Essential Pépin

Description

After 60-plus years in the kitchen, chef Jacques Pépin has collected more than 125 recipes to share with viewers. In this 26-episode series, Pépin invites his daughter, Claudine, granddaughter Shorey, and friends and colleagues to cook with him. Pépin begins each episode with an introduction and step-by-step demonstration for each recipe. Featured dishes include flan á la vanille with caramel-cognac sauce, ricotta dumplings with red pepper sauce, and crystallized puff pastry á l'orange.

Upcoming Episodes

• Easy and Elegant Seafood

  Lobster and artichoke hearts; shrimp pane on watercress; escoffier quenelles; monkfish roulade. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Monday, Dec. 29, 2025 @ 12:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo
  Monday, Dec. 29, 2025 @ 4:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo
  Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025 @ 03:00AM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo

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• Cattle Call

  Grilled steak with lemon-thyme butter; rib roast; veal chops with caper sauce; braised beef in red wine. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Monday, Jan. 05, 2026 @ 12:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo
  Monday, Jan. 05, 2026 @ 4:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo
  Tuesday, Jan. 06, 2026 @ 03:00AM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo

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• Fruit Fete

  Apples bon femme; stew of red summer fruit; braised pears in caramel sauce; flambeed bananas; apple fritters. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 @ 12:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo
  Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 @ 4:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo

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