The Raw Reality

A Chef's Honest Struggle Behind The Meal

Moses Hernandez

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Moses Hernandez
18 July 2025

Psychology: emotions; Popular psychology; Memory improvement & thinking techniques; Dreams & their interpretation

The Raw Reality: A Chef's Honest Struggle Behind the Meal Expanded Paperback Edition

The Raw Reality is more than a memoir - it's a mirror held up to the kitchen, addiction, and the fight to reclaim purpose. In this expanded edition, Moses Hernandez goes deeper than ever, blending the raw honesty of his original ebook with new material drawn from his blog and other works.

Through unfiltered chapters on resilience, loss, and recovery, Moses captures the collision of life in professional kitchens with the personal battles that simmer beneath the surface. These aren't polished stories - they're lived truths: snapshots of addiction, moments of breakthrough, and the resilience forged in fire, both literal and figurative.

This edition features:

Expanded reflections on addiction and healing in the culinary world. Blog posts that connect kitchens, creativity, and recovery. Bonus chapters drawn from Moses's other works, highlighting resilience in and out of the kitchen. A closing manifesto - a call to chefs, creatives, and anyone in struggle to embrace vulnerability, honor their truth, and discover that the power isn't in perfection, but in the message.

Raw, unfiltered, and deeply human, The Raw Reality: Expanded Edition is both testimony and guide - a chef's honest struggle behind the meal, and the lessons that prove survival can be transformed into growth.

By: Moses Hernandez
Imprint: Moses Hernandez
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 154g
ISBN: 9798232680145
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 18 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Moses Hernandez is a professional chef, mentor, and storyteller with nearly three decades in the culinary industry. Born and raised in the South Bronx, Moses built his passion for food from family kitchens filled with love and tradition. Over the years, he has led diverse teams in hospitals, private schools, and corporate food service, always guided by a deep respect for the craft and the people who practice it. A survivor of addiction and an advocate for personal growth, Moses uses his journey to inspire others, proving that purpose, perseverance, and a little humor can light the way forward. When he isn't creating memorable meals, he enjoys sharing his art, supporting young chefs, and celebrating the power of second chances.

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A Chef's Honest Struggle Behind The Meal

Moses Hernandez

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