TY - BOOK AU - Onwuachi,Kwame AU - Stein,Joshua David TI - Notes from a young Black chef: a memoir / SN - 9781524732622 AV - TX 649 O59n 2019 PY - 2019/// CY - New York : PB - Alfred A. Knopf, KW - Onwuachi, Kwame, KW - Cocineros KW - Estados Unidos KW - Biografías KW - Cocineros afroamericanos KW - Gastronomía N1 - Standing on stories -- Egusi stew -- Dominoes -- Ancestors -- The block -- Gulf state -- Finding my craft -- CIA man -- Blood on the eggshells -- From old guard to start up -- Angles -- The jewel -- The lesson N2 - As a boy Onwuachi was sent from the Bronx to rural Nigeria by his mother to 'learn respect.' Through food, he broke out of a dangerous downward spiral and embarked on a new beginning at the bottom of the culinary food chain before going on to train in the kitchens of some of the most acclaimed restaurants in the country and appearing as a contestant on Top Chef. His love of food and cooking was a constant, even when the road to success was riddled with potholes. Here he shares the pursuit of his passions, despite the odds. Each chapter includes one recipe ER -