david chang is the chef and owner of the momofuku restaurants — noodle bar, ssäm bar, ko, má pêche, seiōbo, and the bakery milk bar.

prior to opening noodle bar in 2004, dave worked in the kitchens of jean-georges vongerichten, daniel boulud and tom colicchio. he has been honored with awards from food & wine magazine and bon appétit. he was named one of time’s 100, gq man of the year and called one of ‘the most influential people of the 21st century’ by esquire. he has taken home three james beard foundation awards.

ssäm bar is one of the world’s 50 best restaurants. momofuku ko has two michelin stars, which it has retained for four years. dave’s first cookbook, momofuku, came out in the fall of 2009.

the first issue of his quarterly print journal with peter meehan and mcsweeney’s called lucky peach came out in the summer of 2011.