Jean-Pierre Bréhier is a James Beard award nominated chef[1], television personality, cookbook author and a YouTuber. His YouTube channel, where he is known as Chef Jean-Pierre, has over 1.3 million subscribers.[2] and his most popular videos have received several million views.[3] The channel is instructional and teaches how to prepare recipes and use proper techniques. As of 2023 his most popular video is Dicing an Onion by Chef Jean Pierre with over 10 million views. His YouTube has received good reviews for being accessible, child friendly[4] and involves full instructions for all his recipes. His cooking tips have been noted along with other celebrity chefs. [5][6]
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| Cooking style | French cuisine, American Cuisine |
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Jean-Pierre was born in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France, Jean-Pierre's first job, at the age of 12, was in a local butcher's shop. [7]
At 14 he apprenticed at L'Oustau De Baumaniere in Provence, a three Michelin Star restaurant.[7][8]
His mother is Italian and was a Cordon Bleu chef. His father is French. [9]
Bréhier moved to the United States at the age of 21.
He opened The Left Bank restaurant in 1976 in Fort Lauderdale[10][7].
In 1996 he opened a cooking school[11][12] and in 1997 he sold The Left Bank. [13] [14] Tens of thousands of people attended his cooking school classes which partnered with Holland American cruises as an excursion experience. [15] The school closed due to Covid and the chef restarted his YouTube channel in 2020.
He hosted a PBS nationally broadcast cooking show Sunshine Cuisine which was nominated for the James Beard awards for the Best Culinary Video in the Broadcast media category.[16] [17][18][19] He was a regular guest on The Today Show [20] appearing 28 times. He also appeared on The Food Network numerous times. [21][22][23]
He wrote a number of cookbooks including Cooking 101: The Definitive Interactive Cooking Program which came with five DVDs, Incredible Cuisine with Chef Jean-Pierre Brehier, Sunshine Cuisine.[24] Cooking 101 was Time-Life's best selling cookbook for two years. [25]
- ^ "Awards Search | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Chef Jean-Pierre - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Dicing an Onion by Chef Jean Pierre, retrieved 2022-01-09
- ^ Unthank, Kennedy (2022-03-02). "Five Family-Friendly YouTube Chefs You and Your Kids Will Love Watching". Plugged In. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "13 Celebrity Chef Tips For Making The Best Mac And Cheese Ever". The Daily Meal. 2023-06-24. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "12 Ways Celebrity Chefs Upgrade Their Caprese". The Daily Meal. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ a b c "The Elegance Of French Cuisine". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Brehier, Jean-Pierre. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0783549466/. ISBN 978-0977332502.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Cooking with Jean-Pierre". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ Funcheon, Deirdra. "Chef Jean-Pierre, Interview Part 1: "It Doesn't Take a Genius to Put Two Ingredients Together"". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Visit Chef Jean-Pierre's on your trip to Fort Lauderdale". www.inspirock.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Current Issue - Feature Article". bi.timesoftheislands.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Renaissance chef". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Funcheon, Deirdra. "Chef Jean-Pierre Interview Part 2: A Game of Free-Association". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Cooking with Award-Winning Chef Jean-Pierre: In Partnership with Food & Wine Magazine". www.hollandamerica.com. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Awards Search | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Spencer, Sharon (1998). Southeast Florida: Including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, and Vero Beach. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-55650-811-0.
- ^ News, Deseret (1994-03-01). "`SUNSHINE CUISINE' DAWNS ON LINEUP OF COOKING SHOWS". Deseret News. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "GETTING". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ "COOK AND RUN". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Brehier". Food Network. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Brehier". Food Network. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Brehier". Food Network. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Brehier, Jean-Pierre (Jan 1, 2023). "Cooking 101: The Definitive Interactive Cooking Program". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
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