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Niki Nakayama: A Chef's Tale in 13 Bites
Jamie Michalak & Debbi Michiko Florence
Illustrator: Yuko Jones
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 978-0-374-31387-6
Keywords: discrimination, misogyny, cooking, LGBTQ
Japanese-American food lover Niki, despite facing unrelenting anti-female discrimination, defies expectations to become a world-renowned master chef. Appetizing illustrations add important details. Timeline, recipe, notes.