My mother likes what I cook, but doesn't think it's French. My wife is Puerto Rican and Cuban, … - Jacques Pepin

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Jacques Pepin

My mother likes what I cook, but doesn't think it's French. My wife is Puerto Rican and Cuban, so I eat rice and beans. We have a place in Mexico, but people think I'm the quintessential French chef.

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