From cooking crack cocaine on the streets, to surviving years in the most notorious maximum-security prisons, to conquering addiction and becoming one of the most renowned chefs in the world, Keith Corbin shares his incredible story of cooking and survival in this jaw-dropping episode of the REINVENTED with Jen Eckhart podcast.
This former gang member and ex-convict turned 2x James Beard Award-nominated Executive Chef, best-selling author and entrepreneur shares what it’s like to grow up Black in America under some of the worst circumstances- to committing acts of violence and crime, to getting locked up, to finding a passion, to failing, to fighting for a place at the table and succeeding.
While his culinary talent was almost lost to a life of drugs and crime, Keith shares how he developed his palate and ingenuity creating spreads out of commissary ingredients while experimenting during shifts in the prison kitchen that led him to become Executive Chef of his famed Los Angeles-based restaurant Alta Adams. Podcast host Jennifer Eckhart and Keith Corbin get into all the nitty-gritty details of his life- including drug dealing, cooking crack cocaine, gang hierarchy, prison politics, gentrification, getting sober and so much more. In this inspiring, suspenseful episode of REINVENTED, Chef Keith Corbin proves that regardless of circumstances, upward mobility is possible for everyone, and it’s never too late to follow your dreams and passions in life!
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