Jacques Pepin is a world-renowned chef, a former columnist for the New York Times and the author of more than two dozen cookbooks. The world's most famous cooking teacher stopped by RJ Julia to share HIS best holiday cooking tips and you'll never believe what he tells Roxanne about his own cooking mistakes. Also in this episode, hear some of Roxanne's picks for the best books of 2016.    Books in this episode: Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul in the Kitchen By Jacques Pepin The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen By Jacques Pepin A French Chef Cooks at Home   By Jacques Pepin Cuisine Economique    By Jacques Pepin Short-Cut Cook: Make Simple Meals with Surprisingly Little Effort   By Jacques Pepin Jacques Pepin’s The Art of Cooking   By Jacques Pepin Jacques Pepin: Fast Food My Way   By Jacques Pepin Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way   By Jacques Pepin La Methode: An Illustrated Guide to the Fundamental Techniques of Cooking   By Jacques Pepin The Underground Railroad By Colson Whitehead Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City By Matthew Desmond The Association of Small Bombs By Karan Mahajan In the Darkroom By Susan Faludi Do Not Say We Have Nothing By Madeline Thien Nutshell By Ian McEwan Upstream: Selected Essays By Mary OliverLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices