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" 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 it on everything, literally. "
David Chang
You
Eating
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" If I have a really bad cook or a bad manager or bad sous-chef, I previously would have fired them or lost my temper. But now I realize that if I'm so right, then I should be able to communicate it so clearly that they get it. "
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" People are trying to figure out what American food is; it's certainly an amalgamation. "
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" I learned so much more prepping vegetables than I ever did in cooking school. "
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" Before I had my own restaurant, I was never top dog in the kitchen. I've always had a low opinion of myself as a cook. "
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" I was quite cocky, but having been hailed as this great young golfer, I couldn't even make the high school golf team once I got there. I had a big dose of humble pie then, and ever since, I've always known that there is always someone out there better than you, more talented. Always. "
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" When I first started to cook, I would cook these elaborate meals, but I rarely cook at home now. "
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" I wanted to disprove the notion that you couldn't open a great restaurant in a casino. "
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" I constantly think I'm a fraud - that this success is not warranted or justified. "
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" Fear is a driving force for most of the things that I do. I don't know if that's healthy. "
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Force
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" Just because something's been good in the past doesn't mean it will continue to be good. "
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Will
Past
Good
" I want to make simple food new. "
David Chang
Make
Want
Simple
" New York gives us a wide colour palette to cook from. We have cuisines from around the world, and that lets us pick and choose. "
David Chang
World
Us
New
" For everyday diners in Manhattan, cracking the waiting list at Nobu is said to be harder than getting courtside tickets for the Knicks. "
David Chang
List
Than
Waiting
" Be careful what you wish for - getting to be a successful business and maintaining it is so hard. Anyone can be good one night; being good over several years is incredibly difficult. "
David Chang
Night
Wish
Business
" I doubt I'd ever do television to the extent that, say, Gordon Ramsay has. "
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Ever
Doubt
Extent
" I hate to say 'chain restaurant,' but we're sort of a corporation now. How do we defy that concept, where people assume each restaurant can't be good? "
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Restaurant
Say
Good
" 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 other to do great things, and we're not trying to steal from anybody - we're trying to be good to our farmers and run an honorable business, if there is such a thing anymore? "
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Run
Business
Food
" Open your refrigerator, your freezer, your kitchen cupboards, and look at the labels on your food. You'll find 'natural flavor' or 'artificial flavor' in just about every list of ingredients. The similarities between these two broad categories are far more significant than the differences. "
David Chang
Kitchen
You
Look
" America is a country of abundance, but our food culture is sad - based on huge portions and fast food. Let's stop with the excuses and start creating something better. "
David Chang
America
Start
Culture
" I was terrible at desk jobs. "
David Chang
Jobs
Terrible
Desk
" As a child, I didn't see my dad that much because he was always working at the restaurant. He became pretty jaded after working at the restaurant for so long. "
David Chang
Child
Long
Always
" Momofuku is not me. It's everyone. I'm just the facade. We have to exceed expectations and be our harshest critics. "
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Facade
Just
Expectations
" I appreciate people who are happy. "
David Chang
Happy
People
Appreciate
" When you meet the farmers and go to the farms, you see that they treat their animals like they're family. It makes a big difference. "
David Chang
Treat
You
Family
" 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
Worry
Focus
Service
" 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 we run in New York. "
David Chang
Run
Always
Buildings
" I think that the Japanese - and I do love Japanese cuisine and adore Japanese food culture - I think that they're going to plow through the entire world's fishing. They're going to eat everything anyways. "
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Think
Love
Food
" 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 for granted; you become less wasteful. "
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Say
Beautiful
Changes
" I work so hard that I forget to take care of myself. "
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Take Care
Care
Work
" People are getting famous now for serving food out of a truck, or for, well, pork buns. I don't know if I'm really pleased to be a part of that. I'm somewhat terrified of what the future holds, especially in America. "
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Famous
People
America