Soul food chef Keith Corbin has lived many lives. He鈥檚 now a James Beard Award-nominated chef and the co-owner of the restaurant Alta Adams in Los Angeles. It鈥檚 been named one of the best restaurants in the country by and the
He鈥檚 also a former gang member and was incarcerated in prisons across California before entering the kitchen.
鈥淚鈥檝e tried on pieces of my friends to see if it fit for me,鈥� Corbin explained at an event hosted by KPCC in Los Angeles.
Corbin is also an author. He鈥檚 out with a called 鈥淐alifornia Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival.鈥� Itfocuses on the role food plays in our sense of community, home, and identity.
We talk to Corbin about soul food, restaurant life, incarceration, and more.
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