PEACHY KEEN
CelebratedAmericanchef,restaurateur,
andtelevisionandpodcasthostDavid
Changhasaddedyetanotherbooktohis
burgeoninglistofachievements,withthe
releaseofhisdebutmemoirEata Peach.
Eightyearsinthemaking,thebookis
a culinarycoming-of-agewhichunpacks
Chang’sstrugglesandtriumphsinboth
hispersonalandprofessionallife.“The
booktouchesonmyAsianidentityand
mentalhealth,plusthecrazyridethathas
beentheculinaryworldforthepast 15 or
soyears,”saysChang.Fromstoriesof
growingupasan“outsider”inArlington,
Virginia,toworkingasa linecook,dealing
withnegativecriticismandmanagingbipolar
disorder,thebookrevealsanintimateand
honestaccountofChang’sexperiences.
“Thehardestpartwasshapingit into
somethingthatmakessenseforsomeone
elsetoread,ratherthanit justbeinga stream
ofconsciousness,”addsChang.“Thefirst
halfis morelinearthanthesecond,asI’m
stillworkingthroughthepast 10 years;I’m
stilltryingtomakesenseofit all.It hasbeen
a longprocess.”Andasforhissuccess?“So
muchoftheworldtodayis preparingyouto
becomesuccessful.Noonetellsyouwhat
happensaftersuccess– that’sthehardpart.”
Eata Peach:A MemoirbyDavidChang
(Square Peg, $42.99) is out now.Festivalsarebackon
thecards,andMona
Fomais oneofthe
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dates.Mona’sFestival
ofMusicandArtwill
doubledownon
locationsnextyear,
hittingLaunceston
(January15-17)and
Hobart(January
22-24).Withtwo
locationsmore
peoplecanattend
theleft-of-centre
immersivefestival.
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WORDSKARLIEVERKERK(DAVID CHANG).PHOTOGRAPHY ANDREW BEZEK (DAVID CHANG),PETER HENDRIE(THE WINDOW SEAT),^JESSE HUNNIFORD (MONA).