This book is a lot better than “The Apprentice” that’s on NBC. First of all, there’s no yelling because you are reading it to yourself. Unless you are one of those dumb people who I went to junior high with who have to move their mouths when they read and who are probably grandparents by now. Also, there are no sycophants with dillusions of grandeur. Instead, it’s about an adorable happy-go-lucky Frenchman who loves America. And it’s got recipes in between chapters. Oh, yeah, the guy can cook, too.

Pros: Recipes, America, HoJo’s, the French word for shower is douche

Cons: Donald Trump, babies having babies

ChewFood Grade: B+

Chef Pepin’s partner was never accused of having a fetish for spitting on hookers. I’m just sayin’sall.