Eric Huang with Anzhu & Pecking House

Eric Huang is a former Sous Chef at Eleven Madison Park who is setting out to create and open his own restaurant, Anzhu. Drawing from his experience in fine-dining kitchens in NYC (Cafe Boulud, Gramercy Tavern), Anzhu will be Eric's take on reintroducing Chinese-American cuisine. We tackle topics such as cultural appropriation in food, the perception of Chinese cuisine in America, the lack of representation in kitchens, and changing the conversation about "cheap" takeout and MSG. We chronicle the humbling full circle of Eric's experience of growing up in the family restaurant to now filling in as its dim sum chef due to COVID-19.