David Chang

Episode overview

David Chang is an American restaurateur, author, television personality and founder of the Momofuku restaurant group. David chats with the Armchair Expert about growing up Korean American, his first time eating ramen in Japan and how he found his way into cooking. Dax talks about elitism in food and David discusses how depression led him to open Momofuku. The two talk about self-medicating, the responsibility to share one's painful experiences and the importance of asking for help.

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1. 0:00welcome welcome welcome to armchair expert I'm Dak Shepard I'm joined by mon
2. 46:41and she spent every dime she made at that restaurant at other restaurants and I was always like everyone there did the
3. 1:33:36anyway it's it's a good show it's worth watching it's good it's really good