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" Running a business anywhere isn't easy. "
David Chang
Running
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" I really don't care for the proper chef coat. "
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" Food, to me, is always about cooking and eating with those you love and care for. "
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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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" People don't think that bread is part of Asian culture or Asian food culture, but it's quite prevalent in Northern China, and you see it throughout Japan and as you go to Taiwan. "
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" 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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" Shouldn't a three-course meal be 90 minutes? Do you know how hard you have to edit your menu to pull that off? Twenty-seven minutes. That's the average meal at Jiro's in Tokyo. "
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" Cooking and gardening involve so many disciplines: math, chemistry, reading, history. "
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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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" If people ask me, 'What do you think could improve in Toronto dining,' I'd say there's nothing to improve on. "
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" 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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" I work so hard that I forget to take care of myself. "
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" 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. "
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" I feel like I'm losing my ability to understand reality; like when someone loses their hearing, they can still speak English, but their speech eventually becomes distorted because they can't hear themselves. "
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" I'm not cooking every day anymore, and that's the biggest withdrawal. Cooking is honest work. Now I don't know how to measure myself. "
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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'm a big sports fan. "
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" 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 and codified it. "
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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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" One of the benefits to ordering food in New York is that you can get food 24/7. "
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" Yes, natural is good and healthy, and whole foods are important. However, experimentation is important, too. "
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" 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 chef is different. "
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" I don't like eating in restaurants. "
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" If you're going to be a vegetarian, limit yourself to food from a place you can go to in two hours and just eat that. "
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" I like eggs. My favorite way of cooking eggs is old school French. "
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" I appreciate people who are happy. "
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" I think the best restaurants in America should be in California. "
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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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" If people think you are this amazing, own it. "
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" I was terrible at desk jobs. "
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