All or Nothing: One Chef's Appetite For The Extreme With Jesse Schenker

The Growing Up Chaotic Show

Before Jesse Schenker became a James Beard Rising Star semifinalist, before he beat celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian in an Iron Chef battle, before he was voted Best New Chef by New York magazine and way before he developed menus for his restaurants Recette and The Gander, two incredibly successful hot spots in New York City, Jesse was a full-blown addict. Today Jesse is here to talk about his culinary memoir, All or Nothing: One Chef's Appetite for the Extreme. In All or Nothing, Jesse writes candidly about his struggles with addiction and today he is here to not only talk about his book but to also share with us how he found the courage and the strength to turn his life around. To watch the All or Nothing book trailer, click here. To read an excerpt of Jesse's book in Vanity Fair, click here. To read about Jesse in the New York Post, click here.