{"product_id":"notes-from-a-young-black-chef-a-memoir","title":"Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKwame Onwuachi is the James Beard Award-winning executive chef at Kith\/Kin in Washington, D.C. He was born on Long Island and raised in New York City, Nigeria, and Louisiana. Onwuachi was first exposed to cooking by his mother, in the family's modest Bronx apartment, and he took that spark of passion and turned it into a career. From toiling in the bowels of oil cleanup ships to working at some of the best restaurants in the world, he has seen and lived his fair share of diversity. Onwuachi trained at the Culinary Institute of America and opened five restaurants before turning thirty. A former \n\u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e contestant, he has been named \n\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e's Chef of the Year, one of \n\u003ci\u003e Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e's Best New Chefs, and a 30 Under 30 honoree by both \n\u003ci\u003eZagat\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoshua David Stein is a Brooklyn-based author and journalist. He is the co-author of \n\u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Beer, \u003c\/i\u003e the U.S. editor of \n\u003ci\u003eWhere Chefs Eat\u003c\/i\u003e, the author of forthcoming \n\u003ci\u003eTo Me He Was Just Dad\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the children's books, \n\u003ci\u003eCan I Eat That?, What's Cooking?, Brick: Who Found Herself in Architecture \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Ball Boo\u003c\/i\u003ek. Stein was previously the restaurant critic for the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003e the Village Voice.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the founding member of The Band Books and the food zine, Reduced Circumstance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA James Beard Foundation Award and IACP Cookbook Award nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Fierce and inspiring.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Revie\u003c\/i\u003ew \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eNotes from a Young Black Chef\u003c\/i\u003e might be the literary heir to \n\u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . With the same mix of brutal honesty, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and atmosphere-conjuring prose. But Onwuachi's story is completely his own.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Onwuachi's memoir should be required reading, not just for future chefs, but for anyone who wants a glimpse into one man's tale of what it's like to be young, black and ambitious in America.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A fascinating book. . . . I hope everybody reads it.\" --Trevor Noah, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Stunning.\" --Kat Kinsman, \n\u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Kwame Onwuachi's story shines a light on food and culture not just in American restaurants or African American communities but around the world.\" --Questlove \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is an astonishing and open-hearted story from one of the next generation's stars of the culinary world.\" --José Andrés \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A fascinating and far reaching memoir.\" --Ed Levine, \n\u003ci\u003eSerious Eats\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A young black chef's raw and gritty tale of survival, ingenuity, and hustling. Kwame takes us on this journey where he eventually finds himself captivated by the culinary world of fine dining.\" --Carla Hall, author of \n\u003ci\u003eCarla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Stunning.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eFood52\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is the future of Black food writing and a new chapter in the saga of how chefs come of age.\" --Michael W. Twitty, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Engaging and well crafted.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An inspiring tell-all about the reality of being a young Black chef in the world of fine dining and all the roads taken to become a culinary sensation.\" --Edouardo Jordan, chef\/owner of Salare, Junebaby, and Lucinda Grain Bar \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With \n\u003ci\u003eNotes From a Young Black Chef, \u003c\/i\u003e Kwame Onwuachi proves that 29 isn't too young to write a memoir.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eEater\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Kwame is a chef giving a lot more than notes in this remarkable story. His candor and refreshing point of view tell a story of guts and passion from a chef who translates his expertise, where we all can learn from his stories.\" --Joseph \"JJ\" Johnson, chef\/founder, Fieldtrip \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"[A] must-read book that is an honest look at race in the world of food and restaurants.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eWinston-Salem Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Kwame Onwuachi has lived two or three lifetimes in his journey thus far and recounts them with humor, insight, and honesty in \n\u003ci\u003eNotes from a Young Black Chef\u003c\/i\u003e. It's \n\u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e from a Black point of view.\" --Jessica B. Harris, author of \n\u003ci\u003eMy Soul Looks Back\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Remarkable. . . . [Onwuachi's] story, told in small bites of vignettes and recipes, is filled with influences and flavors.\" --Raleigh \n\u003ci\u003eNews \u0026amp; Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"You couldn't ask the universe for a more colorful creative culinary adventurer than chef Kwame, who blends the stories and history of his African and African American heritage into a literary pot of brilliant cultural flavors.\" --Alexander Smalls, coauthor of \n\u003ci\u003eBetween Harlem and Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Eat this book! It satiates all five taste points. It is a generational cultural roux; dusky dark, and deeply flavored.\" --Alfre Woodard \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Onwuachi wonderfully chronicles the amazing arc of his life.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Onwuachi, Kwame\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2020-03-31\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Memoirs|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Culinary|Cooking|Regional \u0026amp; Cultural|American - General\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Onwuachi, Kwame|Cooks|United States|Autobiographies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525433910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780525433910\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154482594070,"sku":"SP-9780525433910","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780525433910_spiral.png?v=1774946946","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/notes-from-a-young-black-chef-a-memoir","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}