L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food

The recipes I have made from this book have been good. I took away stars because I really dislike the layout. Recipes are thrown in throughout his story. This makes it really difficult to flip to the recipe you want to use (have to go to the index every time) or to just browse recipes to see what you feel like making. But I will say my family really enjoys the buttermilk pancakes from this book and it’s now my go to pancake.

Crushed through The Chef Show on Netflix and even went back to recreate some of the meals Roy and Jon made with guests.Though the shows website has some recipes, I've been wanting these guys to come out with a cookbook. Didn't dawn on me until recently that Roy probably had one out and HOT D@#N... this book is awesome.Roy has many great stories and creative ways to turn meals into flavorful masterpieces. Major props to the team that put this together.

For starters an absorbing read that beautifully describes a vibrant diverse culture in a way that makes it familiar. It would be worth the purchase of that were all there was to it. The recipes that compliment each chapter are a bonus. Ingredients methods and alternatives are clearly presented and the results are wonderful. If you love Asian-Korean-Mexican food solo or in combination, try this. Chef Choi's voice is a bit like Bourdain's so be prepared for some language and some living on the edge tales..

If you're a fan of Kogi, Best Friend, the Chef Show, or anything Chef Roy Choi does/has done, this is a must-have! It's loaded with his personal history, which gives a ton of background context to his creations. Big fan. Couldn't put it down. Can't wait to dive into the recipes! As soon as this whole COVID-19 pandemic is past us, I'm going to go out and get everything I need to make my own kimchi. Thanks for a great book, chef!

Cooking, reading, amazed and fascinated. This book will spark creativity by association but curiosity will be satisfied by this no holds barred autobiography. Best cookbook but also life story, lyrical and profane beyond crazy. Amazeballs.

Enjoying book after watching net flix show with him hes very down to earth and cool guy he has a great reputation in southern California he is enjoying well deserved success

Discovered Roy Choi while watching The Chef show on Netflix and this book is great its not like a usual cookbook it has a lot of his backstory like a little biography and some of his recipes seem pretty easy to make I haven't made any yet but the book is a good read so far.

I bought this book ostensibly for my husband, after he recommended I listen to Mr. Choi's NPR interview. The interview he gave on Fresh Air was smart and funny and engaging, and even though I don't live in a town with a bustling food truck population, I have read my fair share about them. This book is has great recipes, wonderful and at time heartbreaking stories from Mr. Choi's own life, and these great, color saturated photos. This is one book that I'd recommend the hardcover over the Kindle version, just so you can lay it out and pore over it. The recipes are varied, interesting, and for the novice as well as the pro. You may not want to buy it for your mom if she is offended by pot smoking and f-bombs, but everyone else will adore it. (Your mom will probably like it, too.) I love a cookbook that's as great to cook from as to read!

Great book by an amazing chef, brilliant recipes with a superb look into one of the best chefs working in the industry today. Every chef should own a copy

Amazing story and some great recipes from the main man ❤️

I fell in love with this guy after watching his Netflix series with John Favreau. This book is so handy... now I can actually make some of his tasty looking food!

I loved reading his story and history and the recipes are fantastic . Great book. Love it

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