Product Details

• Actors: Jacques Pepin
• Directors: kqed-TV
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Janson Media
• DVD Release Date: July 30, 2002
• Run Time: 200 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000GYI3HW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,215 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

There s something to be said for watching a cooking demonstration versus reading a recipe in a book. For one thing, we live in the television/computer world and most of us are used to learning from watching, not from reading. Plus, when demonstrating a dish, a chef will often share tips that would probably never make it into a cookbook...Three volumes of Jacques Pépin Fast Food My Way demonstrates how to create deliciously elegant meals in minutes. --American Fitness Magazine

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.

This 4-hour, 2-disc DVD set, the 2nd volume in the Fast Food My Way series, pays tribute to a very simple cuisine, with recipes that require little work and fit nicely into the fast-paced lifestyles of today. Use the interactivity of the DVD format to learn how to create 8 complete menus -- 33 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 2.

Disc 1

Lesson 1:
* summertime pasta
* two raspberry gratins
* asparagus with shallots
* red snapper with tomatoes & cream

Lesson 2:
* beef short rib, mushroom, and potato stew
* scallops seviche & guacamole
* champagne on fruit "rocks"

Lesson 3:
* asparagus with croutons & chorizo
* oven-baked salmon w/ sun-dried tomato & salsa mayonnaise
* melon & prosciutto
* sweet cheese medley
* almond cake with berries

Lesson 4:
* apple, pecan, & apricot crumble
* instant beef tenderloin stew
* mushroom & raisin chutney
* mushroom velouté with almonds

Disc 2

Lesson 5:
* veal roast
* pear brown betty
* skillet endives
* tomato & mozzarella fans

Lesson 6:
* codfish brandade
* chocolate hazelnut brownie cake
* broccoli rabe & pea fricassee
* chicken breasts with garlic and parsley

Lesson 7:
* pressure-cooker lamb & white bean stew
* lobster salad with tarragon
* lobster bisque
* couscous
* asian eggplant salad

Lesson 8:
* chicken tonnato
* summer salad
* sea bass gravlax with cucumber
* chestnut & chocolate cake

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Tasty, fast and approachable, March 4, 2011

By 

Taylor "Taylor" (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Way, Vol. 2 (DVD)

I love the simplicity of this cookbook without sacrificing quality. I do, however, wish the recipes were a little more flavorful. But I think it's only BECAUSE it's so simple and "fast food" that he cuts out frivolous spices and lots of ingredients.

The photos were beautiful and instructions great, like you're actually in the kitchen with him. He explains not only what to do, but why, which is very important for someone like me who is just out of college and at the beginning of my culinary journey.

I would recommend this to a friend.

5.0 out of 5 stars real food, December 22, 2009

By 

C. Craig (Palm Harbor, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Way, Vol. 2 (DVD)

from a master, all shared with humour, whimsey and flawless technique, which manages to not be intimidating. My husband and I are both fans of this book and the TV series, and have tried these dishes with small personal variations.
Jaques shares his love of food and life like an old friend, and he is welcome into our home any time!Bon Appetit!