One morning in 2003, just days before they were set to return to China, the Chang family left the embassy with plans to settle in the United States.
After a review was published in the City Paper in 2005,[5] Chang left TemptAsian for a new restaurant in Fairfax called Szechuan Boy.
In the fall of 2009, Chang moved to Taste of China in Charlottesville, Virginia, which quickly became a popular destination, with lines extending out the door.
[1] The article brought national recognition to Chang and Taste of China; and by the end of the month he had left the restaurant, citing differences with the owner.
[32] He has cooked several times at the James Beard House in New York City, including for a dinner in November 2019 celebrating "The Chang Mystique.
"[33] In November 2013, China Cafe in Richmond was featured on Andrew Zimmern's show Bizarre Foods America on the Travel Channel.
[34] In July 2016, Peter Chang in Rockville was featured on the Food Network's Top 5 Restaurants with Sunny Anderson and Geoffrey Zakarian.
[35] A December 2019 article in The Economist on Chinese-American cuisine opened "For several years, beginning in the mid-2000s, devotees of Chinese food on America's east coast obsessed over a mystery: Where was Peter Chang?
It described one of his soups, with pickled mustard greens and fresh sea bass, as "in its way as hauntingly perfect and austere as a Bach cello suite.
"Named for owner and well-known local chef Peter Chang, this Dupont Circle dweller has a sleek, minimalist aesthetic with a plush look and feel.