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I’ve been given the task of trying to explain to you how extraordinary this book is. Chef
Sammy considers himself a culinary artist, rightfully so. This book is a true masterpiece. The
coupling of memories and recipes in a way that has never been done before. It’s unlike
anything I ever have had the pleasure of participating in. Watching this idea blossom from
just a conversation to completion has been nothing short of phenomenal. And could I be
bias? Yep, I could but I wouldn’t do you all that disservice. This is Monique Rose: twice

published author, avid reader, 34 out of 36 on the ACT, and serial entrepreneur. Chef Sammy
has taken some memories and life lessons that would make the average person flinch just
listening to them, and found a way to show you that food can save your life. Not just
physically but emotionally as well. This book is a perfect example of taking pain and turning
it into power. It’s a glimpse into the mind of a troubled soul who now has begun his path to
redemption and healing. It’s a love story; an autobiography broken into separate memories
that formed the man he is today. He spares no detail, no matter how graphic, shameful or
uncomfortable. And in the midst of it all, he shares his award winning recipes with the public
for the first time ever. He is completely transparent in this book, both with his life and his

dishes.

For me, this is most exciting because for the first time ever in his life, Sammy did something
that was best for him. Not as a father, or a chef, or a consultant or a mentor or a business
man...he simply told his story because it was therapeutic and needed; and also because full
disclosure sometimes is the healing potion you need. Subsequently, he decided to at last
embark on a journey that was fueled by nothing other than what was best for his life at that
moment. And as a result, the Universe has risen up to meet him in a way like never before.

So many people are going to be blessed by this book. His healing will be the healing of
millions. His story will spark change in countless readers’ lives and be around for generations
to come, because the story of righteousness and redemption is timeless, especially when told
as well as Chef Sammy has managed to do.

I could write my own book on this man, his brilliance and his valiant effort to grow forward.
But you didn’t purchase this book to hear my words, you wanted to hear what Chef Sammy
Davis had to say. All I’d like to caution and leave you with is to be prepared to experience a

plethora of emotions and feelings while reading this cookbook. Be ready to always have the
best dish at the potluck and receive a new way of viewing life’s hardships and downfalls. And
most importantly, be prepared to look within and evaluate your own personal journey
because ultimately we have so much more in common than we realize. And what better place
to hash this all out then at the kitchen table? Cooking Confessions is undoubtedly a tool we
can all use to better our skills not only in the kitchen but also throughout our lives.
Congratulations on your purchase, if nothing else you just made a hell of an investment in
becoming the best version of yourself possible.

Welcome to Cooking Confessions.

Monique Rose Simms