112 Quotes by David Chang

"When I was in Japan, everyone wanted to work for Pierre Gagnaire, and they wouldn't miss a beat."

"Momofuku is not me. It's everyone. I'm just the facade. We have to exceed expectations and be our harshest critics."

"One of the benefits to ordering food in New York is that you can get food 24/7."

"I work so hard that I forget to take care of myself."

"I'm always criticizing and only see the mistakes."

"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?"

"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."

"I think the best restaurants in America should be in California."

"I think the basic thing that home cooks can learn how to do is just season properly... If the home cook realized how little salt they use compared to what's needed, it would make their food taste better."

"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."