“I still go back to those books sometimes for ideas and references. Jacques Pépin’s “La Technique” and “La Methode”Īn alum of Delicias restaurant and the shuttered El Bizcocho, Murphy still exalts these ’70s-era Pépin cookbooks. 'La Methode,' the cookbook that inspired chef Paul Murphy at Humphreys. 2241 Shelter Island Drive, Shelter Island.