Chang covers the ins and outs, the fires and floods, that come with running a restaurant-while constantly questioning his place in the constellation of celebrity chefs. With humor, pathos and heaping spoonsful of self-deprecation, Mr. Whether you’re a full-on foodie or simply a Food Network junkie, you’ll want to dig into this one. Chang’s honesty and humor are just two of the many quality ingredients that make up the recipe for this delicious reading. a delight, a book that will prove fascinating to anyone interested in the culinary world.

As with the rest of the book, Chang’s combination of genuine affection and deep-running pessimism regarding the craft is prominent. But it all springs from a place of honest love and affection for the vocation. Chang is unafraid of dealing in harsh realities at times, it borders on the antagonistic. The book closes with an absolutely dynamite section titled simply '33 Rules for Becoming a Chef.' It is a frank, thoughtful and hilarious dissection of the realities of becoming a chef, packed with good advice.

We also get a glimpse of the business side of things, a sausage-making aspect of restaurant entrepreneurialism that isn’t often fully reckoned with in memoirs like this. Chang’s ability to capture the intensity of life in the kitchen makes Eat a Peach a fiery and compelling read. He’s also a hell of a storyteller, a gifted and charming raconteur who breathes enthusiastic life into his tales – culinary and otherwise. His feelings of otherness, of being an outsider no matter where he was, come through with a heartbreaking clarity. And his willingness to speak frankly about his mental health struggles is especially welcome even now, there’s a stigma that comes with those kinds of conversations. He celebrates his successes, of course, but he is also forthcoming about his failures. isn’t your usual celebrity memoir Chang proves to be brutally honest about many of his own shortcomings. The one constant throughout is a deep-seated and genuine love of cooking, both in terms of culinary exploration and cultural storytelling. It’s a success story that features plenty of misfires.

Chang is brutally honest and forthcoming about his up-and-down fight against depression and his ongoing struggles with anger management.

David chang eat a peach a memoir