Keith Corbin

chef and co-owner of Alta Adams, author of “California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival”

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Chef Keith Corbin details his life growing up in Watts, cooking crack cocaine, and becoming co-owner of modern soul food restaurant Alta Adams.

I’ll hire people no one wants to hire: Alta Adams chef Keith Corbin

Chef Keith Corbin details his life growing up in Watts, cooking crack cocaine, and becoming co-owner of modern soul food restaurant Alta Adams.

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