By Guest Blogger, Chef Jeff Henderson
Men crashed many planes before they learned to fly. -Chef Jeff
Jeff Henderson is an award-winning chef, New York Times bestselling author and inspirational speaker. In 2001, Henderson made history when he became the first African-American Chef de Cuisine at Caesars Palace. He has also served as Executive Chef at Café Bellagio at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, and has become one of the most influential chefs in the country.
Jeff’s remarkable story of redemption and finding his hidden passion for cooking was chronicled in his New York Times bestselling memoir COOKED (published by William Morrow). His life story is now being turned into a major motion picture by Columbia Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment and Escape Artist, the team that made “The Pursuit of Happyness.”
As an incredibly inspiring personality, “Chef Jeff” has received widespread national attention on countless TV and radio programs and print publications, including “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Good Morning America,” “The Today Show,” “ABC World News Tonight,” People and USA Today. Chef Jeff is the host of the Food Network reality show “The Chef Jeff Project" and the author of a new cookbook Chef Jeff Cooks “In the Kitchen with America’s Inspirational New Culinary Star” (published by Scribner/Simon and Schuster).
Tune in Sunday nights at 10PM to watch the Food Network show, "The Chef Jeff Project."
These books will inspire you and help shape your vision:
- The Art of The Start by Guy Kawasaki
- Reality Check by Guy Kawasaki
- The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green
- Success Is a Journey by Brian Tracy
- The 8th Habit by Stephen R. Covey
- Winning by Jack Welch
- Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
- Cooked by Jeff Henderson







