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I reference this cookbook quite regularly. This particular book, covers over 700 of Jacques Pepin's all-time favorite recipes, but (even more importantly) also comes with a companion DVD of cooking and knife techniques which you can easily refer to at any moment. I too learned how to properly hold and use a knife from Jacques Pepin, many years ago, just by watching his cooking shows on PBS.