Can Inmates Cook In Prison? This book is a how-to for inmates wanting to cook and eat well while serving time in prisons where inmate cooking is permitted. Chef Artie Cuisine has written a deliciously entertaining, biographical jailhouse cooking saga, a vivid portrayal of an incarcerated NYC Executive Chef's culinary life cooking in jail. This Cooking 101 primer teaches inmates how to prepare gourmet meals in prison, without a kitchen, oven or stove. Artie paid his debt to society cooking all the way. ?He tested, selected and wrote 110 hard-to-believe-can-be-cooked-in-prison recipes, and mailed them to his lawyer who forwarded them to his publisher.?Devising banquets in prison cells was Artie's recreation, currency, safety net, and challenge.?This prison cook book is lightweight and easy to store.?
Inmates can:
. Learn how to cook in prison, and apply those gourmet skills on the outside later.
. Be inspired by the possibilities of a restaurant career. Restaurant owners often overlook prison records of hard workers with some kitchen skills.
. Find the act of cooking food provides a sense of comfort, accomplishment and self-esteem.
. As a good cook, gain standing in the inmate community.
. Be engaged in a positive, healthy activity making something they are proud of.
. Enjoy praise from fellow inmates (and staff) for the product of their labor.
. Earn currency for cooking custom items on request.
. Learn about American and international cuisine and common foreign food terms.
. Learn how to make the best of what's available at the commissary.
. Learn what foods and utensils are legally allowed sent in from outside.
. Feel useful and worthwhile, while alleviating boredom.
. Experience the comfort olS‘