Vice Show Host Eddie Huang Takes on Anthony Bourdain With Just $30K an Episode

Though a chef, Huang is more interested in telling stories of of real people than food.

Eddie Huang worked as a lawyer, chef, drug dealer and stand-up comedian — all before the tender age of 30. He is best known for his work in the food world thanks to his restaurant BaoHaus, a Taiwanese bun shop in New York, and for his criticism of fellow chef Marcus Samuelsson.

His food savvy and his strong opinion caught the attention of Vice, which asked him to make a web series, “Fresh Off the Boat.” The second season of that show debuted Monday.

Yet if food is why Vice wanted to work with Huang at first, it is no longer his focus.

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