Cozy Cook-Along with Gail Simmons
- When
- November 12, 2024
- Where
- Virtual Event
- Tickets and Info
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The Jacques Pépin Foundation invites you to get cooking with Gail Simmons in a 60-minute virtual cook-along — part of Jacques’ 90th Birthday celebration! Join Gail in her home kitchen as she prepares a cozy menu of elegant comfort foods inspired by Jacques’ joie de vivre. Sharpen your knives and cook a hearty meal at home as you learn a few new techniques and discover Gail’s personal connection to the JPF’s work in culinary education.
Highlights
- Join Gail in her home kitchen as she prepares a delicious Jacques-inspired menu: Winter Chicken Stew with Lemon and Dill, followed by Pear Tarte Tatin
- Recipes and shopping lists will be emailed to pre-registered attendees – cook along in your home kitchen!
- Submit questions for Gail in advance by emailing events@jp.foundation
- All proceeds from this event will support the Jacques Pépin Foundation
Details
- This virtual event will be hosted on a protected Zoom link; one ticket is needed per Zoom device
- Virtual event begins at 6 PM
Event Host
Gail Simmons
Culinary expert, food writer and television personality
Gail Simmons is a trained culinary expert, food writer, and dynamic television personality. Since the show’s inception in 2006, she has lent her extensive expertise as permanent judge on BRAVO’s Emmy-winning series Top Chef. She was most recently co-host of The Good Dish, the daily syndicated series offering delicious recipes, real-life wisdom, and conversations on the topics of the day, and was formerly host of Top Chef Amateurs, as well as Iron Chef Canada.
In February 2012, she published her first book, Talking With My Mouth Full: My Life as a Professional Eater. Her first cookbook, Bringing It Home: Favorite Recipes from a Life of Adventurous Eating, was released in October 2017. Gail frequently appears on other daytime television shows such as TODAY on NBC, Rachael Ray and The Talk, and was named the #1 Reality TV Judge in America by The New York Post.
She is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Babson College, co-founder of Bumble Pie Productions, and the newest Global Ambassador for Children in Conflict, an international organization committed to protecting, educating and providing critical aid for the world’s most vulnerable children affected by war. Gail sits on the board of several other nonprofit organizations and philanthropic endeavors, including City Harvest and Hot Bread Kitchen. She currently lives in New York City with her husband, Jeremy and their two children, Dahlia and Kole.