Anthony Bourdain to appear in Brooklyn in conversation with Roy Choi
L.A.-raised maverick chef and Kogi taco truck co-founder Roy Choi is coming to DUMBO’s powerHouse Arena to celebrate the release of “L.A. SON: My Life, My City, My Food,” his inventive cookbook memoir with Anthony Bourdain, who will join the author in conversation.
Bourdain, in addition to hosting the Emmy Award-winning TV show “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” on CNN and “The Taste” on ABC, is the author of the bestselling “Kitchen Confidential” as well as “A Cook’s Tour,” “Medium Raw,” and three crime novels, among others. This is Bourdain’s only U.S. appearance with Roy Choi during his “L.A. Son” tour, and it will feature an exclusive conversation and audience Q&A.
In 2008, chef Roy Choi took his fine dining experience—cultivated at the Culinary Institute of America, Le Bernardin and the Beverly Hills Hilton—and jumpstarted the food truck craze in American with the creation of the wildly popular Kogi truck and the invention of his now famous Korean tacos. Awarded by Bon Appetit for “being true innovators as grassroots guerrilla restaurateurs,” Choi and the Kogi team truly launched a mobile food craze.