In prison, Gustavo “Goose” Alvarez learned to love ramen. Now Alvarez has a book of recipes based on his time in prison, interspersed with stories like the time when food saved his life during a race riot:
“They were stuck there for hours, freezing in the cold,” Alvarez says of his would-be attackers. “This older guy saw that and started feeding them.” Soon, he writes in his book, he and other Hispanic prisoners gathered up all the ramen and other commissary items they had on hand to create a huge feast.
