

"David Chang let the important business of taking care of his staff get away from him he let us down.

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"But for all of the hand-wringing, all of the guilt, all of the acknowledgment of the bad things that he's done or condoned, nowhere in the book does he say 'I'm sorry' or apologize - the word 'sorry' appears six times, never in the form of an apology - other than to 'anyone whose role I've exaggerated or downplayed in my memory,'" she wrote. Selinger wrote that Chang never offered up an apology to any of his former employees for the consequences she said his actions had on their lives and careers. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.When reached by Eater's editors for comment on Selinger's essay, Chang said that while he didn't recall the specific incidents Selinger mentioned, "they are entirely consistent with my behavior at the time, which I did not begin to correct until several years later" and "the bottom line is that I'm sorry.".Though Selinger acknowledges that Chang's memoir touches on these points in his life, and he writes about how they affected him at the time, Selinger wrote that Chang didn't mention the people he lashed out at, nor did he offer an apology to her for his behavior.Chang would easily and infamously enter into fits of rage over unpredictable things during his time working in his restaurants, Selinger said.Selinger, who was the corporate beverage director for Chang's Momofuku restaurant group in 2008, recalled several instances where she witnessed Chang's rages firsthand, including one incident where she says he berated her in front of her team.In an essay for Eater, ex-Momofuku employee Hannah Selinger says "Eat a Peach," a new memoir by David Chang, "fails to account for trauma he caused me.".Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
