooking in his home. He uses many "short cuts" and substitutions that are never a part of what he does on TV shows. His personality really shines.

It is a wonderful set to have and view (more than once) and reference for your home cooking! I highly recommend this set for all serous home cooks.