L.a. Son by Roy Choi

L.a. Son by Roy Choi

"Spaghetti Junction" is the bittersweet nickname native Angelenos use to describe the famously tangled freeway interchanges that define L.A. For Roy Choi, the neighborhoods in the shadow of these overpasses are emblematic of all that he loves about the city: its sense of invention, its resourcefulness, the way disparate cultures come together to form their own patois, street food, music, insults--and the energy that results.



A gritty, charming, and flavorful love letter to Los Angeles, L.A. Son is the story of Choi's love of food and his evolution as a chef. Choi returns to his childhood afternoons at his parents' Korean restaurant, his nights in L.A.'s gambling halls, and his pizza-fueled studying at the Culinary Institute of America before making his way into some of the best restaurants in America.



Fully illustrated with full-color photography throughout, Spaghetti Junction includes sixty inspired recipes for everything from kalbi and kimchi to chorizo and carne asada. It is a transporting, multifaceted story that tells the unlikely tale of how a Korean-American kid went from lowriding in the streets of L.A. to becoming an acclaimed chef.

 

 

 

 

CUONG PHAM is the founder of Red Boat Fish Sauce. Co-author TIEN NGUYEN has been writing about food and culture for nearly a decade and is the co-author of LA Son with Roy Choi. Co-author DIEP TRAN was the chef and owner of Good Girl Dinette in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles and is now the R&D Chef at Red Boat Fish Sauce.

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ISBN 13	9780062202635
ISBN 10	0062202634
Title	L.a. Son
Author	Roy Choi
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2013-11-05
Number of pages	344
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.