**Philip Chiang** (Chinese: 江一帆) is the co-founder of **P.F. Chang's China Bistro**. Here are the key facts about him: - **Born:** 1948 in Shanghai, China. - **Family background:** His parents fled China in 1949 due to the Communist takeover. His father served as a diplomat for Taiwan. He spent much of his childhood in Japan before his mother, **Cecilia Chiang**, moved with him and his sister to San Francisco's Chinatown. - **Culinary roots:** His mother founded **The Mandarin**, one of the first U.S. Chinese restaurants to serve non-Cantonese Chinese cuisine. Philip later took over The Mandarin and started the **Mandarette** in West Hollywood. - **Education:** He holds a B.F.A. from the ArtCenter College of Design. - **P.F. Chang's founding:** In 1992 he collaborated with restaurateur **Paul Fleming**, and in 1993 they co-founded **P.F. Chang's China Bistro** in Scottsdale, Arizona. **A note on the name:** The "P.F." in P.F. Chang's stands for **Paul Fleming**, while "Chang" is a reference to the Chiang surname (Philip Chiang). So Philip Chiang is the "Chang" in the restaurant's name, and Paul Fleming is the "P.F."