Jean-Pierre Coffe
French food critic and television host
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- Jean-Pierre Coffe ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ kɔf] ; 24 March 1938 – 29 March 2016) was a French radio and television presenter, food critic, and author.
- He never knew his father, mobilized in 1937 and killed on the field of battle in 1940.
- His grandmother was a cook and his grandfather a market gardener.
- At the age of 13, he was seized by a passion for theatre.
- Television career Jean-Pierre Coffe then began a career in television in the early 1970s.
Jean-Pierre Coffe (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ kɔf]; 24 March 1938 – 29 March 2016) was a French radio and television presenter, food critic, and author.
Early life and education
Jean-Pierre Coffe spent a major part of his childhood in the town where he was born, Lunéville. He never knew his father, mobilized in 1937 and killed on the field of battle in 1940. He was raised by his mother, who took over the family hairdressing salon. His grandmother was a cook and his grandfather a market gardener.
His mother left Lorraine for Paris where he studied at boarding school. At the age of 13, he was seized by a passion for theatre. After completing his studies, he took classes at the Cours Simon and had a number of small jobs at the same time.
Television career
Jean-Pierre Coffe then began a career in television in the early 1970s. He joined Canal+ on November 4, 1984, and appeared on a number of occasions in the programs hosted by Michel Deist. In 1992 and 1993, he made his first appearances in La Grande Famille hosted by Jean-Luc Delarue and Demain hosted by Michel Denisot for the cooking theme.
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