Food Network celebrity chef Jeff Henderson will speak at the 2025 Welty Gala, an an annual fundraiser for the MUW Scholarship Fund. Click here to purchase tickets.

From humble beginnings in South Central Los Angeles to success as an award-winning celebrity chef and best-selling author, Jeff Henderson is a powerful example of personal transformation. Since he discovered his passion and gift for cooking in prison, Jeff turned his life around and today serves as a popular and powerful voice for self-transformation.

Alive with the energy of street life, the sober reality of prison, and the visceral thrill of being inside the fast-paced kitchens of great restaurants, Cooked is an extraordinary memoir that chronicles a gifted man's against-the-odds journey of second chances.