David Chang Quotes

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• I constantly think I'm a fraud, that this success is not warranted or justified.
• Rage or fear... It oscillates. Rage I need to motivate me to try things that I can't ordinarily do - as I'm a lazy man.…
• I’m grasping with how you do something on a large scale with multiple operations and not have quality decrease,
• We're hoping to succeed; we're okay with failure. We just don't want to land in between.
• I find that there are a lot of similarities between French and Japanese food. I think they're two countries that have really systemized their cuisine…
• The livelihood of the restaurant is dependent upon getting the word out. There's so much more competition. You can do an event every week and…
• Everyone tries to compare cooks to rock stars. I see more comparisons to the fashion world.
• I think the best restaurants in America should be in California.
• I work so hard that I forget to take care of myself.
• I was terrible at desk jobs.
• I learned so much more prepping vegetables than I ever did in cooking school.
• One of the benefits to ordering food in New York is that you can get food 24/7.
• I love to eat sushi, and, you know, those flavors and wasabi and really eating spoonfuls of it... I would just mix it and put…
• I love chicken. I love chicken products: fried chicken, roasted chicken, chicken nuggets - whatever. And going to Japan, I would see that these chicken…
• Contemporary ramen is totally different than what most Americans think ramen should be. Ramen is not one thing; there are many, many different types.
• Chef Thomas Keller was an inspiration to me and many, many young cooks like me. He told us that the role of the new, modern…
• I love the intensity of the fine-dining kitchen, but loathe the fine-dining experience.
• I want to make simple food new.
• If people think you are this amazing, own it.
• I like eggs. My favorite way of cooking eggs is old school French.

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