This month we got a great number of suggestions. Thanks to everyone who sent one in. We randomly choose two as shown here, but the other books will be added to our web site next month.
Note: We’ll be shortening the vote time so we can begin the book as quickly as possible.
Before we get to the vote, I feel compelled to share a memoir I’m already loving from noted Nigerian-American chef Kwame Onwuachi that’s been called “the literary heir to Kitchen Confidential” (Entertainment Weekly).
By the time he was 27 years old, Kwame Onwuachi had opened—and closed—one of the most talked about restaurants in America. He had sold drugs in New York and been shipped off to rural Nigeria to “learn respect.” He had launched his own catering company with $20,000 dollars made from selling candy on the subway and starred on Top Chef.
Through it all, Onwuachi’s love of food and cooking remained a constant, even when, as a young chef, he was forced to grapple with just how unwelcoming the food world can be for people of color. In this inspirational memoir about the intersection of race, fame, and food, he shares the remarkable story of his culinary coming-of-age; a powerful, heartfelt, and shockingly honest account of chasing your dreams—even when they don’t turn out as you expected.
“Kwame Onwuachi’s story shines a light on food and culture not just in American restaurants or African American communities but around the world.” —Questlove
“Fierce and inspiring.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Onwuachi’s memoir should be required reading, not just for future chefs, but for anyone who wants a glimpse into one man’s tale of what it’s like to be young, black and ambitious in America.” —The Washington Post
THE VOTING
You can vote from now until Wed., Feb. 2 at 11:30PM on which book you’d like the club to read next. (That's NYC time. See this converted to your local time below.)