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...The restaurant takes its name from the Taiwanese grandfather of Erchen Chang, who runs the business with her husband Shing Tat Chung and his sister Wai Ting Chung....
...“Creating an ambience is always the most fun thing to imagine and do,” says co-founder Erchen Chang. “Every little detail we design really matters.”...
...The hot chilli sauce is even more closely guarded – Chang, her husband Shing Tat Chung and his sister Wai Ting come in on their days off to make it in secret....
...Photograph: Berton Chang Inside knowledge What you can buy for . . ....
...So you have David Chang recommending his favourite sushi bar in Tokyo, or Jacob Kenedy giving his tapas tip for Barcelona....
...When we took all our money out of the stock market, we designed and built a house on Koh Chang in Thailand. In 2008 we bought a house in the south of France, near St Tropez, where we spend the summer....
...Natalie Whittle ——————————————- New York Daniel Boulud and Hooni Kim Hooni Kim wanted to work at Daniel mostly because of a book....
...Husband-and-wife James Knappett and Sandia Chang both worked – as chef and sommelier respectively – at top restaurants including Noma and Per Se before setting up their informal champagne-and-hotdogs bar...
...I like what David Chang is doing, and Tom Douglas in Seattle. How would your staff describe your management style? I’m more of a “share your smarts” than “show your smarts”....
...When they’re not dressed for work in chef whites and tocque, the masters of the kitchen, like anyone else, have to make choices about where to eat out, writes Natalie Whittle....
...David Chang is chef of Momofuku Noodle Bar, Manhattan www.momofuku.com ; ‘Momofuku’, by David Chang and Peter Meehan, is published by Absolute Press...
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