{"product_id":"california-soul-an-american-epic-of-cooking-and-survival-paperback","title":"California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeith Corbin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKevin Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE - \u003c\/b\u003eA 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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautiful. Moving. Inspiring. Get it.\"--Chris Storer, Emmy Award-winning creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSALON\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChef 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith Corbin\u003c\/b\u003e is the James Beard Award-nominated executive chef and co-owner of Alta Adams in Los Angeles, named one of the best restaurants in the country by \u003ci\u003eEsquire, \u003c\/i\u003e Thrillist, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times.\u003c\/i\u003e A native of Watts, Corbin was formerly director of operations for the LocoL restaurant group and worked for Daniel Patterson at his Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant Coi in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763401851168,"sku":"9780593243848","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3dfe52d974a864f7f6d924c8ffcbb9a7.webp?v=1780234584","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/california-soul-an-american-epic-of-cooking-and-survival-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}