The Dave Chang Show

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'Best of Dave Chang Show': The Glory of Complicated, Simple, Crazy, Beautiful, Stupid Art (and Life), With Jerry Saltz Jul 08, 2024

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Dave is revisiting some of his favorite episodes and interviews for his ‘Best of Dave Chang Show’ series. In this episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic, beloved 'Dave Chang Show' guest, and 'Art is Life' author Jerry Saltz returns to survey the state of art and food in 2022, and deliver a bracing dose of motivation to Dave, Chris, and anyone else out there embarking on a potentially terrifying creative endeavor.

Also: ancient DNA, private psyches, Chris Ofili, Laurie Anderson, zombie formalism, the end of linear time, dirty shamans, Jasper Johns, caveman cooking, F. Murray Abraham, Ai Weiwei, 'The Raft of the Medusa,' Dolly Parton, fighting your demons, Neal Brennan, Thomas Kinkade, art vs. craftsmanship, Cy Twombly, Jason Polan, and a Coen Brothers debate.

Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying

Guest: Jerry Saltz

Producers: Sasha Ashall, Jordan Bass, and Victoria Valencia

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'Best of Dave Chang Show': Cooking as an Art, With Jerry Saltz Jul 01, 2024

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Dave is revisiting some of his favorite episodes and interviews for his ‘Best of Dave Chang Show’ series. In this episode, Dave was joined by Pulitzer Prize–winning art critic Jerry Saltz to talk about the parallels between art and food in both abstract and concrete ways.

Host: Dave Chang

Guest: Jerry Saltz

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Best of EeeeeatsCon, Ireland’s Greatest Culinary Contributions, and Four Walls Whiskey With Glenn Howerton Jun 13, 2024

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Dave and Chris are live from Infatuation L.A.’s food festival, EeeeeatsCon, with special guest 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' star Glenn Howerton. The show kicks off with a tasting of Glenn’s Four Walls whiskey and a discussion on its origin before the guys dive into Three Things (2:55). Three Things sees the group share their thoughts on the greatest culinary contributions from Ireland (15:34). Later, they judge food at EeeeeatsCon by splitting the dishes into three categories: best foods paired with whiskey, best grilled, and best sweets. They taste and debate over bites from Toma, Tacos Los Cholos, Le Great Outdoor, Si! Mon, Community Goods, Kanomwaan, Mini Kabob, Kuya Lord, and more (23:24).

Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying

Guest: Glenn Howerton

Producers: Victoria Valencia, Ira Chute, Chris Ying, Infatuation L.A.

Additional Production Supervision: Cory McConnell

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Overrated French Foods, Where to Eat in Copenhagen, and Delete Yelper: Benu SF Apr 29, 2024

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Dave is joined by Chris Ying as the two kick things off with a Delete Yelper: Benu. The analysis of an old one-star review of Corey Lee’s three Michelin-starred institutions gets into a discussion of attitudes about dining and how they’ve shifted in the past 10 years. The pair then turn to pitching a “perfect game” in Copenhagen, as Dave runs down some of his favorite restaurants in the city. Finally, the pair play Overrated/Underrated with various French foods in anticipation of the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.

Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Euno Lee

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Rules of a Restaurant Playlist, Dave Returns to Hamlet’s Kitchen, and Price Fixing Apr 25, 2024

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Dave is joined by Chris Ying for an episode in which the two discuss the Courvoisier club, the enduring greatness of Hamlet’s Kitchen, and rules for a restaurant playlist before they get into a game of Price Fixing. The two guess the prices of items on menus at Jiquitaia in São Paulo, Brazil; Khaluna in Minneapolis; and Duly’s Place in Detroit.

Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Euno Lee

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Underrated/Overrated: ’90s Edition, Book Tours, and How to Menu: Kopitiam With Rachel Khong Apr 22, 2024

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Dave is joined by Chris Ying and Rachel Khong to discuss Rachel’s latest novel, 'Real Americans,' and her upcoming book tour. The trio then play Underrated/Overrated with ’90s trends before going into a How to Menu of Kopitiam in New York’s Lower East Side.

Topics covered include learning parents’ stories as an Asian American, Dave’s love of 'The Matrix,' and the culinary definition of a foam.

Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying

Guest: Rachel Khong

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Euno Lee

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Dave’s Masters Champions Dinner Theory, Effective Plating, and Menu Formatting Apr 18, 2024

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Dave’s Masters Champions Dinner Theory, Effective Plating, and Menu Formatting

Dave is joined by Chris Ying for an episode covering the principles behind effective plating and Dave’s theory on Masters Champions Dinners, plus the one menu item that determines whether you are (allegedly) an unpopular champion.

Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Euno Lee

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Pizza Potluck and Buy or Sell With Chris Bianco and Kelly Meinhardt Apr 15, 2024

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Dave is joined by Chris Ying and friends of the show Kelly Meinhardt and Chris Bianco. The group discusses what they’d bring to a hypothetical pizza and pasta potluck before getting into a game of Buy or Sell. Topics include the proposed Apple home robot, hot food vending machines, and the future of sugar (and sugar substitutes).

Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying

Guests: Chris Bianco and Kelly Meinhardt

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Euno Lee

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Discussing Momofuku Chili Crunch, With Marguerite Mariscal Apr 12, 2024

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Dave is joined by Momofuku CEO Marguerite Mariscal to talk about challenges and next steps with the name “chili crunch.”

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Reservation Cancellation, and the Glory of an All-You-Can-Eat French Buffet | My Opinion is Fact Apr 08, 2024

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Dave and Chris Ying discuss the pros and cons of charging a cancellation fee for reservations, three alternative things they would have done in college, and Dave’s fixation on an all-you-can-eat French buffet.

Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Euno Lee

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