David Chang
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Chang at the 2010 Time 100 Gala.
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| Born |
August 5, 1977 Vienna, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education |
Georgetown Prep Trinity College, Hartford French Culinary Institute |
| Website | momofuku |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | New American |
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Current restaurant(s)
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장석호 |
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| Revised Romanization | Jang Seokho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Sŏkho |
David Chang (Korean: Chang Seok-ho 장석호; born August 5, 1977) is an American restaurateur, author, and television personality. He is the founder of the Momofuku restaurant group, which includes Momofuku Noodle Bar, Momofuku Ssäm Bar, Má Pêche, Milk Bar and Momofuku Ko in New York City, Momofuku Seiōbo in Sydney, Australia, the Momofuku Toronto restaurants Momofuku Noodle Bar (TO), Nikai, Daishō and Shōtō, and Momofuku CCDC in Washington, DC. In 2009 Momofuku Ko was awarded 2 Michelin stars, which it has retained each year since.
Chang grew up in Vienna, Virginia with three older brothers. His father was a South Korean immigrant and owned a golfing goods warehouse and two restaurants. As a child, Chang was a competitive golfer who participated in a number of junior tournaments. Chang attended Georgetown Prep and then Trinity College, where he majored in religious studies. After graduating from college, Chang pursued a variety of jobs, including teaching English in Japan, then bussing tables and holding finance positions in New York City.
Chang started attending the French Culinary Institute (FCI)—now known as the International Culinary Center—in New York City in 2000. While he was training, he also worked part-time at Mercer Kitchen in Manhattan and got a job answering phones at Tom Colicchio's Craft restaurant. Chang stayed at Craft for two years and then moved back to Japan to work at a small soba shop, followed by a restaurant in Tokyo's Park Hyatt Hotel. Upon returning to the U.S. Chang worked at Café Boulud, where his idol, Alex Lee, had worked. But Chang soon grew "completely dissatisfied with the whole fine dining scene".
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