Andre Rush is an American celebrity chef and military veteran. He has worked in the White House as a Chef for four administrations. Rush is also a retired Master Sergeant of the US Army, gained attention for his large biceps and muscular physique. Rush actively does Public speaking in an array of forums from youth to corporate events.
1. Tell us about your background and journey.
I’m from a small Town in Columbus, Mississippi. Where I learn my work ethics from my dad is at a very young age. My mother showed me my cooking skills as well as being empathetic to so many causes and things. My journey is a very diverse one as I turn down scholarships and opportunities to join the military.
From there my love of cooking that my mom showed me was overwhelming, which at the time was a very unsure job as for monetary gain. So in the military I took on cooking headfirst, and it brought me into a very amazing world of people, culinary, journeys, trails in heart.
2. What led you to take up this career path?
When I was younger I used to go and sneak in to cook with my mother. My dad never knew that because he was a pretty hard man and as soon as I could walk he put me to do work. He had that southern mentality where boys go to work and girls go to school.
2. What led you to take up this career path?
When I was younger I used to go and sneak in to cook with my mother. My dad never knew that because he was a pretty hard man and as soon as I could walk he put me to do work. He had that southern mentality where boys go to work and girls go to school.
So my dad never knew that I took a path of culinary until about three years ago, which he recently just passed. After finding out he was extremely proud and said it didn’t matter.
3. What does your typical day look like?
My typical day is never the same after 6 AM. I get up at 3 AM and I meditate, and then I do my push-ups which are for the 22 vets that commit suicide a day. I do 2222 usually I can do within the first hour and a half and then try not to do it throughout the day because it’s more of a task.
My typical day is never the same after 6 AM. I get up at 3 AM and I meditate, and then I do my push-ups which are for the 22 vets that commit suicide a day. I do 2222 usually I can do within the first hour and a half and then try not to do it throughout the day because it’s more of a task.
From there I work with answering emails, calendar, and do anything with my causes as far as my nonprofit, or others nonprofits. As I sit on boards for organizations that try to make a difference.
As well as military, kids, women who had traumatic incidents, or just being on social media trying to bring light by answering people who actually need real help, or real support.
4. Does one's approach change when cooking professionally and at home?
I recently started a YouTube page code Chef Rush, and I made it a choice to do fun cooking in a professional aspect. I wanted people to know just to have fun with cooking even though I’m a professional so I actually started saying the wrong words and just doing things in his spare time because that’s real life.
I recently started a YouTube page code Chef Rush, and I made it a choice to do fun cooking in a professional aspect. I wanted people to know just to have fun with cooking even though I’m a professional so I actually started saying the wrong words and just doing things in his spare time because that’s real life.
I am a competitive culinary and who has hundreds of metals. 1% of the people looking at my Channel will not know what I’m talking about as far as that. But if you want good cooking that’s the easy part I can give you that but if you want it on a professional level all you have to do is request me to do so.
5. Is there a dish you particularly associate yourself with?
The dish that I associate myself with is the dishes always going be the perfect dish. You know it because not only by the taste but by the filling in the vibe that you get from it and you say that this person put love, time, consideration, and thought behind it instead of just trying to impress someone.
The dish that I associate myself with is the dishes always going be the perfect dish. You know it because not only by the taste but by the filling in the vibe that you get from it and you say that this person put love, time, consideration, and thought behind it instead of just trying to impress someone.
6. Can cooking be learnt at culinary schools or a natural talent is required?
Cooking can most definitely be learned at a culinary institution, some people will unlock unlimited potential once they have formal training compared to informal training. And sometimes people are just a natural high.
Cooking can most definitely be learned at a culinary institution, some people will unlock unlimited potential once they have formal training compared to informal training. And sometimes people are just a natural high.
I didn’t have the culinary training in the beginning but after I acquired it my skill level, my confidence, my techniques and everything else was accelerated by 1000 to include my mindset.
7. Which is your favorite book and why?
7. Which is your favorite book and why?
My favorite book is “Call Me Chef Dammit”! It’s actually my book and is out this fall from HarperCollins. The reason why is my favorite not because it’s mine but because I actually learn my own journey by writing and seeing these things that I have never expressed or talked about before.
It showed a journey of someone who had absolutely the temper sent of an opportunity and went and lived 1000 lives in one journey. From the military, White House, politics, racism, scandals, in a person's own thoughts that could be their biggest ally, or their worst enemy.
So this book taught me more than what I normally would read because I read my story for the first time and didn’t believe it was my story.
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Website: www.chefrush.com
Instagram: realchefrush
Twitter: realchefrush
Facebook: chefandrerush
YouTube: Chef Rush
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