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Amboy : recipes from the Filipino-American dream
Record details
- ISBN: 9781328931733
- ISBN: 1328931730
- ISBN: 9781328931740
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Physical Description:
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352 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm - Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Meeting Alvin -- Mom and Dad -- Pico Rivera, 1986 -- Lola -- Ten summers in a row in the Philippines -- Auntie Cita -- Sacred heart -- Weekend heroes -- Portland runaway -- The death of Ten01 -- The rise of Eggslut -- The major leagues -- Unit 120 -- Amboy. |
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| Subject: | Cooking, Philippine Cooking, Southeast Asian Cooking, Philippine |
| Genre: | Cookbooks. Recipes. Cookbooks. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | 641.59599 CAI (Text) | 000157010 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"Filipino recipes from the creator of the legendary Eggslut in LA, host of the hit online series The Burger Show, and the most prominent Filipino chef in the US"--
Cailan, arguably the most high-profile chef in America's Filipino food movement, spent his youth feeling like he wasn't Filipino enough to be Filipino and not American enough to be an American. As an amboy, the term for a Filipino raised in America, he had to overcome cultural traditions and family expectations to find his own path to success. In this memoir/cookbook, Cailan tells that story through his recipes. -- adapted from inside front cover.
Cailan, arguably the most high-profile chef in America's Filipino food movement, spent his youth feeling like he wasn't Filipino enough to be Filipino and not American enough to be an American. As an amboy, the term for a Filipino raised in America, he had to overcome cultural traditions and family expectations to find his own path to success. In this memoir/cookbook, Cailan tells that story through his recipes. -- adapted from inside front cover.