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“Growing up, Roy loved his mom's food made the Korean way- by hand.“

The illustrations feel like they are tying together different cultures/ art styles/ ideas etc. It reminds me of graffiti almost and then adding in the speech bubbles and headings makes you excited to flip the page and see whats coming next.

A junior Library guild Selection Winner, Written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee illustrated by Man One is about a man born in South Korea who moves to LA and brings Korean food and different flavors to the area. He is a chef and everyone loves it. the story has speech bubbles sharing different vocabulary words of Korean dishes/words and describes them

This book follows Roy Choi as he tries to incorporate his South Korean cooking skills and styles with the streets of L.A. The underlying message is the importance of learning and incorporating all cultures because there can be something new to learn and admire. The pictures have a graffiti-like feel to them to feel like your in the streets of L.A. It has simple wording so it is easy to follow. Favorite quote, “...we can all cook with love.“

“Food is love. Food is culture. Food is a connection”

The only reason I could see for using this book in my classroom, is to talk about what food the students would make in their own restaurant

I really enjoyed this book! It made me want to try his food

The side notes that describe what something is. Is my favorite part

I would use this in a classroom for showing students you can always follow a dream no matter how late and do what you love . i feel a lot of my kids wuld also enjoy learning about different culutres.

Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix | Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee (2017). Tells the story of Chef Roy Choi, a Korean-American chef who changed Los Angeles street food with his Kogi truck. Mixing flavors from his Korean heritage with LA‘s diversity, he makes food that‘s delicious and accessible to all. The book, with vibrant illustrations, celebrates Choi‘s creativity and the power of food to unite communities.

“Roy's sauce mixes the five tastes- sweet, sour, bitter, salty, savory-with aromatics.“ This is an example of one of the captions in the book.

I found this book really interesting in the illustrations as well as the way to was written. I think it brought the perfect blend of cultures and how it can creat a beautiful thing. I recommend this book to students who are learning about America and what it means to be American.

This book is a biography of Chef Roy Choi. He is from South Korea and uses his culture and the L.A. culture to 'remix' and combine them together creating a new and yummy combination. This book uses lots of different captions to describe food that is from Chef Roy's culture as well.

“He used mad chef skills to build flavor and cooked with care, with sohn-maash, to create “Los Angeles on a plate.“

Roy Choi's story begins in a Los Angeles neighborhood where he grew up surrounded by diverse cultures and flavors. The book emphasizes the importance of food as a bridge between cultures and communities. This book would enrich children's knowledge!

“Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix“ by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee is a picture book that tells the inspiring story of Chef Roy Choi and his innovative approach to food. The book follows Chef Roy's journey from his childhood to becoming a successful chef known for his food truck, Kogi.

This #picturebook biography of Roy Choi, who immigrated to USA from Korea when he was a child, is a pick because the story is inspiring. Choi uses his passion for food as a way to connect diverse communities in Los Angeles. It would have been more appealing, however, with a different illustrator. Man One uses a catchy background layer of graffiti art, perfect for the LA setting, but his computer-created foregrounds are clunky.

I was surprised to learn something new about graffiti art in a children‘s picture book about a chef and the socio-political aspects of his career. Graffiti artist Man One writes, in his illustrator notes: “I thought it would be fun to highlight the cooking poems within blank stickers that are commonly used in street art.” I haven‘t yet seen stickers used on the street, but I will be looking for them in the future.

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4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Korean Soul food and awesome eats. LOVE IT!!