Portrait of Annette Bay PimentelI’m getting antsy for the publication date of Mountain Chef: How One Man Lost His Groceries, Changed His Plans, and Helped Cook Up the National Park Service.  But my book is on the way!

It tells the true story of Tie Sing, a Chinese American chef who lived in a time of intense anti-Chinese feeling but quietly and persistently carved out a remarkable career for himself. And despite all the obstacle American society threw at him, he loved America deeply. He became personally invested in the lobbying effort to create a National Park Service.

Plus the book has early morning sunrises, fortune cookies, and plummeting mules.

I know the book is really on its way now because the first review just appeared. Hoorah!