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Charting the New York Times bestseller list for the third consecutive week is a memoir by the 42 year-old Las Vegas chef Jeffrey Henderson. Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras, is Henderson’s tale of becoming a teenage drug dealer in South Central Los Angeles, getting caught and going to federal prison, and of how Henderson ultimately flourished in restaurant kitchens as a chef, something that changed his life. When he sold cocaine, the 19 year-old Henderson was making up to $35,000 a week; now he’s the executive chef of the Bellagio Café, which grosses 25 million dollars a year. Two weeks ago, it was announced that Will Smith’s production company will make the movie version of Cooked, with Smith possibly starring as Henderson.