An edition of Cooked (2007)

Cooked

From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras

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An edition of Cooked (2007)

Cooked

From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras

Jeff Henderson was just another inner-city black kid born into a world of poverty and limited options, where crime seemed to provide the only way to get out. Raised mostly by his single mother, who struggled just to keep food on the table, Jeff dreamed big. He had to get out and he soon did by turning to what so many in his community did: dealing drugs. But Jeff was no ordinary drug dealer; by twenty-one, he was one of the top cocaine dealers in San Diego, making up to $35,000 a week. Two years later he was indicted on federal drug trafficking charges and sentenced to almost twenty years in prison. Before he knew what had hit him, he was looking at spending most of his life behind bars. The street life had been the only one he'd ever known and even incarcerated he was too hardheaded to realize that no good would come of it.That is, until he was assigned to one of the least desirable prison jobs: washing dishes. That job helped turn his whole life around. It gave him access to the prison kitchen and he became fascinated watching his fellow prisoners cook for the thousands of other inmates and prison officials. Henderson learned to cook in prison. Not cocaine, but food. And his dream was born: Once outside, he would become a chef.It was a tough, seemingly impossible journey for an ex-con. Few chefs would give him the opportunity to cook in their restaurants. And once hired, he endured racism and sabotage in the kitchen. But Henderson refused to accept rejection. Driven by a dream and an unshakable will to succeed, Chef Jeff worked hard to overcome unimaginable adversity and eventually reached the top of his profession, becoming executive chef at Cafe Bellagio in Las Vegas.Alive with the energy of the streets, the sober reality of prison, and the visceral thrill of being inside the fast-paced kitchens of great restaurants, Cooked is an intense, intimate tale of crime, punishment, and redemption—a deeply poignant story of how the worst wrong can lead to the most extraordinary right.

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Harper Paperbacks
Language
English
Pages
288

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Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras
March 1, 2008, Harper Paperbacks
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Cooked
2007, HarperCollins
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Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras
February 20, 2007, William Morrow
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Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras
February 20, 2007, William Morrow
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Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras
February 2007, Recorded Books
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Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, From Cocaine to Foie Gras
2007, William morrow
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Library of Congress
HV5805.H37A3 2007

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
288
Dimensions
8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches

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OL9427393M
ISBN 10
0061153915
ISBN 13
9780061153914
Library Thing
2538657
Goodreads
3038988

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