EDDIE HUANG IS JUST WARMING UP
Those familiar with Eddie Huang—whether through his food-and-travel Viceland series Huang’s World, steamed pork buns from his now-closed Baohaus restaurant in New York City or a certain best-selling memoir titled Fresh Off the Boat—will know that he says what he thinks and does what he says. When someone serves him a subpar meal, he isn’t going to pretend it’s good. If he finds himself in the company of people whose beliefs he does not share, he won’t turn the other cheek. In the past, he has openly written about his experiences with domestic violence and sexual abuse, and he can navigate even the most sensitive topics without censoring himself.
Born to Taiwanese immigrant parents in Washington, DC, before relocating to the Sunshine State, where his family opened a Cattleman’s Ranch steakhouse, Huang spent his formative years wedged between the expectations of Chinese culture and the prejudices of American society. Basketball, rap music and street-wear fashion offered a welcomed escape from—as well as, perhaps, a
