112 Quotes by David Chang
"To eat well, I always disagree with critics who say that all restaurants should be fine dining. You can get a Michelin star if you serve the best hamburger in the world."
"Rage or fear... It oscillates. Rage I need to motivate me to try things that I can't ordinarily do - as I'm a lazy man. Fear - to keep pushing harder so we don't lose what we've accomplished."
"Food, to me, is always about cooking and eating with those you love and care for."
"We're hoping to succeed; we're okay with failure. We just don't want to land in between."
"There are many things to admire about Japan but this is the one thing I love the most and probably the only time I eat breakfast. Fish, eggs, soup, salad, veggies; all in the tiniest bites. It's a full meal, but it's so refreshing."
"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?"
"To me, there are two types of celebrity: there's good celebrity - people that are attracted to the food and working and trying to create something great - and then there's bad celebrity - those who are working on being a celebrity."
"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."
"Everyone tries to compare cooks to rock stars. I see more comparisons to the fashion world."