When I pair food and wine I start with the food. If I have a beautiful roasted bird I might choose a Cabernet or Pinot Noir or maybe a Syrah depending on the sauce and what is in my cellar.
I say: If you don't know how to cook I'm sure you have at least one friend who knows how to cook. Well call that friend and say 'Can I come next time and can I bring some food and can I come an hour or two hours ahead and watch you and help you?'
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I taped my first series for PBS in 1982 at WJCT-TV in Jacksonville Florida. The show called 'Everyday Cooking with Jacques Pepin ' was about saving time and money in the kitchen – and it was a celebration of simple and unpretentious food.
