Charlie Rose interviewed David Chang last night for a full hour. It's a great dialogue in that inimitable in-depth Charlie Rose style. The video is an hour long, but well worth watching if you have the time. Video after the jump, plus a bonus video of Chang making pickled eggs on The Martha Stewart Show....
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Over on Craigslist, a user who goes by "tom" posted an ad offering his extra seat for a Momofuku Ko reservation this Wednesday at 9:15 p.m., under the agreement that you, the "lucky" one, pay for his decadent meal. Oh, and if you two have fun—does that mean bringing a board game? competing in thumb wars?—he'll pick up the booze tab. [via Grub Street]...
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New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni is frustrated at the reservation process at Momofuku Ko, the impossible-to-get-into pork-injected haute-cuisine spin-off of David Chang's Momofuku empire in New York. The place has 12 seats and employs a web-based reservation system that requires you to log in at 10 a.m. for seats a week out. It's egalitarian in theory, and I admire Chang and company for subjecting everyone—VIPs and schlubs alike—to the same miserable experience of signing on and viewing a series of little red Xs indicating you're hosed. Supposedly, the place does not play favorites. Still, as level as the playing field is, there've been complaints about logging on, seeing a green checkmark, clicking on it, but then being told...
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Tina Wong (aka The Wandering Eater) documents her meal at Momofuku Ko, chef David Chang's newest restaurant in New York City, with a liberal helping of food porn and mouthwatering descriptions. Her final verdict: "YOU MUST TRY IT!" Just grab one of those notoriously difficult online reservations and you're in! Previously Ed Levine's first impressions of Momofuku Ko Photo of the Day: Cheddar and Bacon Chive Scone Photo of the Day: WD-50 Unique Desserts at the Dessert Studio in New York City...
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