From legendary chef Jacques Pepin, abook celebrating his lifelong love of chickens, featuring dozens of his celebrated paintingsand more than 50 recipes, along with a treasure trove of poignant and oftenhumorousstories.Chicken may not be an extravagant ingredient, but for master chef Jacques Ppin, it is the one he turns to most frequentlyto cook and to paint. In this beautifully illustrated book, Jacques reminisces on his life through the lens of the humble bird, from his childhood in rural France, where he chased chickens and watched as hismamanturned them into herpoulet la crme, to his demanding apprenticeship and long, illustrious careercooking Chicken Chasseur for Charles de Gaulle and his family, turning down a chance to work as JFKs White House Chef for a job at Howard Johnsons, and appearing on television alongside food-world luminaries like Julia Child. Throughout are Jacques favorite chicken and egg recipes, conveyed as if he were sharing them over a dinner table. Most significantly, the book displays dozens of Jacques stunning paintings of chickens. If it clucks or scratches, its likely that Jacques has painted it.