David Chang ’99 was at Trinity’s Hamlin Hall earlier this month to talk cooking.  Chang is the executive chef and owner of Momofuku Noodle Bar, Momofuku Ssäm Bar, Momofuku Ko, and Momofuku Bakery & Milk Bar, all located in the East Village in New York. Since opening Noodle Bar in 2004, he has been honored with awards by Food & Wine Magazine and Bon Appetit and profiled in the New Yorker and Gourmet. He was named a GQ Man of the Year and called one of “the most influential people of the 21st century” by Esquire. He’s taken home three James Beard Foundation Awards and Ssäm Bar was recently named one of the 50 Best Restaurants in the World by Restaurant Magazine. Dave`s first cookbook, “The Momofuku Cookbook,” comes out this fall. 

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 For more on David Chang and his restaurants, visit the Momofuku website at www.momofuku.com.