David Chang has not had an easy life. So we don't begrudge him the fact that founding his noodle bar Momofuku led to a super-successful restaurant chain. An interview with the New York chef failed, but we did get his books and got to cook from them with WINELIFE readers. -TEXT DAVID CHANG AND PRIYA KRISHNA
What a nice man David Chang is. He fits right in with the new generation of chefs who don't get pompous about beautiful food, but just want to cook good food for others - and for themselves! Be sure to listen to his The Dave Chang Show on Spotify or watch Ugly Delicious on Netflix, in which he travels the world with friends and colleagues in search of tasty ingredients and strange eating habits. He has since been voted chef of the year, won all sorts of awards and been recognised by Esquire even called one of the 'most influential people of the 21st century'.
Mental challenge
Two books no less came out, shortly after each other. Both not cookbooks in the classic sense of the word. Eat a peach is an autobiography in which David also talks candidly about the depression he struggles with - he has bipolar disorder. His book Cooking at home, from which we may share recipes, is not actually meant to be a recipe book either. David mainly wants to explain what you need in the kitchen, how to choose and prepare meat that is cheap, for example, and most importantly, how to season dishes.
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