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Eddie Huang

Fresh Off the Boat author and restaurateur Eddie Huang discusses Taiwanese buns, basketball, and his directorial debut, Boogie. Then, he plays a game about his favorite animal, pandas.
Eddie Huang

In 2009, Eddie Huang opened Baohaus, a Taiwanese bun shop in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Huang said his attraction to cooking began with his mother. "She would taste something at a restaurant and be able to make it. And I think that gene or whatever my mom's magic is, it got passed to me." The secret to being able to recreate the magic? According to Huang, it's about paying attention. "When you're eating to pay attention, you know to savor

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