Celebrating Jacques Pépin’s 90th Birthday at Cafe Yaya

This celebration is part of a nationwide series of 90 dinners leading up to Jacques Pépin’s 90th birthday in December 2025. The campaign, which preserves, protects, and promotes Jacques’ legacy, directly supports the Jacques Pépin Foundation’s educational initiatives including free instructional videos on the website, YouTube and social media channels, and the established Community Kitchens Support program, empowering people facing barriers to employment through culinary training. Funds raised will be used to enhance the Community Kitchen grants, all educational programs, and to build the new JPF Learning Curriculum available on a dedicated educational website for Community Kitchens nationwide.

Cafe Yaya is a neighborhood cafe for life’s pleasures: good food, coffee, wine and friends. By day, a selection of house-made pastries and coffees. By afternoon and night, a curated menu of Mediterranean and French flavors with intriguing wines and cocktails. For this 90/90 event, Cafe Yaya will offer an evening celebration with a four-course dinner and beverage pairings. The menu will feature Chef Zach Engel’s cuisine, with nods to the influence of Chef Jacques Pépin’s cookbooks on his early culinary career. Silent Auction items available as well. Proceeds will support the Jacques Pépin Foundation. Your ticket purchase helps transform lives through culinary education, and we deeply appreciate your generous support.