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Podcast: Closed Monday
Episode: NRO #125: Eric Huang | Founder, Chef - The Pecking House - From Cello's to Chicken
Description: Eric Huang grew up in a Chinese restaurant in New York. Like most first-generation Asian immigrants, his parents (*ahem) strongly encourage him to steer clear of the restaurant industry. In fact, they wouldn't even allow him to cook at home! Instead, he was introduced to classical music training and had to keep his fingers safe for the cello. Practice made perfect, and Eric was accepted at the prestigious Juilliard School, where he was eventually expelled and worked his way onto the campus at Northwestern University. But the restaurant life called his name. Huang finally enrolled and graduated from The...