![]() ![]() He writes in his memoir that he was "looking to the kitchen for salvation". As a child, Chang was a golf prodigy, but in his memoir, he describes being a middling student who often disappointed his strict parents.Īfter a failed stint at a finance firm in Manhattan, Chang decided to go to culinary school. 'The dark ages'Ĭhang's parents migrated to the US from North and South Korea in the 60s. ![]() He also digs into his boundary-pushing approach to food and innovation, authenticity and tradition. Then there's all his work outside of the kitchen - from his cookbooks and now-defunct magazine, to his Netflix series and his podcast.Ĭhang is now releasing a memoir, Eat A Peach, where he recounts his meteoric rise and lays bare his struggles with depression, suicidal ideation and bipolar disorder, and the role of therapy in his life. His restaurants have won Michelin stars in record-breaking time, as well as coveted positions in the World's 50 Best Restaurants list. "It is literally one of the dumbest professions in the world, which is why I love it so much."Ĭhang is a titan of the food world beginning with New York's Momofuku Noodle Bar, which he started in 2004 when he was just 26 years old, he birthed a culinary empire that now spans 15 restaurants, from Los Angeles to Sydney. ![]()
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