Where I Come From

Life Lessons from a Latino Chef

By: Aarón Sánchez

Narrated by: Aarón Sánchez

America’s most prominent Latino chef shares the story behind his food, his family, and his professional journey

Before Chef Aaron Sanchez rose to fame on shows like MasterChef and Chopped, he was a restless Mexican-American son, raised by a fiercely determined and talented woman who was a successful chef and restaurateur in her own right - she is credited with bringing Mexican cuisine to the New York City dining scene. In many ways, Sanchez, who lost his father at a young age, was destined to follow in his mother Zarela’s footsteps. He spent nights as a child in his family’s dining room surrounded by some of the most influential chefs and restaurateurs in New York. At 16, needing direction, he was sent by his mother to work for renowned chef Paul Prudhomme in New Orleans.

In this memoir, Sanchez delves into his formative years with remarkable candor, injecting his story with adrenaline and revealing how he fell in love with cooking and started a career in the fast-paced culinary world. Sanchez shares the invaluable lessons he learned from his upbringing and his training - both inside and outside the kitchen - and offers an intimate look into the chaotic and untraditional life of a professional chef and television personality. This memoir is Sanchez’s highly personal account of a fatherless Latino kid whose talent and passion took him to the top of his profession.

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Wonderful insight

Wonderful insight into a Mexican American Chef. Thank you Chef for being vulnerable by letting us in to your personal life, struggles, and enlightenment.

A Love Letter

Chef Aarón writes a beautiful, vulnerable, love letter of his heritage and his passion for using food to learn from, educate, and most important, care for others.

The same as on TV

if you enjoy watching this author when he is on TV, then you will enjoy this book. There are times when you can tell is not a professional voice actor, but hearing his story in his own words and voice is still an enjoyable combination.

Worth the listen

He is a true storyteller, with a sense of humor and a deep appreciation of food, family, and his path. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

great story

inspirational and enlightening. felt like like I was sitting at a bar and catching up with a friend.

Entertaining & Encitefull

This was a good listen, Aaron Sanchez is a pretty interesting dude! His life and stories are entertaining and encitefull. this book and his voice shows his passion for everything in his life. This is very much worth the purchase price!

Fantastic and brutally honest!

As a fellow El Pasoan, and former restaurateur, I can totally relate to Aaron's story. His brutally honest and transparent approach to this story is both fascinating and captivating. I couldn't stop listening and was even late to an appointment one time because I couldn't turn it off. Great job Aaron!

Beautiful story of a human in development

Love this book as a Texas woman I understand the powers we process strong determination and love of land and food ! Thanks for sharing your story with us and respect for strong women in your life and development as well as all the truth about how hard it is being human !

Just extraordinary!

It is like using your sense of smell and taste, altogether with your emotions through the author narrative.

absolutely amazing

highly recommend. it's so intimate the entire tune I felt I was having a conversation with Aaron himself.