I wanted to disprove the notion that you couldn't open a great restaurant in a casino.
From David Chang
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.
'Tampopo's amazing. I think it's an absolutely fantastic movie, but I don't think it captures for me the meaning of food.
Food, to me, is always about cooking and eating with those you love and care for.
When I first started to cook, I would cook these elaborate meals, but I rarely cook at home now.
Life's too short to just breeze on by.
Just because something's been good in the past doesn't mean it will continue to be good.
Momofuku is not me. It's everyone. I'm just the facade. We have to exceed expectations and be our harshest critics.
I've never bribed my way into a restaurant. I've never slipped a C-note or greased a palm. In truth, I've never even considered it. I've assumed, of course, that people do such things.
For everyday diners in Manhattan, cracking the waiting list at Nobu is said to be harder than getting courtside tickets for the Knicks.
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