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EAT A PEACH

Gabe Ulla David Chang

A Memoir

The chef behind Momofuku and star of Netflix's Ugly Delicious gets uncomfortably real in his debut memoir.
As a young, unspectacular cook, David Chang opened a noodle restaurant in Manhattan's East Village that should not have survived its first, misbegotten year. But, through sheer stubbornness and a series of utterly reckless choices, he became a chef who the New York Times once described as "the modern equivalent of Norman Mailer or Muhammad Ali." In this memoir, Chang lays bare his self-doubt and ruminates on mental health. He explains the ideas that guide him and demonstrates how cuisine is a weapon against complacency and racism. Exhibiting the vulnerability of Andre Agassi's Open and the vivid storytelling of Patti Smith's Just Kids, this is a portrait of a modern America in which tenacity can overcome anything. David Chang is the chef and founder of Momofuku. Since opening Momofuku Noodle Bar in New York City in 2004, David has been honored as a Food & Wine Best New Chef and Bon Appétit Chef of the Year, and has won five James Beard Awards, including Outstanding Chef and Best Chef New York City. David has been recognized as a Time 100 honoree, was named GQ's Man of the Year, and has appeared on Fortune's 40 Under 40 and Esquire's list of the "most influential people of the twenty-first century." David's cookbook, Momofuku, is a New York Times best-seller. In 2018 David founded Majordomo Media and launched The Dave Chang Show podcast in partnership with The Ringer. David collaborated with Academy Awardwinning director Morgan Neville on the Netflix original documentary series Ugly Delicious.
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Published 2020-09-08 by Clarkson Potter

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Anthony Mason talks to six-time James Beard Award winner Chef David Chang about his new memoir, "Eat a Peach," the restaurant industry's uncertain future, growing up, his anger and mental health, Anthony Bourdain, learning to accept praise and starting a family. Read more...

...self-effacing, heart-on-sleeve memoir... Foodies and chefs alike will dig into Chang's searing memoir. Read more...

EAT A PEACH is a USA Today Bestseller #48 (Sept. 17, 2020) Read more...

EAT A PEACH is on the NYT bestseller list at #13 (Sept. 17, 2020) Read more...

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The breathless hype is true. His food is as good and as exciting as everyone says it is. David Chang has opened up a new direction in dining and cooking. With his troika of Momofukus, he changed the whole game. Scary-smart, funny, and ambitious, the wildly creative Chang is the guy all chefs have got to measure themselves by these days.

EAT A PEACH is one of Parade's 24 of the Best Memoirs to Read This Year Read more...

Chef and Ugly Delicious TV host David Chang didn't start his career in the kitchen as a natural talent. In fact, he was a notorious underdog. So how did he become a beloved culinary force? Plenty of mistakes, hard work and a fixation on the details. I devoured Chang's vulnerable and funny memoir. It's an unflinching story about battling your demons and finding identity in creative work. Read more...

.Mr. Chang, with assistance from Peter Meehan, who has written for The New York Times, writes about a chef's life in a way that feels completely fresh. The recipes, including those from the ginger-scallion noodles and roasted pork belly served at Noodle Bar, are almost perks; this would be a great read even without them.

EAT A PEACH is named one of the best books of the year by Barnes & Noble, NPR, Amazon, and the New York Library!

author interview: Chef David Chang On Depression, Being A Dad And The Burden Of 'Authenticity' Read more...

An entertaining, admirably candid self-assessment of life in the foodie fast lane. Read more...

EAT A PEACH just hit the Best cookbook, food and wine books of 2020 list on Amazon! Read more...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with chef and food celebrity David Chang about his new memoir, Eat a Peach, which details how his depression and bi-polar disorder lead to the best and worst of his choices. Read more...

Feature in People Magazine: In his upcoming memoir, Eat a Peach, excerpted in this week's PEOPLE, David Chang reveals that he has bipolar disorder - and explains how it has affected him in sometimes surprising ways Read more...