David Chang Mourns Death of His Mother Sherri After Cancer Battle: 'I Will Miss Her So Much'

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David Changshared a heartfelt tribute to his mother Sherri following her death after a long battle with cancer.

On Friday, the founder of theMomofukurestaurant empire, 44, posted a photo of his mother smiling and shared the news of his loss.

“My mom passed away peacefully after a 26 year battle with cancer,” he wrote. “She so appreciated everyone’s support in her fight with cancer.”

TheUgly Deliciousstar opened up about his mother’s diagnosis in anInstagram postin honor of her 74th birthday in 2020, which the family celebrated via Facetime.

“Momma chang just had surgery last week, had a another round of chemotherapy yesterday and has been in a constant battle with cancer since 1996,” he shared alongside several sweet videos ofhis son Hugowishing her a happy birthday.

TheEat a Peach authorcalled her “the most amazing mom and toughest person I know” and “the best cook in the family” but added that she “still won’t give me any of her recipes.”

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In 2018, Chang talked about the challenges of cooking for his Korean immigrant parents during an interview onJimmy Kimmel Live.(His fatherpassed awayfrom cancer in June 2020.)

“My mom is an amazing, amazing cook and my dad immigrated to this country and he worked in the restaurants for 30 years, so they have some serious opinions.”

“My dad tells me how to operate the restaurants and my mom tells me my food is too salty,” he added. “So over the years, she’s always like, ‘I can do this better. I can’t believe my son is like doing this. These are my recipes what’s going on.’ They try not to come too much because it’s too much criticism. They are tiger parents.”

source: people.com