Mango and Peppercorns (eBook)

A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream

Katherine Manning, Lyn Nguyen, Tung Nguyen (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
Chronicle Books Llc (Verlag)
978-1-7972-0293-8 (ISBN)

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A powerful memoir of resilience, friendship, family, and food from the acclaimed chefs behind the award-winning Hy Vong Vietnamese restaurant in Miami.Through powerful narrative, archival imagery, and 20 Vietnamese recipes that mirror their story, Mango & Peppercorns is a unique contribution to culinary literature.In 1975, after narrowly escaping the fall of Saigon, pregnant refugee and gifted cook Tung Nguyen ended up in the Miami home of Kathy Manning, a graduate student and waitress who was taking in displaced Vietnamese refugees. This serendipitous meeting evolved into a decades-long partnership, one that eventually turned strangers into family and a tiny, no-frills eatery into one of the most lauded restaurants in the country.Tung's fierce practicality often clashed with Kathy's free-spirited nature, but over time, they found a harmony in their contrastsa harmony embodied in the restaurant's signature mango and peppercorns sauce.*; IMPORTANT, UNIVERSAL STORY: An inspiring memoir peppered with recipes, it is a riveting read that will appeal to fans of Roy Choi, Ed Lee, Ruth Reichl, and Kwame Onwuachi.*; TIMELY TOPIC: This real-life American dream is a welcome reminder of our country's longstanding tradition of welcoming refugees and immigrants. This book adds a touchpoint to that larger conversation, resonating beyond the bookshelf.*; INVENTIVE COOKBOOK: This book is taking genre-bending a step further, focusing on the story first and foremost with 20 complementary recipes. Perfect for:*; Fans of culinary nonfiction*; Fans of Ruth Reichl, Roy Choi, Kwame Onwuachi, and Anya Von Bremzen*; Home cooks who are interested in Asian food and cooking

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.3.2021
• Co-Autor: Elisa Ung
• Vorwort: Michelle Bernstein
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Grundkochbücher
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Länderküchen
• Schlagworte: A • Activist • American • Asian • assimilation • Black • books • buttermilk • Chef • Cookbook • cooking • crosscultural • Diverse • Diversity • Dream • Edward • Family • Florida • Food • Found • from • Gourmet • Graffiti • hivong • Immigrant • Immigration • Lee • Luke • Memoir • Miami • My • Nguyen • Notes • Recipes • Refugee • Restaurant • rights • Story • unconventional • Vietnam • Vietnamese • YES • Young
• ISBN-10: 1-7972-0293-6 / 1797202936
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7972-0293-8 / 9781797202938