Tag: memoir
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Book Review – Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton
Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef is a memoir by Gabrielle Hamilton. She takes us on a journey from her childhood growing up in Pennsylvania with her parents and siblings. Early in the book, her parents separate and this throws her life into chaos. Between her mother’s move to Vermont to…
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The Ending of Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart is a memoir by Michelle Zauner. It tells a story if an American Asian person, explorinf the themes of identity, family, love and grief.
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Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu
Aftershocks is a memoir by Nadia Owusu. It explores identify and belonging, who we are and where we fit. There are the ties of biology and those of shared space, time, and experience. This memoir chronicles Nadia’s relationships with her family, centering her relationships with her father, mother, and stepmother, a combination of love, fear,…
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The Ending of Notes From A Black Chef
Notes From a Young Black Chef is a memoir by Kwame Onwuachi, written with Joshua David Stein. It begins with Chef Onwuachi at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in DC. He takes a moment to reflect on the building and the history it contains. He’s been hired to feed 47 people…