James Peterson has taught professional and home cooks at The French Culinary Institute and Peter Kump's New York Cooking School (now called The Institute of Culinary Education). A French-trained chef and former owner of a highly acclaimed French restaurant in New York, he is also the award-winning author of: SAUCES (Winner, 1992 James Beard Foundation); SPLENDID SOUPS (Nominee, 1994 James Beard Foundation); FISH AND SHELLFISH (Winner, 1997 International Association of Culinary Professionals); VEGETABLES (Winner, 1999 James Beard Foundation); ESSENTIALS OF COOKING (Nominee, 2000 International Association of Culinary Professionals and Nominee, 2000 James Beard Foundation); SIMPLY SALMON; SWEET WINE.