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The Migrant Chef: Book Talk and Signing

  • The Woodland Parlor 60 Woodland Road Maplewood, NJ, 07040 United States (map)

Join author Laura Tillman at a book talk and signing for her new book, The Migrant Chef, The Life and Times of Lalo Garcîa.

This biography maps García's journey from a childhood picking fruits and vegetables in the industrial fields of the United States, to his incarceration and deportation, to his celebrated career as one of the most important chefs in Mexico City's electric fine dining scene. Laura Tillman spent five years immersively reporting this book.

Earlier Event: May 21
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