Chang recounts the liberating revelation that galvanized him to helm his business on his own terms: “If I wasn’t cooking food I believed in, then what was I even doing?” It is during these moments of internal turbulence that Chang’s incisive observational powers shine.Īs he reflects on the humble beginnings of what would later become the Momofuku empire, he deftly limns the dissonant tension he felt between theory and praxis - between where he was and whom he yearned to become. Organized into two parts titled “Up the Hill” and “Down and Back Again,” Chang’s memoir “Eat a Peach” explores the dimensional growth, missteps, and triumphs of his experience as a Korean-American chef while interrogating the emotional burdens and moral ambiguities underpinning his dizzying rise to acclaim.īetween descriptions of staunch Korean churchgoers, high school bullies, hierarchical kitchens and the abyssal depths of mental illness, Chang elucidates the numerous personal struggles he navigated during adolescence and early adulthood. It is, however, precisely this self-doubt - coupled with his conviction that there is always room for growth - that cemented Chang’s status as a behemoth in the contemporary American culinary landscape. “What makes anyone think I know better than them?”
Early on in the memoir, Chang expresses with characteristic self-deprecation his reservations regarding his current prestige and fame: “Why is my word more valuable than anyone else’s,” Chang writes. David Chang, founder of the Momofuku Group and star of Netflix television series “Ugly Delicious,” is no exception to the growing trend of industry stars penning mildly interesting narratives of early adversities that end up flourishing into professional success. These days, it seems as though every celebrity gets their own memoir.
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