California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival

California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival
California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival
California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival

This title has a release date of August 16, 2022. See below for more information.

Written by: Keith Corbin, Kevin Alexander

Publisher: Random House

California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival Release Date

California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival releases August 16, 2022

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August 16, 2022

California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival Release Date

California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival released on August 16, 2022.

California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival Synopsis

A sharply crafted and unflinchingly honest memoir about gangs, drugs, cooking, and living life on the line—both on the streets and in the kitchen—from one of the most exciting stars in the food world today Chef Keith Corbin has been cooking his entire life. Born on the home turf of the notorious Grape Street Crips in 1980s Watts, Los Angeles, he got his start cooking crack at age thirteen, becoming so skilled that he was flown across the country to cook for drug operations in other cities. After his criminal enterprises caught up with him, though, Corbin spent years in California’s most notorious maximum security prisons—witnessing the resourcefulness of other inmates who made kimchi out of leftover vegetables and tamales from ground-up Fritos. He developed his own culinary palate and ingenuity, creating “spreads” out of the unbearable commissary ingredients and experimenting during his shifts in the prison kitchen. After his release, Corbin got a job managing the kitchen at LocoL, an ambitious fast food restaurant spearheaded by celebrity chefs Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson, designed to bring inexpensive, quality food and good jobs into underserved neighborhoods. But when Corbin was suddenly thrust into the spotlight, he struggled to live up to or accept the simplified “gangbanger redemption” portrayal of him in the media. As he battles private demons while achieving public success, Corbin traces the origins of his vision for “California soul food” and takes readers inside the worlds of gang hierarchy , drug dealing, prison politics, gentrification, and culinary achievement  to tell the story of how he became head chef of Alta Adams, one of America’s best restaurants.

Genre: Biographies, Memoir

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