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Eater's Digest

David Chang: "Almost everything we've done has been a failure from the get-go"

Eater's Digest

Vox Media Podcast Network

Comedy, Food, Arts, News Commentary, Improv, News

4.4902 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2017

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

David Chang is the powerhouse behind the global Momofuku restaurant empire, which as Helen succinctly puts it at the beginning of this week’s episode, has been largely responsible for “The Way We Eat Now” ever since its New York City beginnings in 2004. In Chang’s chat with Helen and Greg, he reveals how he came to terms with the importance of Yelp, why he’s no longer interested in going after awards, and which major restaurant critic can just go f*ck himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, welcome to the Eater Uppsel, part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

0:07.0

I'm Helen Rosner, one of your two hosts, and right over there waving at me across the room is my co-host, Greg Moribito.

0:14.0

On each episode of the eater-Upsel, we go into the minds of the smartest, most successful,

0:17.9

most interesting people in the world of food, restaurants, and culture.

0:21.1

And on today's episode, Greg and I talk with David Chang the force of nature behind

0:25.2

the Mamofuku Restaurant Empire and arguably one of the people most singularly

0:29.0

responsible for and imagine I'm saying each of these words with a capital letter at the front of it,

0:33.5

the way we eat now.

0:35.5

Stick around as we talk with Dave about everything from imposter syndrome

0:38.8

to coming to terms with the importance of Yelp,

0:41.5

to his reluctant embrace of his Korean heritage, to which

0:45.3

major restaurant critic, and this is a pretty major restaurant critic, can honestly just go

0:49.8

fuck himself.

0:50.8

Before we get to that though, a quick reminder, if you're not already subscribed to the Eater Upsell,

0:54.9

please make sure to hit that subscribe button.

0:56.8

It's what keeps the lights on over here.

0:59.0

The other thing that keeps the lights on and also the water running are your ratings.

1:01.9

So if you haven't given us a five-star rating, please take a second to do that.

1:05.6

As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or compliments even,

1:09.6

you can reach me and Greg at upsell at eater.

1:12.3

Okay, let's talk with Dave.

1:14.0

You're very famous.

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