Chef Ra
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| Born | October 10, 1950 Place of birth unknown |
| Died | December 26, 2006 (aged 56) |
| Cooking style | Ganja (marijuana) |
Chef Ra (October 10, 1950 – December 26, 2006),[1] born Jim Wilson, Jr., was an iconic marijuana advocate, author, and cook.[2] After gaining notoriety as a ganja gourmet, he began writing his High Times column, "Chef Ra's Psychedelic Kitchen", in 1988 at the request of editor Steve Hager. Ra was a fixture of Ann Arbor's Hash Bash, speaking out about the benefits of cannabis for 19 consecutive years before his death.[3]
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[edit] Writings
"Chef Ra's Psychedelic Kitchen" column appeared in High Times on and off for 15 years.[4] The articles would weave together Ra's insights on life with a new ganga recipe. Ra would also report on travels to cannabis culture events.[5] Selected columns are available online via Chef Ra's Recipe Box.
[edit] Filmography
Chef Ra starred in a pair of home videos produced by High Times: Ganja Gourmet and Chef Ra Escapes Babylon. The latter, featuring Ra’s visit to Jamaica, is apparently long out-of-print, though the Freaky Film Festival did provide Champaign-Urbana a rare public screening of Babylon in 1998. [6]
In 1999 Ra was featured in the short film Bumbaclots in Negril, along with fellow High Times staffers. Part of the film can be seen on the 2006 video podcast Jamaica Me High!.
[edit] External links
- Chef Ra myspace page
- Chef Ra on YouTube
- Wood, Paul. "Local Man's Recipes Give New Meaning to Potluck", The News-Gazette, September 17, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- Gorman, Kyle. "High Times and Reggae Music with Chef Ra", Buzz magazine, July 7, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- In Memoriam: Chef Ra, including many photos from the WEFT archives.
[edit] References
- ^ Wood, Paul. "Chef Ra Enjoyed the High Life", The News-Gazette, December 28, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ Mercer, David. "Urbana ganga chef, columnist dead at 56", Chicago Tribune, December 29, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ Michigan NORML (2007). "36th Annual Ann Arbor Hash Bash". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ Hager, Steve. "RIP James 'Chef Ra' Wilson", High Times, December 26 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ Chef Ra (June 6, 2002). Jah and the Hash Bash: walking the long road to herbal justice. High Times. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ Pankoke, Jason (December 29 2006). Chef Ra, 1950-2006. C-U Blogfidential: all about the Movies of Micro-Film Country. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
