Renowned celebrity chef Jacques Pepin will soon be an octogenarian, but the award-winning cook is still going strong.

Pepin's second book, La Technique, was published nearly four decades ago and is considered a classic tome on French cooking. His upcoming book and TV series, Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul in the Kitchen, will debut in October.

The French-born, Connecticut-based chef, who has recovered after suffering a minor stroke in March, is the author of more than 20 cookbooks and has hosted many TV cooking shows. He won an Emmy Award for a TV cooking series he did with Julia Child.