Knowing Food: BU MET Hosts Global Gastronomy Conference
From May 31 through June 3, 2023, Boston University’s campus was abuzz with culinary scholars, foodies, and explorers of gastronomic traditions from near and far attending the 2023 Conference of the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) and the Agriculture, Food & Human Values Society (AFHVS).
Jacques Pépin Gives Simple Lesson on Making the Perfect French Omelet
When Jacques Pépin was making his bones in the Parisian kitchens of the 1950s, being tasked with preparing the perfect French omelet was a test chefs would use to judge the technique and mastery of their young counterparts.
Chef Jacques Pépin Reflects on Life Lived Through Food in New Chicken-Centric Cookbook
Chef Jacques Pépin, cofounder of BU MET’s Certificate in the Culinary Arts and MA in Gastronomy programs, has released a new book; Jacques Pépin Art of the Chicken: A Master Chef’s Paintings, Stories, and Recipes of the Humble Bird. As featured in a recent news article in the Boston Globe penned by MET gastronomy instructor […]
Get a Look Inside Newly Renamed, Upgraded Groce Pépin Culinary Innovation Laboratory
After completing a four-month, $200,000 renovation, the kitchen space at the heart of Metropolitan College’s Programs in Food & Wine has been rechristened: the Groce Pépin Culinary Innovation Laboratory. The designation honors acclaimed chef and cofounder of MET’s Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts, Jacques Pépin (Hon.’11) as well as 2017 MET Distinguished Alumni Award […]
Chef Pépin Shares His Favorite Poem in BU Today
In a BU Today video, renowned chef and television personality Jacques Pépin (Hon.’11) recites his favorite poem, Rimbaud’s “Le Dormeur du Val” (“The Sleeper of the Valley”). The reading is part of the Favorite Poem Project, which was launched in 1997 by former poet laureate Robert Pinsky, a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor and a […]
Triple Helping of Culinary Classes Bring Pépin Lecture Series Online
With his pivotal role in the launch and development of BU MET’s MLA in Gastronomy and Certificate in the Culinary Arts programs, legendary chef Jacques Pépin helped Boston University pioneer scholarly pursuits of the human science of food in the United States. Through the Pépin Lecture Series in Food Studies & Gastronomy, BU MET provides […]
Chef Jacques Pépin Awarded Lifetime Achievement Emmy
Chef Jacques Pépin will be recognized for his contributions to the world of televised cooking instruction with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 46th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, it was announced this week. The host of myriad public television series—including Jacques Pépin’s Cooking Techniques, Today’s Gourmet, and Fast Food My Way—and cofounder of […]
Chef Pépin Dishes on Eventful Visit with Obamas
As a world-renowned chef, Jacques Pépin has spent time in many high-stakes kitchens and gardens. But in a recent interview with DC Eater, the cofounder of MET’s Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts and MLA in Gastronomy shared a particularly eventful story about how a White House visit made during the Obama years came to require a […]
Culinary Arts Gala Deemed a Ball
The year-long festivities to honor three decades of Boston University’s Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts kicked off with a smash, with the Boston Globe calling last week’s Culinary Arts 30th Anniversary Gala “a sold-out success.” The celebration of Jacques Pépin, who co-founded the program with Julia Child and Rebecca Alssid, was able to raise […]
Fabled Chef Jacques Pépin Says New England’s Food is Much-Improved
Renowned chef, TV host, and author Jacques Pépin, who co-founded MET’s Certificate Program in the Culinary Arts and MLA in Gastronomy alongside Julia Child and Rebecca Alssid, considers himself a New England local after teaching in the Culinary Arts program for nearly 30 years. And in that time, he has seen a significant spike in […]