Jacques Pépin preps book, TV series ahead of 80th birthday

Renowned French chef Jacques Pepin in the garden of his home in Connecticut in an undated photo. Photo: REUTERS/Tom Hopkins

Renowned celebrity chef Jacques Pépin may be approaching his 80th birthday, but the award-winning cook is still going strong.

Pépin's second book, La Technique, was published nearly four decades ago and is considered a classic tome on French cooking. His upcoming book and television series, Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul in the Kitchen, will debut in October.