The Dave Chang Thanksgiving Playbook | My Opinion Is Fact
At T-minus ten days, Dave breaks down a few of his favorite Thanksgiving strategies—from turkey prep, to fridge logistics, to the exciting but unfairly neglected world of bonus proteins. With hard les...
14 Nov 20221h
Billion-Dollar Dreams and Jedi Kitchen Interventions | #AskDave After Dark
With Thanksgiving just two weeks away, the latest delirious #AskDave turns toward a bevy of holiday-navigation questions—while also considering Squid Game (Chris Ying Edition), the on-set artist-trail...
10 Nov 202255min
Cooking Without a Net
In our second State of the Studio episode, Dave and Chris sit down with their MDM partner Dave “DOC” O’Connor to size up food TV from both sides of the screen—what it’s like to make it, and what’s mis...
7 Nov 20221h 5min
From Chopped Cheese to Chengdu, With Ghetto Gastro
The quartet behind 'Black Power Kitchen', the first book from Ghetto Gastro, sit down in the studio with Dave and Chris to discuss the long road from the Bronx, and the power of breaking bread. Also: ...
3 Nov 20221h 6min
Dave Chang Predicts the Future (of Restaurants)
He’s been right (and wrong!) many times before, and now Dave’s stepping up to the crystal ball once again. What sort of strategies, service styles, and so-stupid-they’re-smart concepts will restaurant...
31 Okt 202251min
The Power of Being Unreasonable
Dave calls up Will Guidara, the front-of-house half of the partnership that took Eleven Madison Park to the top of the hospitality stratosphere, to talk about Will’s new book (‘Unreasonable Hospitalit...
27 Okt 20221h 3min
When Fear of the Unknown Meets the Need to Change Your Life
With the do-or-die plans for MDM’s next phase finally in motion, Dave, Chris, and Noelle sit down for a soul-baring state of the union. They discuss how Dave thinks about big swings in the face of exi...
24 Okt 202253min
SteakTok, Tasting Menus, and the Next DC Show Challenge
Venturing behind the scenes of the best kitchens of the world and Dave’s own decidedly uneven TikTok feed, Dave and Chris map out the best ways to navigate over-the-top marathon dinners, social media ...
20 Okt 202254min
