Eddie Huang

Edwyn Charles "Eddie" Huang (born March 1, 1982) is an American author, chef, restaurateur, food personality, producer, and attorney. He co-owns BaoHaus, a Gua-Bao restaurant in the East Village of Lower Manhattan. He previously hosted Huang's World for Viceland. Huang's autobiography, Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir, was later adapted into a television series of the same name, which airs on ABC. 2Early life Eddie Huang was born in Washington, D.C., to Jessica and Louis Huang, who were immigrants from Taiwan. They were both waishengren of Taiwan, the ancestral homes of his father and mother were in Hunan and Shandong of Mainland China, respectively. Huang was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, but then moved to Orlando, Florida, where his father managed a successful group of steak and seafood restaurants, including "Atlantic Bay Seafood and Grill" and "Cattleman's Ranch Steakhouse". He appreciated African-American culture, especially hip-hop, at a young age. He also frequently got into fights, getting arrested twice on assault charges while growing up.Huang attended the University of Pittsburgh and Rollins College, graduating with a B.A. in English and Film from Rollins in 2004. At Rollins, he also won the Barbara Lawrence Alfond English Award and the Zora Neale Hurston Award, and was Sports and Humor editor for the school paper, The Sandspur. In 2008, Huang earned a J.D. from the Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva Universit