This inspiring memoir chronicles Top Chef star and Forbes and Zagat 30 Under 30 phenom Kwame Onwuachi's incredible--and odds-defying--rise to fame in the food world after a tough childhood in the Bronx and Nigeria.

"Adapted for young adults."

Standing on stories -- Egusi stew -- Dominoes -- Ancestors -- The block -- Moneymaking -- Gulf state -- Finding my craft -- CIA man -- Ignited -- Breakdowns and breakthroughs -- From old guard to start-up -- Welcome to reality -- The jewel -- Unraveling -- The lesson.