Eddie Huang

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Eddie Huang in New York City, on January 31, 2013

Eddie Huang (born March 1, 1982) is an Asian American restaurateur, food personality, sandwich hack, and former lawyer. He is the owner of Baohaus.[1]

Early life[edit]

Huang was born March 1st, 1982 in Washington, D.C., to immigrant parents from Taiwan, his ancestral home is located in Hunan, China. He was raised in Orlando, Florida, where his father managed a successful group of steak and seafood restaurants.[2] Huang identified with African-American culture, especially hip-hop, at a young age.[2] He attended The University of Pittsburgh, Rollins College and graduated with a B.A. He earned a J.D. from Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University).[3]

Career[edit]

Not long after graduating from law school, Huang decided for a career change. After being laid off from a New York law firm, Huang worked as a stand-up comic and as a marijuana dealer.[4] He was interested in food as he had grown up watching his mother cook at home. He learned management from his father, who also opened restaurants.[5]

In December 2009, he opened BaoHaus, a Taiwanese bun shop, on the Lower East Side of New York. In July 2011, he relocated his first shop to 238 East 14th Street in East Village with an expanded menu.[6] Another restaurant, Xiao Ye, was less successful and closed after controversy over its sales of Four Loko.[7] He created a blog called Fresh Off the Boat and later published a memoir with Random House by the same name.[8] Fresh Off the Boat was released in early 2013, with Publisher's Weekly noting: "Brash, leading-edge, and unapologetically hip, Huang reconfigures the popular foodie memoir into something worthwhile and very memorable." Publisher's Weekly[9] Fresh Off the Boat hit the NY Times Bestseller list at #33 its first week. New York Times[10]

He hosted Cheap Bites on the Cooking Channel at the end of 2011 and also appeared on several episodes of Unique Eats before leaving the Cooking Channel for Vice where he hosts a recurring segment, also called "Fresh Off the Boat".[2] Also in 2012, Huang was named a 2013 TED Fellow.[4] Yet he later had his TED fellowship revoked for not attending every event of their 12 to 15 hour day, seven day long schedule. He went on to compare TED to a "Scientology summer camp". [11] In 2011 he made the Chow 13[12] and was voted one of the 101 People You Must Meet in 2011 by Town and Country magazine.

Writing[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Why Food Personality Eddie Huang Is Still Going Strong - TIME
  2. ^ a b c Garner, Dwight (January 24, 2013). "Pork Buns Steamed in Bluster ‘Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir,’ by Eddie Huang". New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2013. 
  3. ^ Eddie Huang calls himself the new Anthony Bourdain | New York Post - NYPOST.com
  4. ^ a b Stein, Joshua David (January 23, 2013). "Chef Who Refuses to Be Defined by His Wok". New York Times. Retrieved 26 January 2013. 
  5. ^ Talking with Eddie Huang | Food Republic
  6. ^ Eddie Huang Opening East Village Location of BaoHaus - Expansions - Eater NY
  7. ^ Freeman, Nate (November, 2013). "Xiao Ye, Eddie Huang's Bastion of Four Loko Has Shut Down". New York Observer. Retrieved November 2010. 
  8. ^ Fresh Off the Boat
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  10. ^ [2]
  11. ^ http://www.infowars.com/ted-conference-exposed-as-scientology-style-cult/
  12. ^ Chow 13

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