David Chang

David Chang is a literary fiction and memoir author who is also one of America’s most celebrated restaurateurs and chefs. Chang gained much notoriety when he opened Momofuku, his first-ever restaurant that “Bon Appetit” would name America’s most important restaurant in 2013. He started the restaurant in East Village Manhattan in 2004 and the joint soon became popular for its casual atmosphere, pork buns, and ramen noodles. Since then he has opened more than a dozen restaurants in Australia, New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Over the years, he has won several awards including outstanding chef, best new restaurant, and five James Beard Awards. He has since expanded into a Netflix series titled “Ugly Delicious” that is all about the foods of different cultures. “Eat A Peach” is his debut memoir and is full of insights about restaurants and food. The author who is a child of North Korean immigrants also shares a lot of insights about his struggles with depression and fitting in. Growing up in Virginia, he was often embarrassed by the Korean foods his family prepared and that his kitchen smelled very different from that of his friends. Suffering from bipolar disorder he found an escape in restaurants and cooking that he believes is what saved his life.