Eat a Peach
A Memoir
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Narrated by:
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David Chang
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By:
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David Chang
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
In 2004, Momofuku Noodle Bar opened in Manhattan's East Village. Its young chef-owner, David Chang, served ramen and pork buns to a mix of fellow restaurant cooks and confused diners whose idea of ramen was instant noodles in Styrofoam cups. It would have been impossible to know that he would become one of the most influential chefs of his generation.
Full of grace, candour, grit and humour, Eat a Peach chronicles Chang's journey, laying bare his mistakes and feelings of otherness and inadequacy. Along the way, Chang gives us a penetrating look at restaurant life, balancing his deep love for the kitchen with unflinching honesty about the industry's history of brutishness and its uncertain future.
An intimate account of the making of a chef, the modern restaurant world that he helped shape and how success can be much harder to understand than failure.
©2021 David Chang (P)2021 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
"David is a personal hero - funny, wise, humble, and self-aware. With Eat a Peach, he puts words to so many of the things we all feel, sharing generously of his own journey so we can all benefit in the process." (Chrissy Teigen, New York Times best-selling author of Cravings)
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- Anonymous User
- 16-07-2024
Raw and honest
I loved how I could hear the feelings that David experienced in his telling his story.
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- Mick
- 17-05-2024
Enjoyed!
A lot of learning and reflection in this book. I enjoyed listening and will look for other titles by DC.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-08-2024
Tough personal issues discussed - brave.
Love DC the public image version. Now love the not perfect human DC. Would have liked to have heard more personal relationships but understand privacy needs. Looking fwd to another one in ten years.
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- Rosemary Lee
- 19-09-2021
Another milestone ...
A telling it like it really is memoir of East Asian American autobiography ...
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- Anonymous User
- 06-05-2021
brilliant from start to finish
Really loved David's honesty in his book. he opens up with his struggles and really tells his life story well.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-05-2023
Lacklustre
Lacks detail and the performance is not great. At times threatens to be good and interesting but just doesn’t quite achieve it.
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