--- title: "7 Cooks Quotes By David Chang" description: "7 Cooks quotes by David Chang. Plus more from David Chang and more Cooks sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/david-chang-8104_against_in-new-york-we-re-always-confined-with-s_54164.png" --- > [In New York, we're always confined with spaces. Our restaurants are difficult to navigate as cooks and to operate. We fight against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/in-new-york-we-re-always-confined-with-spaces-our-restaurants-are/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/david-chang-8104_against_in-new-york-we-re-always-confined-with-s_54164.png) > [You can't go into the chef's office of any serious kitchen and not see a copy of Larousse. A must-have for professional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/you-can-t-go-into-the-chef-s-office-of-any-serious-kitchen-and-not/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/david-chang-8104_chef_you-can-t-go-into-the-chef-s-office-of-a_520513.png) > [Chef Thomas Keller was an inspiration to me and many, many young cooks like me. He told us that the role of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/chef-thomas-keller-was-an-inspiration-to-me-and-many-many-young-cooks/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01d/david-chang-8104_chef_chef-thomas-keller-was-an-inspiration-to_1236399.png) > [The livelihood of the restaurant is dependent upon getting the word out. There's so much more competition. You can do an event…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/the-livelihood-of-the-restaurant-is-dependent-upon-getting-the-word-2/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd0/david-chang-8104_can-do_the-livelihood-of-the-restaurant-is-depe_1334286.png) > [Fine dining teaches you how to cook many different things, and it gives you the basic fundamentals, but these specialty restaurants, they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/fine-dining-teaches-you-how-to-cook-many-different-things-and-it/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/david-chang-8104_basic_fine-dining-teaches-you-how-to-cook-many_1573804.png) > [I think the basic thing that home cooks can learn how to do is just season properly... If the home cook realized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/i-think-the-basic-thing-that-home-cooks-can-learn-how-to-do-is-just/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/david-chang-8104_basic_i-think-the-basic-thing-that-home-cooks_1604155.jpg) > [Everyone tries to compare cooks to rock stars. I see more comparisons to the fashion world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/everyone-tries-to-compare-cooks-to-rock-stars-i-see-more-comparisons/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d0/david-chang-8104_compare_everyone-tries-to-compare-cooks-to-rock_3224124.png) ## Other authors on Cooks ## More by David Chang > [In New York, we're always confined with spaces. Our restaurants are difficult to navigate as cooks and to operate. We fight against the buildings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/in-new-york-we-re-always-confined-with-spaces-our-restaurants-are/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [If you ask what people say what American cuisine is, they cannot really do it. I don't know what it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/if-you-ask-what-people-say-what-american-cuisine-is-they-cannot/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [When I was in Japan, everyone wanted to work for Pierre Gagnaire, and they wouldn't miss a beat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/when-i-was-in-japan-everyone-wanted-to-work-for-pierre-gagnaire-and/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [Lifes too short to just breeze on by.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/lifes-too-short-to-just-breeze-on-by/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [My dad was in the restaurant business, but I didn't really think about following him. Had I done better at school, I don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/my-dad-was-in-the-restaurant-business-but-i-didn-t-really-think-about/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [Say a child raises this beautiful beet. It's going to give her a sense of ownership, and that changes everything. You stop taking things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/say-a-child-raises-this-beautiful-beet-it-s-going-to-give-her-a-sense/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > ['Tampopo's amazing. I think it's an absolutely fantastic movie, but I don't think it captures for me the meaning of food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/tampopo-s-amazing-i-think-it-s-an-absolutely-fantastic-movie-but-i/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [If people think you are this amazing, own it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/if-people-think-you-are-this-amazing-own-it/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [Any processed chicken from any place - I'll order it in a heartbeat. I'm very picky about my pork, though.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/any-processed-chicken-from-any-place-i-ll-order-it-in-a-heartbeat-i-m/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [New York gives us a wide colour palette to cook from. We have cuisines from around the world, and that lets us pick and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/new-york-gives-us-a-wide-colour-palette-to-cook-from-we-have-cuisines/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [I think the best restaurants in America should be in California.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/i-think-the-best-restaurants-in-america-should-be-in-california/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [Why can't it be awesome to work for a food company? Why can't we create an environment where people are trying to push each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/why-can-t-it-be-awesome-to-work-for-a-food-company-why-can-t-we/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [You can't go into the chef's office of any serious kitchen and not see a copy of Larousse. A must-have for professional and home…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/you-can-t-go-into-the-chef-s-office-of-any-serious-kitchen-and-not/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [I work so hard that I forget to take care of myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/i-work-so-hard-that-i-forget-to-take-care-of-myself/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) > [I don't like eating in restaurants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/i-don-t-like-eating-in-restaurants/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cooks/david-chang/#itemlist", "name": "7 Cooks Quotes By David Chang", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In New York, we're always confined with spaces. 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