--- title: "6 Kitchen Quotes By David Chang" description: "6 Kitchen quotes by David Chang. Plus more from David Chang and more Kitchen sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/david-chang-8104_chef_you-can-t-go-into-the-chef-s-office-of-a_520513.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) > [The Momofuku Culinary Lab started as a space where we could focus on creating and innovating. I didn't want us to worry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/the-momofuku-culinary-lab-started-as-a-space-where-we-could-focus-on/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/david-chang-8104_able_the-momofuku-culinary-lab-started-as-a-s_773914.png) > [I love the intensity of the fine-dining kitchen, but loathe the fine-dining experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/i-love-the-intensity-of-the-fine-dining-kitchen-but-loathe-the-fine/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/david-chang-8104_experience_i-love-the-intensity-of-the-fine-dining_967576.png) > [Open your refrigerator, your freezer, your kitchen cupboards, and look at the labels on your food. You'll find 'natural flavor' or 'artificial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/open-your-refrigerator-your-freezer-your-kitchen-cupboards-and-look/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/559/david-chang-8104_about_open-your-refrigerator-your-freezer-your_1077148.png) > [Growing up, my dad owned a restaurant in Washington, DC, and food was something I was passionate about. But when I finally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/growing-up-my-dad-owned-a-restaurant-in-washington-dc-and-food-was/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f4/david-chang-8104_about_growing-up-my-dad-owned-a-restaurant-in_1702584.png) > [Before I had my own restaurant, I was never top dog in the kitchen. I've always had a low opinion of myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chang/before-i-had-my-own-restaurant-i-was-never-top-dog-in-the-kitchen-i/) [David Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/david-chang-8104_always_before-i-had-my-own-restaurant-i-was-nev_3102606.png) ## Other authors on Kitchen ## 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/kitchen/david-chang/#itemlist", "name": "6 Kitchen Quotes By David Chang", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can't go into the chef's office of any serious kitchen and not see a copy of Larousse. 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