A new series based on the life of Chef Aarón Sánchez is in the works

ABC (US) is developing a new drama based on the memoir by Chef Aarón Sánchez titled Where I Come From. The new show will follow divorcee and chef Zoila Sanchez, a character based on Sánchez’s mother. Inspired by events from Sánchez’s own childhood, the show depicts Zoila moving to New York from Texas along with her twin sons so she can open a restaurant in the city.

While we don’t know many more details about the show than this rough outline, including any thoughts about who might play the main characters, we might pick up clues from the memoir. In Where I Come From, Sánchez candidly delves into his formative years, revealing how he fell in love with cooking and started a career in the fast-paced culinary world.

In some ways he was destined for this career, having spent nights as a child in his family’s dining room surrounded by some of the most influential chefs and restaurateurs in New York. His mother, Zarela, was a successful chef and restaurateur in her own right—she is credited with bringing Mexican cuisine to the New York City dining scene.

No proposed release date for the as yet unnamed show has been announced.