Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras Audiobook

" Learned more than I wanted to know about how to be a crack dealer. I wish he had spent more of the book discussing his time after prison becoming a chef, rather than on his life before and during prison. There's plenty of prison memoirs out there, notably Jeffrey Archer. "

" Quite excellent ! "

" This a a must read for all young males, not matter what your race or age for that matter.It's a true life, I Made IT without sports. Just hard work. "

" This was an interesting read, I had seen him speak at a conference recently and he was pretty impressive. Nice to see the dertmination set forth to get on the right track. "

" recommended by NPR, my husband. An interested memoir. Jeff Henderson has a big ego, but his story is admirable. Going from a big time crack dealer, to prison, to a chef fighting his way up the ranks in the high end restaurant business. "

" Worthwhile reading. Fascinating look into drug dealing past and prison life. Appreciate that he acknowledges his mistakes while providing insight as to why he made them. Reading about professional chefs was a new view of the high-end restaurant industry. Especially interesting after having recently read from the perspective of a food critic in "Born Round". The author is clearly a gifted leader. "

" I didn't read the Kindle edition despite the image above. I liked this one, it was coarse and gritty - a little like a Donald Goines novel, but with food - and reading it made me feel tough. I would have liked it more if Henderson focused this more on the food. "

" An interesting story of a man who turned his life around. "

" Just because you go bad doesn't mean you have to stay bad. I liked this book...... "

" What a life this man has had. He used his intelligence in such negative ways for such a long time, then when he was in prison (really HARD time prison), he discovered cooking and it changed his life. His struggles to make it as a top chef with his record impressed me. "

" What an inspiring story! Although it did make me realize I never want to be a chef-its a lot of work! "

" This book was amazing. I dreamed about it every night after reading it. The story of his redemption through cooking is inspiring. Give this book to people who say you can't change yor life. "

" Gritty. Describes his life from a crack dealer to a head chef in Las Vegas. Henderson went on to host a reality show trying to help youths through culinary training. A great story in and of itself, but also a great inspirational book. "

" I really liked this story, but I'm really looking forward to my kids getting older so they can read this story about a man who didn't fall prey to our "victim culture" and bettered himself despite the trouble he got himself into. "

" a bit too ego driven. "

" An interesting and entertaining read even though I think he's kind of full of it throughout a lot of the story. What's he's accomplished is still pretty amazing. "

" This was an inspirational story that gives me hope for my kids. The language was tough to listen to, but Jeff's drive is to be admired. "

" Heartening, wonderful. A great antidote if you're feeling cynical - very involving. "

" Got a coy of this book at the TRH conference in Florida, and the author, Jeff Henderson, was the keynote seaker at the Tuesday general session. <br/> <br/>I loved his presentation, and I read the book on the lane home. Terrific story, interesting and inspirational. "

" This book was great, I really loved it. It was well written and inspiring, fascinating. "

" I didn't read the Kindle edition despite the image above. I liked this one, it was coarse and gritty - a little like a Donald Goines novel, but with food - and reading it made me feel tough. I would have liked it more if Henderson focused this more on the food. "

" Not particularly well written but a fascinating account of drug dealer turned chef nonetheless. "

" Wonderful story of self-discovery and redemption. "

" Wonderful story of redemption and self-discovery. Loved it. "

" Amazing story of having a dream and following through to make it come true. I was a little disheartened that Jeff had to find self-worth from inmates rather than the staff in the BOP. His story is very encouraging that ex-inmates can turn their lives around. "

" An interesting and entertaining read even though I think he's kind of full of it throughout a lot of the story. What's he's accomplished is still pretty amazing. "