About this episode
Eddie Huang hardly needs an introduction, but here’s a shot. Eddie is a gifted writer , rap encyclopedia, film director, podcast host, best-selling author, and a pretty nice chef , too. Matt has known Eddie since his days coming up in New York City in the 2000s, running the iconic Baohaus and shaking up the food writing world in the process. Today he’s back living in New York after spending years in California, and we get into his new restaurant project, Gazebo , which is running as a monthly pop-up series at The Flower Shop. We also talk about NYC dining culture then and now, and Eddie takes the TASTE Check. Legendary. Read some of Eddie’s recent writing on Canal Street Dreams: The Long Island Iced Tea Can Save Us The Restaurant Review Thing Gazebo July Menu Get your tickets to our live event on July 23 at the Bell House in Brooklyn . Featuring conversations with Padma Lakshmi, Hailee Catalano & Chuck Cruz, and a live taping of Bon Appétit Bake Club with Jesse Szewczyk and Shilpa Uskokovic. Ticket sales benefit One Love Community Fridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices