I'm not proud
of that spiteful little shadow that perches on my shoulder and whispers petty comments in my ear, but it is what it is. When our babysitter cancelled on me the other day because she was laid up with a broken foot, all I could think about was how annoyed I was that she went on that stupid rock climbing trip in the first place. (But don’t worry, I showed up with a plate of her favorite Greek pastries the next day, I’m not a monster!)On the flip side, I’m always dying to know everyone else’s secret thoughts. Enter Lori Gottlieb, the therapist whose new memoir Maybe You Should Talk to Someone reveals what your shrink is really thinking about when you’re on the couch. As a former TV writer (she worked on ER and Friends! She knew George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston before they were famous!!), Gottlieb has an amazing instinct for storytelling, and her memoir is my everything right now. It’s like a cozy blanket I can wrap around me and my little inner demon while we enjoy a story together.
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Notes from a Young Black Chef
- A Memoir
- By: Kwame Onwuachi, Joshua David Stein
- Narrated by: Kwame Onwuachi
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,193
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Performance1,062
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Story1,058
“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 By the time he was twenty-seven years old, Kwame Onwuachi had opened—and closed—one of the most talked about restaurants in...
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DC should be proud to have Chef Kwame
- By Jesse Wetzel on 04-26-19
"Maggi" like the Simpson
One of my favorite things about being an Audible editor is that I get to talk to some of the world’s most interesting people. Most recently that included Chef Kwame Onwauchi, author of the new food memoir, Notes from a Young Black Chef. We talked about Maggi Cube, a Nigerian seasoning that Chef Onwauchi explained is pronounced Maggie, like Maggie Simpson,
and about how narrating a memoir is a little like developing the flavor profile of an exquisite meal. Bon appetit!
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Yes, Chef
- A Memoir
- By: Marcus Samuelsson
- Narrated by: Marcus Samuelsson
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,990
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Performance1,742
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Story1,735
JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the great culinary stories of our time.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks...
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A fun and inspiring civics lesson
- By loix on 06-27-12
All of the flavor, none of the calories
As I chatted with Chef Onwauchi, we touched on the rich tradition of food memoirs that have come before. And while it’s bittersweet to hear someone describe a delicious dish that you’re left to imagine without tasting, food writing is still such an evocative art form. Equal parts visceral and cerebral, it’s a perfect marriage of storytelling. Here are some of our Social Media Editor Robyn's favorite food memoirs!
Find Your Flavor
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Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls
- A Memoir
- By: T Kira Madden
- Narrated by: T Kira Madden
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall626
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Performance552
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Story546
Acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut memoir is about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager amidst the fierce contradictions of Boca Raton, Florida, a place where she found cultlike privilege, shocking racial disparities, rampant white-collar crime, and powerfully destructive standards of beauty hiding in plain sight.
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Interesting POV, Not a literary memoir.
- By Margaret on 04-13-20
A memoir fit for a magician
T Kira Madden is a certifiable badass who grew up in the sun-scorched land of 'gator infestations and amusement parks, i.e. Florida, and her new memoir is hands-down one of my favorites of the year so far. She’s a magician (literally—she does amateur magic tricks!) who’s created a mesmerizing book about absent parents, irresistibly kissable women, the casual cruelty of prep school kids, and the dark side of privilege. This one is a keeper.
Abracadabra
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