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    <body><![CDATA[I wrote a review for this book for my job, so I'll keep this short. It's an engaging, quick read that seems to be the real deal as oppossed to all those fake memoirs that have been exposed lately. Jeff Henderson's story of going from a crack dealer to a prisoner to a top-rated chef is a truly inspir...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18132258">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought this book because I had heard about Jeff Henderson's transition from drug dealer to convict to successful cheff and I thought I could use this book in my job because I teach in a prison.  Something that has worried me about my students and their chances of chnging thier lives is the depth a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37809091">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this book was a true quick read- although not for the normal reasons.  it was easy to get through not because it was a page turner or a really great book, but rather it was a very simple, plain english, down to earth account of jeff henderson's life as a crack dealer in southern california, his subs...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24705499">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to the book read by the author, and that added another dimension, but this is a fascinating account of realities that are rarely admitted in mainstream literature or culture. Real life of a street dealer and hustler, of a prisoner in the federal system for years, and then in finding enoug...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28994096">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I heard an interview with Jeff Henderson a few weeks ago about this autobiography &amp; picked it up from the local library. <br/><br/>Jeff grew up in the Los Angeles area, becoming a successful drug dealer at a very young age (late teens/early 20's) before getting busted. While in prison, he discover...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9245551">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book in one day flat, it was incredibly engaging (and I was having a bit of lazy day). I have a weakness for memoir, and what I appreciated about this particular story was it's lack of preach-i-ness. Henderson tells it like it is (or was), and his rise from prison to a successful chef wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27222106">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Do you like the word &quot;motherfucker&quot;? If so, this is the book for you! A tale of one man's redemption, it follows Henderson from the mean streets of San Diego through prison to becoming a &quot;top chef&quot;. Laden with cliches and bad writing, it's only purpose appears to be to score an a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5648696">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[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 &quot;victim culture&quot; and bettered himself despite the trouble he got himself into. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Difficult to stomach the author's self-aggrandizations, esp. in the beginning sections of the book. An awful lot of huffing-and-puffing. Did admire his determination and focus.  Also his ability to keep himself clean and resist getting involved with his &quot;homies&quot; after serving time. Brief r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38443886">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good story, but poorly written.<br/><br/>4 things Jeff Henderson is: an inspiration, an amazing chef, a role model for at-risk youth and a poster child for prison rehabilitation programs<br/><br/>2 things Jeff Henderson is NOT: an author, an audiobook reader<br/><br/>This book was in desperate...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62891370">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great story of an L.A. drug dealer who was taking in $35,000/wk and was busted and sentenced to 19 years. While in prison he learned to cook and when released, convinced an African-American chef to take a chance on him. The story is truly inspirational as Henderson tells of his journey to his curren...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42615201">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I decided to read this book after I watched the Chef Jeff Project TV show on the Food Network.  On the show Chef Jeff gives youth struggling with poverty/addiction/criminal past/etc. a chance to work in the food industry and try to turn their lives around like he did.  So, in his biography <em>Cooked</em> he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39131012">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Jeff Henderson tells an inspirational story of triumph over the odds. While growing up in the inner city, he was attracted to the wealth of neighborhood hustlers. Soon he was running drugs himself and making huge sums of money. At 24 he was arrested and spent ten years in prison where, while working...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41216631">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought this for Shawn for his birthday because I thought it wound be a different twist on the typical kitchen story.  The writing was pretty average and the first 3/4 of the book is about this guy's crack dealing history and time in jail.  Then he talks about being the only black guy in kitchens a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46016082">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Cooked<br/>Jeff Henderson<br/>Memoir<br/>271 pages<br/>copyright: 2007<br/>isbn: 978-0-06-115390-7<br/><br/>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...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37167202">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Jeff Henderson was a major drug dealer in East La during the height of the crack cocaine epidemic in the 1980's.  Between his teens and twenties he lived a lavish life style that included trips to Las Vegas and the Bahamas where he'd blow 30 thousand dollars a weekend.  He'd take his homies to Jamai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24683132">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>Cooked </em> is a good story that's sure to interest kids who struggle with keeping on the straight and narrow.  Henderson's life has a pretty amazing arc, from high-rollin' crack dealer, to convicted felon, to executive chef at a high-end restaurant.  For me, he spent a little too much time on his deali...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53918818">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Henderson was a crack dealer in San Diego who developed a passion for cooking while in prison and who later became a successful chef. In itself, it is an interesting story. But Henderson doesn't supply enough insight to move this beyond IHOP-level fare. It was a worthwhile story, but it could have b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29422390">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[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.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to this as an audiobook and am torn - on the one hand it's great to have the author reading the book and adding his emotions; on the other hand, this author only knows how to read with one emotion. A good story, but nothing special. ]]></body>
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