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Roy Choi

(1970) Chef

103 quotes in 348 categories

Roy Choi is a chef, best known for L.A. son.

Quick Facts About Roy Choi

Born: February 24, 1970
Profession: Chef
Notable works: L.A. son

About Roy Choi

Roy Choi is a Korean-American chef who gained prominence as the creator of the gourmet Korean-Mexican taco truck Kogi. Choi is a chef who is celebrated for "food that isn't fancy" and is known as one of the founders of the gourmet food truck movement. In 2019, Choi began presenting a cooking series on Netflix with Jon Favreau titled The Chef Show.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Roy Choi

Cooking is one of the most zen things - you have to be there.

Cooking

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You have to believe in something, and you have to believe in the things that you feel and find value in those…

Believe

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I don't have a boss. I don't answer to anybody. I do everything that I want to do out of the purity…

Boss

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I like to go to a Korean salon.

Go

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I don't really do that much office work. I just go to the office, and I'm like Steve Carell in 'The Office.'…

Go

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Animals have been talking to me. And any shaman will say that that's not that weird.

Animals

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All Korean food is not just one thing.

Food

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When I was around 25 years old, I lost everything and was a complete dirtbag.

Around

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I have a fun side and a serious side.

Fun

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I make milkshakes at home, but the two best are at at Gulfstream and Disney's Soda Fountain on Hollywood Boulevard.

Best

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I want to pay homage to Los Angeles.

Homage

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In mainstream media, everything gets turned into a stereotype of ourselves.

Everything

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I don't know if I'll ever be as good as I was when I started Kogi, but I strive for that.

Ever

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I really think I cook good Korean food. I really do, just straight up.

Food

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Oh yeah, the 'Chef' movie was awesome.

Awesome

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With public television, they're making things that aren't driven by advertisers. They're one of the only platforms where we can really mine…

Only

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I don't go for average.

Average

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I'm in a place where I feel comfortable not being a chef anymore. That's taboo in our industry. 'Chef' is supposed to…

Being

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I'll never be able to outlive Kogi. Kogi is a beast.

Able

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My restaurants are about community and about sharing and about warmth.

Community

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I go by 'Papi' on the streets.

Go

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I know what it's like to be a teenager in Orange County. I know what it's like to be a kid in…

House

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Through that windshield I saw a city that didn’t know it was hungry and a reflection of a guy who was FREE.

Cities

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There is no typical day, not when there are so many people out there that I care about that can't access good…

Day

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I dream like a shaman.

Dream

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