''The Chef Jeff Project'' is a

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program that aired in the fall of 2008. The show features Chef Jeff Henderson, a former

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and prison inmate who has transformed his life to emerge as a successful chef and owner of a

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business, Posh Urban Cuisine.

Premise

Chef Jeff invites six young adults with similar tumultuous backgrounds to work as his crew for Posh Urban Cuisine for the duration of one month. The format of the reality television program is such that all participants who complete the project are eligible for the Food Network Scholarship to

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. The aim of the competition test each individual to the limits and not eliminate the competition; Henderson makes is clear to the competitors that the only way they can lose is if they quit.

References

*http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-chef-jeff-project/index.html *http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/arts/television/11chef.html 2008 American television series debuts 2008 American television series endings 2000s American reality television series Food Network original programming {{US-reality-tv-stub