Rock Harper
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Born | Rahman Harper December 17, 1976 |
Education | Johnson & Wales University |
Spouse | Tamara Harper |
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Rahman "Rock" Harper (born December 17, 1976) is an American chef, television personality and restaurateur who won in the third season of the Gordon Ramsay-presented reality television show Hell's Kitchen.
Biography
Harper discovered his love of cooking in his early teens and earned a culinary degree at Johnson & Wales University (JWU).[1]
Harper has held positions at Café Calliope, Burke Station Restaurant, Planet Hollywood, and BET on Jazz Restaurant, and was executive chef at B. Smith's Restaurant prior to joining in the third season of the Fox reality-television show Hell's Kitchen in 2007. After his win in Hell's Kitchen where he accepted the prize of a high-salaried stint as head chef at the Terre Verde Restaurant at Green Valley Ranch Resort, he became the National Celebrity Chef for the March of Dimes.[1] After his year at Terra Verde he then worked as the executive chef of Ben's Next Door and The Carlyle Club.[2][3]
Harper later became an instructor at Stratford University.[4][2] In 2010, he published the book 44 Things Parents Should Know about Healthy Cooking for Kids.[5]
In 2013, Harper appeared on Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell and won the executive chef position at The Precinct, a steakhouse in Cincinnati, Ohio; however, he did not ultimately accept the job.[citation needed]
Charity work
- March of Dimes - National Celebrity Chef[2]
- DC Central Kitchen - Board Member[2]
- DC Greens - Board of Directors
References
- ^ a b "Chef Rahman "Rock" Harper '96, President of Chef Rock, Inc. & Head Chef, Terra Verde Restaurant at Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino". Johnson & Wales University. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Rahman "Rock" Harper". LinkedIn. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ Jane Black (December 26, 2008). ""Hell's Kitchen" winner Rahman "Rock" Harper Readying Menu for New D.C. Eatery". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Rock Harper". Turner Publishing. Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ "Chef Rock Harper hosts book signing in Woodbridge" (Press release). Inside Nova. November 18, 2010. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013.
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