Research Catalog

Title

Call me Chef, dammit! : a veteran's journey from the rural South to the White House / Chef Andre Rush, with Travis Thrasher.

Author

Rush, Andre

Publication

[Nashville, TN] : Harper Horizon, [2022]

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Details

Additional Authors

Thrasher, Travis, 1971-

Description

xii, 226 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"What does it take to go from growing up in a Mississippi housing project to becoming a master sergeant and a celebrity chef serving in the White House under four United States presidents? Call Me Chef, Dammit! is the inspiring story of Andre Rush, who became an overnight sensation in 2018, after a photograph of his now-famous twenty-four-inch biceps went viral. However, his journey to that moment could never be captured in a fleeting moment. From his childhood working on a farm, to his developing into a gifted athlete and artist to his joining the Army, Rush has dedicated his life to serving others. During his twenty-four-year military career, his reputation as an award-winning cook eventually led him to the Pentagon. His presence in the building when the plane struck on 9/11/2001 led to his suffering from PTSD, and he has become an outspoken advocate for the military and especially for wounded warriors. Every step of the way, Chef Rush has overcome tremendous obstacles, including battling stereotypes and racism. And in this memoir, he shares not only his wounds and what he experienced along the road to recovery but also the optimism, hope, and hard-earned wisdom that have encouraged countless others"--Page 4 of cover.

Subject

• Rush, Andre
• White House (Washington, D.C.) > Employees
• White House (Washington, D.C.)
• African American cooks > Biography
• Cooks > United States > Biography
• Success
• Self-realization
• African American cooks
• Cooks
• Employees
• United States
• Washington (D.C.)

Genre/Form

• Autobiographies.
• Biographies.

Contents

Prologue -- A boy called Horse -- Revenge isn't always sweet -- Pause, breathe, squeeze -- In the army now -- A cake for the occasion -- Give me all your money -- The day the world changed: 9/11 -- A ghost fell in love with me -- Toxic leadership, cowards, and a** kissers -- Heart and body -- PTSD is real -- The challenge coin -- Epilogue.

Call Number

Sc E 23-310

ISBN

• 9780785249450
• 0785249451
• 9780785249467 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2021951483

OCLC

1308733654

Author

Rush, Andre, author.

Title

Call me Chef, dammit! : a veteran's journey from the rural South to the White House / Chef Andre Rush, with Travis Thrasher.

Publisher

[Nashville, TN] : Harper Horizon, [2022]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

Schomburg copy with dust jacket.

Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Thrasher, Travis, 1971- contributor.

Other Form:

ebook version : 9780785249467

Research Call Number

Sc E 23-310