Cover of Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix

Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix

Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee

This biography follows Roy Choi from his childhood helping at his family’s restaurant to his search for a place and purpose in cooking. Born in Seoul and raised in Los Angeles, he draws on Korean food, city life, and culinary training. After working as a chef, Choi and a friend open the Kogi barbecue-taco truck. The account also covers his cafés in struggling neighborhoods and his work teaching children to prepare and sell food.

This book appears on 4 reading lists across 1 edition from 4 organizations.

Book details

Lexile Text Measure
710L
ATOS Book Level
4
AR Interest Level
LG
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
846
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
Q
Themes
Community · Cultural Heritage · Food And Cooking · Work And Careers
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Readers to Eaters
Published
April 4, 2017
Pages
32
ISBN-13
9780983661597
Language
English