The Spanish edition of award-winning picture book biography, CHEF ROY
CHOI AND THE STREET FOOD REMIX, on the chef who kickstarted the food
truck movement.
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**"Best Spanish Language Picture Books of the Year in
Spanish,2023"--"Starred" review, Bank Street College Children's Book
Committee
****"Parte biografía, parte aventura culinaria, este vibrante y
energético libro capta la esencia de la escena de la comida callejera en
L.A. Sus páginas están inspiradas en el arte del graffiti, y el texto
tiene un sabor de hip-hop que mezcla la comida, comunidad, e identidad
en un delicioso banquete para los ojos y orejas que refleja el crisol
cultural de los Estados Unidos." -- Honor del Premio Sibert para el
Libro Informacional Más Distinguido
"Part biography, part culinary adventure, this vibrant and energetic
book captures the essence of the LA street food scene. Graffiti-inspired
art and hip-hop flavored text blend food, community and identity into a
delicious feast for the eyes and ears that reflect the melting pot of
America." -- Sibert Award Honor for Most Distinguished Informational
Book
Chef Roy Choi calls himself a "street cook."
He wants outsiders, low-riders,
kids, teens, shufflers and skateboarders,
to have food cooked with care, with love,
with sohn maash.
"Sohn maash" is the flavors in our fingertips. It is the love and
cooking talent that Korean mothers and grandmothers mix into their
handmade foods. For Chef Roy Choi, food means love. It also means
culture, not only of Korea where he was born, but the many cultures that
make up the streets of Los Angeles, where he was raised. So remixing
food from the streets, just like good music--and serving it up from a
truck--is true to L.A. food culture. People smiled and talked as they
waited in line. Won't you join him as he makes good food smiles?
Jacqueline Briggs Martin, author of the Caldecott Medal winner,
Snowflake Bentley as well as Farmer Will Allen and the Growing
Table, and Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious continues her Food
Heroes series with Chef Roy Choi on people who change what and how we
eat. Together with food ethnographer June Jo Lee and internationally
renowned graffiti artist Man One, they bring an exuberant celebration of
street food and street art. The audiobook edition of El Chef Roy Choi y
su remix de la comida callejera, narrated by illustratOR Man One, will
be released in late fall 2022.
