Chef Jeff Henderson
About Chef Jeff Henderson
“"They exceeded all of my – and our committee’s – expectations. They both were 2 of the best speakers we have had…..and we have had some exceptional speakers!!! Truly truly exceptional as well as just being fantastic humans. They were both soooo kind to our attendees. We sold almost every one of their books – both of them – and they took time with every single one of them to be in pictures, talk briefly, personalize their books, etc. that DEFINITELY does not happen as many speakers are in a rush to get out the door. Well done, and bravo"”
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If You Can See It, You Can Be It
Inspirational speaker Chef Jeff knows what it feels like to be hungry, and he knows what it's like to struggle. In this presentation he shares two decades of life lessons that he gained on his redemptive journey from drug dealer to TV celebrity chef to nationally acclaimed speaker and how second chance hiring was the ticket he needed to help ignite his professional career and put him on the pathway to success.
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Celebrity Chef Pays It Forward at Hutchinson Correctional Facility ...
May 27, 2014 ... Celebrity chef and bestselling author Jeff Henderson dropped by the kitchen at Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) Tuesday and spoke to ...
Chef Jeff Henderson to present at Civic Theater | Malibu Surfside ...
Aug 18, 2014 ... The Malibu Speaker Series will feature chef Jeff Henderson at the Malibu Civic Theater at City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 3.Henderson is an ...
Malibu Speaker Series Continues with Chef Jeff Henderson - Malibu ...
3 days ago ... Henderson plans to share his personal story with those who attend the event, as well as discuss his new show, “The Chef Jeff Project,” which ...
10 More Questions with Chef Jeff Henderson | Penn State Erie, The ...
Jeff Henderson, award-winning chef, best-selling author, and ex-offender, talked with Behrend Magazine before his January appearance in Penn State ...
Books by Chef Jeff Henderson
“If You Can See It, You Can Be It: 12 Street-Smart Recipes for Success” (2013)
In his latest book, Chef Jeff Henderson, the New York Times best-selling author of Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, From Cocaine to Foie Gras, presents two decades of life lessons that he gained on his redemptive journey from drug dealer to TV celebrity chef to nationally acclaimed speaker.
“Chef Jeff Cooks: In the Kitchen with America's Inspirational New Culinary Star” (2008)
An award-winning chef and host of the new reality cooking show The Chef Jeff Project traces his rise from a prison inmate and dishwasher to the first African-American Chef de Cuisine at Caesar's Palace and executive chef at Café Bellagio, in a volume that shares 150 recipes inspired by his cultural heritage. 125,000 first printing.
“Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove” (2008)
By twenty-one, Jeff Henderson was making up to $35,000 a week cooking and selling crack cocaine. By twenty-four, he had been sentenced to nineteen and a half years in prison on federal drug trafficking charges. It was an all-too-familiar story for a young man raised on the streets of South Central LA. But what happened next wasn't.
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