Eddie Huang facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Eddie Huang
Born	Edwyn Charles Huang (1982-03-01) March 1, 1982 (age 43) Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Education	University of Pittsburgh Rollins College (BA) Yeshiva University (JD)
Years active	2006–present
Known for	BaoHaus (Manhattan restaurant) Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir Fresh Off the Boat Huang's World
Spouse(s)	Shia Blanca
Children	1

Edwyn Charles Huang (born March 1, 1982) is an American author, chef, and TV host. He is also a restaurateur, producer, and used to be a lawyer. He was a co-owner of BaoHaus, a popular restaurant in Lower Manhattan. This restaurant was famous for its Taiwanese buns called gua bao.

Eddie Huang also hosted a show called Huang's World on Viceland. His autobiography, Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir, was made into an ABC TV show. This show was also called Fresh Off the Boat. Eddie narrated the first season of the show.

Growing Up and School

Eddie Huang was born in Washington, D.C.. His parents, Jessica and Louis Huang, were immigrants from Taiwan. They moved to the U.S. from Taiwan.

Eddie grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. Later, his family moved to Orlando, Florida. In Orlando, his father owned successful seafood and steak restaurants. Eddie loved African-American culture, especially hip-hop, from a young age.

He went to Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando. After high school, he studied at the University of Pittsburgh and Rollins College. He earned a degree in English and Film from Rollins in 2004.

In 2008, Eddie earned a law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. This school is part of Yeshiva University. While in law school, he worked at the Innocence Project. This project helps people who might have been wrongly convicted.

What Eddie Does

After finishing law school, Eddie worked as a corporate lawyer. He worked at a law firm in New York City. He was an associate in the firm's corporate department starting in 2008.

Clothing Designer

From 2006 to 2009, Eddie had his own streetwear company. It was first called "Bergdorf Hoodman," then "Hoodman Clothing." He worked with Art Director Ning Juang to create clothing designs. They met in Taiwan.

Chef and Restaurant Owner

Eddie was always interested in food. He grew up watching his mother cook at home. He also learned cooking skills from chefs at his father's restaurants. These chefs came from many different backgrounds. He learned how to manage a kitchen and be a good expeditor. An expeditor makes sure food orders are correct and delivered quickly.

In 2011, Eddie was named one of the "Chow 13." This is a list of important people in the food world.

Eddie Huang in New York City, January 13, 2013

Restaurants

In December 2009, Eddie opened BaoHaus. It was a Taiwanese bun shop in the Lower East Side of Lower Manhattan. In July 2011, he moved the shop to a new location in the East Village. The new place had a bigger menu.

In October 2020, Eddie announced that BaoHaus would close for good. Before it closed, the restaurant was praised by TimeOut. They liked its affordable prices and special menu items.

Eddie also opened another restaurant called Xiao Ye. This restaurant was not as successful and closed.

Author

Eddie started a blog called Fresh Off the Boat. Later, he wrote a book with the same name. His book, Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir, came out in 2013. It received good reviews from Publishers Weekly and The New York Times.

He published another book in 2016. It was called Double Cup Love: On the Trail of Family, Food, and Broken Hearts in China.

Television Work

Eddie hosted Cheap Bites on the Cooking Channel in 2011. He also appeared on other shows like Unique Eats. He later moved to Viceland. There, he hosted a segment called Fresh Off the Boat. This segment grew into an hour-long show renamed Huang's World.

In 2014, Eddie hosted Snack Off on MTV. On this show, Eddie helped contestants. They had to create tasty treats using unusual ingredients. These ingredients could be anything from fish sticks to chocolate.

Fresh Off the Boat TV Show

In 2014, ABC decided to make a TV series based on Eddie's book. The show was also called Fresh Off the Boat. It starred Randall Park and Constance Wu. Hudson Yang played a young Eddie. The show first aired on February 4, 2015.

Eddie narrated every episode of the first season. However, he left the show before the second season. He openly shared his thoughts about the show's development. He felt that his original ideas for the show were changed. Eddie has said he doesn't really like the show. He believes the story after the first episode isn't what he wrote in his memoir. He mostly avoids watching it. But he did watch parts of two episodes. One had a cameo by the rapper DMX. He also watched a bit of the episode where the family visited Taiwan.

Film Directing

In August 2019, it was announced that Eddie would direct and write a movie. The movie is called Boogie. It's a coming-of-age story about a young Chinese-American basketball player. The movie stars Taylor Takahashi, Pamelyn Chee, and Pop Smoke.

Eddie wrote the movie's screenplay very quickly. He included themes that have been important in his life. These include basketball and feeling like an outsider in a country where he is a minority.

Works and Publications

• Huang, Eddie. Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir. New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2013; ISBN: 978-0-679-64488-0
• Huang, Eddie. Double Cup Love: On the Trail of Family, Food, and Broken Hearts in China. New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2016]
• Huang's World (Viceland) 2016

See also

• Chinese people in New York City
• New Yorkers in journalism
• Taiwanese people in New York City