Eddie Huang

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Eddie Huang
Eddie Huang.jpg
Huang in New York City on January 31, 2013
Born (1982-03-01) 1 March 1982 (age 32)
Washington, D.C, US
Citizenship American
Occupation Chef, writer

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

Early life[edit]

Eddie Huang (traditional Chinese:黃頤銘; simplified Chinese:黄颐铭) was born March 1, 1982 in Washington, D.C., to immigrant parents from Taiwan. 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 and 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 (割包) 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: A Memoir 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] In 2014, ABC ordered a television series based on his book, also called Fresh Off the Boat, starring Randall Park and Constance Wu, with Hudson Yang playing Eddie.

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 the conference, per the fellowship agreement. He went on to compare TED to a "Scientology summer camp".[11][12] In 2011 he made the Chow 13[13] and was voted one of the 101 People You Must Meet in 2011 by Town and Country magazine.[citation needed] In 2014 he host a cooking reality show called Snack-Off

Writing[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ozersky, Josh (2011-02-23). "Why Food Personality Eddie Huang Is Still Going Strong". TIME. Retrieved 2014-03-01. 
  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. ^ [1][dead link]
  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. ^ Emily Nordee (2011-03-28). "Talking with Eddie Huang". Food Republic. Retrieved 2014-03-01. 
  6. ^ "Eddie Huang Opening East Village Location of BaoHaus - Expansions - Eater NY". Ny.eater.com. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2014-03-01. 
  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". Thepopchef.blogspot.com. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2014-03-01. 
  9. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir by Eddie Huang. Random/Spiegel & Grau, $26 (272p) ISBN 978-0-679-64488-0". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01. 
  10. ^ Taylor, Ihsan. "Best Sellers - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01. 
  11. ^ "TED Conference Exposed As Scientology-Style Cult". YouTube. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2014-03-01. 
  12. ^ "Eddie Huang Says TED Conferences Have Turned Into A “Scientology Cult” (Video)". Political Blind Spot. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2014-03-01. 
  13. ^ "Chow 13 honorees – a sneak peek – Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs". Eatocracy.cnn.com. 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2014-03-01. 

External links[edit]

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