Kwame Onwuachi'nin Notes of a Young Black Chef Anı Eserinde Kendi Mutfaklarıyla Siyah Mutfak Kimliği İddia Etmek
Anahtar Kelimeler:
Afrikalı Amerikalı Şefler- Yemek ve Performans- Yemek Anlatıları- Yemek Anı Kitapları- Siyahi Yemek KültürüÖz
Bu makale, Kwame Onwuachi’nin Notes of a Young Black Chef (2019) başlıklı anı kitabını konu alır. Onwuachi bu anı kitabında, Bronx’dan başlayan ve kaliteli yemek kültürü dünyasına uzanan kişisel gelişim öyküsünü, yemek dünyasındaki yolculuğuna odaklanarak anlatır. Çocukluğundan beri deneyimlediği ırk ayrımcılığı ve hiyerarşik toplumsal yapıların engellerine rağmen yemek pişirmeye devam ederek toplumsal görünürlük kazanmayı ve kendini ifade etmeyi başarır. Onwuachi’nin yaşam öyküsü, siyahi gelişim romanlarına benzer ve mutfak tarzını bu olgulaşma doğrultusunda geliştirir. Onwuachi yemeği kişisel bir anlatı olarak algılar. Klasik restoran algısını reddeder ve mutfağı kendi hayatının yanı sıra siyahi kimliklerin ve yemek kültürünün çeşitliliğini temsil edebileceği bir sahneye dönüştürür. Kişisel anlatısı ve mutfaktaki performansıyla, üzerine yüklenmiş olan toplumsal cinsiyet ve ırka dayalı kimlik algısını sorgular. Bu nedenle, bu makale aynı zamanda, yemek, performans ve edimliliğin kesişim noktalarını irdeler. Onwuachi, siyahi bir şef olarak, mutfaktaki performansı ve geleneksel ünlü şef imajını, toplumsal değişimi ve siyahi toplumun ırk eşitliğini desteklemek için yeniden biçimlendirir.
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