Julia Child taught Americans how to cook — hosting TV programs, writing cookbooks and promoting traditional French cuisine. On this day in history, Aug. 13, 2004, she passed away at age 94.

Iconic French chef Jacques Pépin turns 90 this year. Restaurants nationwide will be honoring him the best way they know how. In Orlando, Norman Van Aken’s got an all-star lineup at the ready.

“I didn’t know that I wanted to cook for a living. I was 17 years old or something. I was just like, ’Well, I don’t have anything to do today.