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

"In Vegas, like in prison, you have to be tough to run a kitchen." Top Las Vegas chef Jeff Henderson knows. A one-time drug dealer, he made it through a prison sentence by learning his way around a kitchen. Henderson talks tough--his accounts of gang life are laden with profanity and street talk. Listeners can sense his struggles and setbacks as he experiences the changes in his life. His reading reflects his personality at each stage of his life, and he reveals the reflective qualities beneath his bold personality gradually. Henderson's powerful style makes his unusual life story an unforgettable listen. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 07]