When Chef Ariel Fox was growing up, she knew she was biracial but didn't know many details about her heritage or the rich cultural traditions on either side of her family. When her fourth grade teacher gives her the task of writing an essay about her holiday traditions, based on her family background and culture, she struggles to meet her Monday morning deadline - until she discovers that food keeps emerging as a theme in her life, a theme that helps her gain a stronger sense of her identity.

A genre-defying blend of fiction, memoir, and cookbook for kids, Freckle-Faced Foodie is about exploring passions, learning about your roots, and most of all, being proud of who you are.

Ariel Fox is now an award-winning chef in New York City and a new mom raising her own little foodie. Long before her rise to the top of her field and her recent win as Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen 2019 top chef, she began her culinary path as a quirky young girl who happened to pay attention to the intricacies of food wherever she went. You can visit her on Instagram @chefarielfox.

Marlin Adams, in addition to being Ariel's mom, is an educator and former executive director of the California Reading and Literature Project for the University of California, where she published numerous curriculum guides and educational texts for language and literacy teachers. This is her first children's book, in which she vividly brings to life her daughter's childhood escapades in the kitchen. Marlin lives with her husband in Brooklyn, New York.