Notes from a Young Black Chef
Notes from a Young Black Chef by Call Number: Serendipity TX715.2. A47 O59 2019ISBN: 9781524732622Publication Date: 2019-04-09
Themes in Notes from a Young Black Chef
- The Hidden Significance of What We EatHow we eat and talk about food are key parts of our identities. Three experts chat about the politics of pork, where meals teach egalitarian values, and the one food everyone agrees on: cake.
- Telling Stories Through FoodFood is a powerful vehicle for storytelling. Through the foods we consume and the foods we make--and don't--we stake claims in our identities and stories, as if announcing to the world, "this is me and this is what I eat."
- What Food Tells Us about CultureExplores the connections between food and culture.
- Why Hunting Down "Authentic Ethnic Food" is a Loaded PropositionHow we value a culture's cuisine in our society often reflects the status of those who cook it.
- Poor Americans are Less Likely to Eat Fast Food than Middle Class AmericansShares research on how often poor, middle class, and wealthy Americans eat fast food.
- Shopping at the Farmers' Market on Food Stamps: "Not Just for White Foodies"Explains the challenges that lower-income people face when they try to find healthy food.
- Social Privilege and Its Impact on Food ChoicesExplores the ways in which food and food choices are cultural issues that are influenced by privilege.
- What Food Says about Class in AmericaHighlights the foods that people in different social classes eat as well as American food policies.
- Implicit BiasDefines implicit bias and lists implicit bias resources.
- Project ImplicitMeasure your implicit bias with the Implicit Association Test (IAT). Select the Race IAT from the list of IATs.
- A Jury of My PeersKwame Onwuachi asks "If there were more critics who are people of color, would things be different?"
- The Culinary Institute of AmericaLearn about where Kwame Onwuachi studied to be a chef.
- Don't Eat Before Reading ThisAnthony Bourdain spills some trade secrets.
- How These 5 Restaurateurs are Establishing a Kitchen Culture That's Safe for EveryoneExamines misogynistic kitchen culture and what can be done about it.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Chefs and Head CooksExplains what chefs and head cooks do, their work environment, how to become one, and more.
- Tom Colicchio on Reinventing Kitchen Culture and Empowering a New Generation of TalentThe Top Chef judge and restaurateur calls on fellow chefs to change the bro culture in professional kitchens.
- What is Kitchen Culture: How Can I Find My Place in a Professional Kitchen?Explains the skills needed to work in a professional kitchen.
- Career vs. Vocation: Are You Doing Work that Matters?Explores the differences between finding a career and finding a vocation.