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Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir by Kwame Onwuachi

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jaduhluhdabooks's review against another edition

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4.0

Before this book I was not sure who Chef Kwame, and as I finish this book I am once again, honored to have sat and listened to someone’s journey.

I was surprised to find that Chef Kwame was 30… only a few years older than me and still so much life to live and yet, I could tell from this narrative alone that life had dealt him many hands and with each he lived and learned.

I am always going to uplift Black narratives because they’re a significant part of history and they deserve to exist in the everyday and struggle and life of the world without scrutiny or idolatry. Chef Kwame’s accounts are rich and real and extremely raw in their telling. From the walls of his home to the stoves in his kitchen, there’s so much for him to know and learn.

My hope is that he continues cooking and opens many restaurants and eventually finds healing from his relationship with his dad.

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lareinadehades's review against another edition

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I went into this book hoping to like it. To cheer for Kwame, instead, I found an insufferable ego who has no problems calling his critics 'haters' within the first pages of the book. There seems to be little introspection done. I feel for the horrid childhood he had at the hands of his father; but ultimately, he still has some growing up to do.

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4.5

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4.5

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challenging reflective medium-paced

3.5

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emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Even if I didn't know much about Kwame Onwaucahi before jumping into this book, I learned a lot after reading it. I enjoyed that recipes were included throughout and so inherently tied to each section. I don't read a lot of cooking memoirs, but read this one for the Read Harder challenge. And I'm happy to say it was really well done!

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