What a spectacular way to launch our 90/90 Celebration Campaign! Our dinner at Gramercy Tavern on Sunday, October 6, 2024 was absolutely magical, with Jacques himself in attendance, and friends of the Foundation and coming together to #celebratejacques in marvelous fashion. The event sold out with 110 guests, and everyone enjoyed a seated five-course seasonal menu with wine and spirit pairings, including a welcome toast with Westward Whiskey. The menu included many of our generous partners, including HINE Cognac, Comté PDO, Joseph Cartron Créme de Cassis, Acqua Panna Natural Spring Water, and S.Pellegrino Sparkling Mineral Water.

Chef Mike Anthony and Danny Meyer shared heartfelt remarks about Jacques’ incredible impact on the culinary industry and how they were honored to support the Foundation. As the Founder and Executive Chairman of Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), Danny embodies the spirit of the JPF’s mission to bring excellence in culinary education to more people. New York City culinary training programs, including JPF Grantee Emma’s Torch, count on USHG as one of their primary employment partners for graduates of their training programs. Danny and his amazing crew at Gramercy Tavern are a testament to the power of prioritizing education and integrity in the hospitality industry, and we were thrilled to celebrate Jacques with them!

We hope our guests enjoyed the evening as much as we enjoyed having them with the JPF and Jacques. While Jacques enthusiastically supports our 90/90 Celebrations, he will not be attending all of them, so this was an especially meaningful event. We look forward to celebrating with his supporters nationwide as we honor Jacques’ passion for culinary education through these special experiences. It was truly a beautiful beginning to our 90/90 adventure, and we can’t wait for many more to come!

To find out about all upcoming 90/90 Celebrations, please visit our 90/90 events page.

Join the Jacques Pépin Foundation as we kick off the 90/90 Celebration Campaign in the city that never sleeps — and really knows how to eat! There’s no better place to launch our nationwide campaign than the bustling and beautiful home of some of our country’s top chefs and restaurants.

With 90 ticketed dinners celebrating 90 years of Jacques, our goal is to raise a record amount of funds to advance the JPF’s mission of improving lives through culinary education.

Kickoff Dinner

Join Jacques Pépin, Claudine Pépin and Rollie Wesen for a legendary kick-off 90/90 dinner at Gramercy Tavern, hosted by Executive Chef Mike Anthony and Danny Meyer, Founder and Executive Chairman of Union Square Hospitality Group. This four-course seated dinner in New York City’s beloved restaurant will showcase contemporary American cuisine and seasonal ingredients. This is the first dinner in the series leading up to Jacques Pépin’s 90th birthday. Be a part of culinary history and join this celebratory event!

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Next Up

Can’t make it to the Gramercy Tavern event? Curious about other 90/90 dinners in New York City? Follow the links below for details on other fabulous 90/90 events.

• Point Seven (10/25) — Don’t miss “Jacques Pépin’s 90/90 Culinary Celebration” at Point Seven — an evening set to be both unforgettable and inspiring. Hosted by renowned Chef Franklin Becker, this dining experience is a heartfelt tribute to the culinary icon Jacques Pépin.
• King (10/28) — King is relaxed, simple and elegant. Chef Angeles’s menu for this 90/90 celebration will pay homage to Jacques Pépin’s hometown, Bourg-en-Bresse, and their traditional celebration of La Fête du Vincuit.
• Craft (10/30) — Join Chef Tom Colicchio for an unforgettable night of food and drink inspired by Tom’s lifelong admiration of Jacques Pépin.

See the full calendar of upcoming events nationwide.

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Jacques will be dining at Marea in New York City on Thursday, June 6, 2024! To help us gear up for the 90/90 Dinner Series starting in the fall, Marea Restaurant has generously pledged 25% of their proceeds from that night to the Jacques Pépin Foundation.

The talented chefs at this acclaimed Central Park South restaurant are preparing special Jacques-inspired dishes in addition to their incredible a la carte menu of Italian seafood.

This promises to be an unforgettable night and a delicious way to get ready for the official 90/90 launch in the fall. We hope you’ll make a reservation and join us to raise a glass to Jacques on June 6th!

Chill the Champagne and stock up on birthday candles, because Jacques Pépin is going to turn 90 next year! That’s something to commemorate in and of itself, but at the Jacques Pépin Foundation we’re planning to celebrate both the man and the mission of the JPF.

Starting this fall, we are launching our biggest fundraising initiative ever: the 90/90 Dinner Series. We’re curating 90 ticketed dinners nationwide (including Hawaii!) to celebrate 90 years of Jacques. Our goal is to raise a record amount of funds to advance the JPF’s mission of improving lives through culinary education. Through job training in food service for people facing employment barriers nationwide, and improved health and food literacy for all, the gifts collected during this campaign will make a lasting change for the better.

With 90 dinners hosted by top chefs and restaurants across the country, plus home dinner parties hosted by YOU, and even live virtual events, there are going to be countless ways to celebrate Jacques’ lifetime of food education and joie de vivre. The party starts in October 2024 and runs through December 2025.

Everyone is invited to participate, so we hope you’ll join us in celebrating Jacques and the power of culinary education to improve lives and strengthen communities nationwide!