pickThis memoir shines a light not just on the chef‘s life, but on the cooking and restaurant world. From NYC to rural Nigeria, the Texas gulf, and DC. He‘s hustled everything from candy bars on the subway, weed in his short stint at college, and his externship at Per Se. A little bit Kitchen Confidential, a lot of credit to author Joshua David Stein who tells Chef Onwauachi‘s story in this compelling story of family, self reliance, and perseverance
pickHaving worked in a couple restaurants as a young adult and really disliking it, I am interested in how a person can be so passionate about becoming a chef.
Kwame reads his own audiobook, and tells his story of growing up and how he came to love cooking. The diversity of the foods he loves making and the family and places he associates with each one.
This book will make you hungry! But it‘s worth it.
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pickTo boil this memoir down to 'a tale of triumph over adversity' feels like a disservice to all that Onwuachi shared. To give it 'happily ever after' vibes would, I think, risk readers closing the book and not thinking further about big problems that are not solved just because one Black man made it out of obscurity, gang violence, drugs, financial uncertainty, unstable and/or dangerous home life 1/?
Today's favourite phrase. 😎🦗
1: Top Chef. I want to start Queen Charlotte.
2: The mountains but I rarely get to go. I love the beach, but prefer it in the fall and winter.
3. Trivial Pursuit
#WondrousWednesday
“Friendship is mostly fermentation. You just need the right conditions - physical proximity, natural warmth, and a little time - and affection takes root. “
Soubhi!! How did you know that this is the one cookbook that I really, really wanted?! Thank you so, so much my sweet friend! I can't wait to start making these recipes! @Soubhiville
I got the news today that I have skin cancer — I will be fine; the doctor says it‘s highly treatable. But “cancer” is a scary word, even when you know you‘ll be fine, so I‘m lying here in bed, wallowing, eating junk, and reading Edward Lee. I‘m giving myself today for the wallowing; tomorrow, I‘ll just have to go back to my regular self.
