112 Quotes by David Chang

"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."

"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."

"I doubt I'd ever do television to the extent that, say, Gordon Ramsay has."

"The impact from Dell has been there. In notebooks, there used to be some money. Not now."

"The livelihood of the restaurant is dependent upon getting the word out."

"We’re hoping to succeed; we’re okay with failure. We just don’t want to land in between."

"I constantly think I’m a fraud, that this success is not warranted or justified."

"I love chicken. I love chicken products: fried chicken, roasted chicken, chicken nuggets – whatever. And going to Japan, I would see that these chicken were smoked and then grilled and then have this amazing crispy skin."

"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."

"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."