With a great sense of humor, Chef Jernard has been called, "the young Barry White of food." He is an 4 time book author of an Amazon best-selling Cookbook's such as 88 Ways to Her Heart: Cooking for Lovers from the Kitchen to the Bedroom, Weight of Expectations, Breakthrough & RoadMap A Woman's Guide To A Good Man.Chef Jernard's compelling and inspirational personal story:Food Network Star Runner Up Season 12Food Network Chopped Jr Judge. Growing up in Mississippi, his father taught Chef Jernard how to maneuver through the kitchen before he passed away as a young child.. To help support the family, Chef Jernard began a restaurant out of his family's kitchen when he was a junior in high school. It became immediately successful and within a couple of months, his fledgling business was bringing in thousands of dollars a month. He founded two successful restaurants in the Memphis, TN metro area before moving to Ringgold, GA located right north of Atlanta in the summer of 2006. On Father's Day, 2007, Chef Jernard and Barack Obama were two of the featured guest chefs at 20th anniversary celebration of the venerable Real Men Cook event in Chicago. Chef Jernard travels the US teaching couples the art of Love Cooking. Chef Jernard is a proud supporter of the non-for profit organization, First Things First, which teaches couples about love, cooking and working through marital issues. Chef Jernard created a cooking show out of Direct Buy that airs weekly in Chattanooga called "Two Guys that Love to Cook". He performed on stage with Paula Deen in front of the largest audience in Chattanooga with over 15,000 live viewers in July 2009. Chef Jernard recently cooked for the Premier and First Lady of Bermuda's at Bermuda's International Love Festival brunch on Valentine's Day of 2010 which was held in Bermuda. Chef Jernard was on a 4 city tour catering for Tyler Perry and his team during their recent tour with his hit play Madea's Big Happy Family. Chef Jernard appears frequently on the Steve Harvey Morning Show representing Glory Foods. Chef Jernard won the 2010 Patrick Clark Honor Chef of The Year. Chef Jernard is now the 2011Cusine Noir International Fiery Foods winner representing Jamaica. Chef Jernard is the winner of the 2011 March of Dimes Signature Chef Gala Competition Show less «