I wanted to disprove the notion that you couldn't open a great restaurant in a casino. David Chang casinodisprovegreat Change image and share on social
There's the common misconception that restaurants make a lot of money. It's not true. If you look at maybe the top chef in the world, or at least monetarily, it's like Wolfgang Puck, but he makes as much money as an average crappy investment banker. David Chang averagebankerchef share on social
I learned so much more prepping vegetables than I ever did in cooking school. David Chang cooklearnprep Change image and share on social
I work so hard that I forget to take care of myself. David Chang careforgethard Change image and share on social
When I first started to cook, I would cook these elaborate meals, but I rarely cook at home now. David Chang cookelaboratehome Change image and share on social
To me, there are two types of celebrity: there's good celebrity - people that are attracted to the food and working and trying to create something great - and then there's bad celebrity - those who are working on being a celebrity. David Chang attractbadcelebrity share on social
I've never bribed my way into a restaurant. I've never slipped a C-note or greased a palm. In truth, I've never even considered it. I've assumed, of course, that people do such things. David Chang assumebribeconsider Change image and share on social
The Momofuku Culinary Lab started as a space where we could focus on creating and innovating. I didn't want us to worry about working on projects in a restaurant; there are just too many distractions in service and running a kitchen to be able to focus on creating your dishes. David Chang createculinarydish share on social
One of the benefits to ordering food in New York is that you can get food 24/7. David Chang benefitfoodorder Change image and share on social
