Title
Notes From A Young Black Chef: A Memoir
Delivery time: 8-12 business days (International)
Kwame Onwuachis Story Shines A Light On Food And Culture Not Just In American Restaurants Or African American Communities But Around The World. Questloveby The Time He Was Twentyseven Years Old, Kwame Onwuachi (Winner Of The 2019 James Beard Foundation Award For Rising Star Chef Of The Year) Had Openedand Closedone Of The Most Talked About Restaurants In America. He Had Launched His Own Catering Company With Twenty Thousand Dollars That He Made From Selling Candy On The Subway, Yet Hed Been Told He Would Never Make It On Television Because His Cooking Wasnt Southern Enough. In This Inspiring Memoir About The Intersection Of Race, Fame, And Food, He Shares The Remarkable Story Of His Culinary Comingofage.Growing Up In The Bronx, As A Boy Onwuachi Was Sent To Rural Nigeria By His Mother To Learn Respect. However, The Hardwon Knowledge Gained In Africa Was Not Enough To Keep Him From The Temptation And Easy Money Of The Streets When He Returned Home. But Through Food, He Broke Out Of A Dangerous Downward Spiral, Embarking On A New Beginning At The Bottom Of The Culinary Food Chain As A Chef On Board A Deepwater Horizon Cleanup Ship, Before Going On To Train In The Kitchens Of Some Of The Most Acclaimed Restaurants In The Country And Appearing As A Contestant On Top Chef.Onwuachis Love Of Food And Cooking Remained A Constant Throughout, Even When He Found The Road To Success Riddled With Potholes. As A Young Chef, He Was Forced To Grapple With Just How Unwelcoming The World Of Fine Dining Can Be For People Of Color, And His First Restaurant, The Culmination Of Years Of Planning, Shuttered Just Months After Opening. A Powerful, Heartfelt, And Shockingly Honest Story Of Chasing Your Dreamseven When They Dont Turn Out As You Expectednotes From A Young Black Chef Is One Mans Pursuit Of His Passions, Despite The Odds.This Is An Astonishing And Openhearted Story From One Of The Next Generations Stars Of The Culinary World. I Am So Excited To See What The Future Holds For Chef Kwamehe Is A Phoenix, Rising Into Better And Better Things And Showing Us All What It Means To Be Humble, Hungry, And Daring. Jos Andrs
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