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Notes From a Young Black Chef: A Memoir (Adapted for Young Adults)
Kwame Onwuachi with Joshua David Stein
Ages: 14+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Delacorte Press/ Penguin Random House LLC
ISBN: 978-0-593-17600-9
Keywords: Cooking, Haute Cuisine, Nigeria, Louisiana, New York City, Washington, DC, Bronx, Restaurants, African Americans; Culinary Institute of America, Racial Discrimination, Parental Abuse
Onwuachi, with Nigerian, Southern and Caribbean roots, faced racism and poverty on his difficult journey from the Bronx to high cuisine restaurants. A frank memoir, includes recipes.