Showing posts with label civic leaders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label civic leaders. Show all posts

Thursday, October 10, 2013

From gambling and drug addiction to succes in business: the incredible story of Roy Choi

What do restaurant chefs dream of ? Most would be happy with a great review , full house every night , maybe a restaurant or three of their own , a TV show .
Not Roy Choi . Choi has broken his own unconventional path to fame and success in the restaurant world , as his upcoming book , Son LA : My Life , My City, My Food , shows. Out November 5, it is a memoir and a collection of recipes from documentation transition Choi drug addict and gambler to one of the most admired civic leaders and charismatic Los Angeles ' , one that raises the bar on what the ' t mean to chefs to serve and feed their communities .