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The Dave Chang Show
by The Ringer
Dave Chang has a few questions. Besides being the chef of the Momofuku restaurants and the creator and host of Netflix’s 'Ugly Delicious,' Dave is an avid student and fan of sports, music, art, film, and, of course, food. In ranging conversations that cover everything from the creative process to his guest’s guiltiest pleasures, Dave and a rotating cast of smart, thought-provoking guests talk about their inspirations, failures, successes, fame, and identities.
Episodes
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"Irish" Exits, Ghosting, "French" Leave: Leaving Without Saying Goodbye
Dear John, Dave makes a stew and talks about the art of leaving without a proper farewell. Dave and Chris debate the respectfulness of saying goodbye, or maybe the respect it takes NOT to. They then discuss 'leaving' in general with guests, whether dinner parties, funerals, or the modern…
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Drinking, Gen Z, and Hangovers
Dave makes a classic hangover food, a bacon-egg-and-cheese sandwich, for guests while they talk about drinking. The Gen-Z experience is examined, stories about first drinks in the Amazon with strangers are told, and Dave recounts falling out of a window. At the end of the day, we learn some rules...
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The Next Big Sport with Bryan Curtis and Tate Frazier
Dave made some Korean fried chicken for The Ringer's Bryan Curtis and Tate Frazier, as well as Chris Ying, so it's time to talk sports. But not the usual sports. After discussing what makes a sport a possibility to be a global phenomenon, the four get into a bracket to find which sport might just...
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Are Grudges and Rivalries...Secret Innovators?
Dave cooks a dish best served hot, Nashville hot chicken, while discussing a dish best served cold...REVENGE. Grudges, rivalries, and some good old-fashioned grievances are talked about in this episode, from how they help us innovate to how long they should last. Also talked about in this…
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Death, the Best Reason to Live
On today's episode, Dave serves jeon while the discussion centers around an inappropriate dinner topic: death. After a My Opinion is Fact discussing that we need to think about death more, the existence of ghosts, and the greatest obituary Dave has ever read, Dave and Chris talk about death with...
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The Best and Worst Ways to Get Around: On Transportation
"Why don't we have flying cars yet? Dave makes his version of the Costco chicken bake for Chris and two guests while they talk about transportation. From their least favorite forms to the ones that are actually scary, the four bring up some pertinent points about how we move from place to place,...
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Hunting Your Own Meat, Jerky, and Octopi are Aliens
Have you ever hunted for your own meat? Maybe you should. Dave serves Chris Ying and two guests some Southeast Asian-inspired pork jerky. They talk about hunting, why Dave and Chris are eating less octopus, and the ever-discussed Second Amendment. Also: are eels snakes?For your chance to sit at…
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Is Optimization...a Bad Thing?
We might be over-optimizing. Dave makes sujebi, hand-torn noodles, for Chris Ying and two guests, and they discuss the potential damage being done by making everything easier. Does suffering build character? Is the journey more important than the destination? Only one way to find out...do the…
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Don't Call it a Crisis: Reaching Midlife Clarity
Dave is turning 50, and a midlife crisis is just around the corner. He makes budae-jjigae for Chris Ying and two guests who have undergone some major life changes...and maybe not only when they hit midlife. The four discuss times in life when you have to make a change, why it should maybe be…
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More Money, More Inappropriate Dinner Conversation Pt. 2
Dave and Chris had so much to talk about with our guests that they needed a part two...They talk about why money is so difficult to talk about, as well as field a pitch for a global salary cap, and finally, they wonder how much money would need to be offered to make Chris Ying celibate.For your...
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More Money, More Inappropriate Dinner Conversation
Dave makes million-dollar-bacon BLTs before Dave and Chris go through a money-themed MOIF, which reveals some wild secrets from Dave's childhood. Then, they start getting into that ever-uncomfortable topic with two dining guests: money.For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write…
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Money and Gambling It Away with Joe House and Cousin Sal
Dave makes spicy pork burgers for his friends Chris Ying, Joe House, and Cousin Sal. While they indulge, they talk about that taboo subject of money, and, of course, get into some MOIFs and debates about gambling too. They also discuss the price they'd need to truly be the masters of their...
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And They Were Roommates...
Dave cooks up some carbonara for Chris Ying and his guests, a couple of roommates and partners, Baldwin and Amanda. They talk about bad roommates they've had, the rules of being a roommate, and, most importantly, who cleans the bathroom. For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write...
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Are Pajama Wearers or Naked Sleepers the Weird Ones?
Dave makes his version of fideos and talks all things sleep with Chris Ying and his guests Jamie and Dustin. After a MOIF, they answer questions like: Do you sleep naked or with pajamas? What's your bedtime routine? Dustin uses WHAT as a pillow? Dave also pitches his idea for sleep clinics where...
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Cheating VS Innovating: The Fine Line
Dave "makes" an ice-cold pasta dish for two guests, Steven and Raihan, before diving into what is cheating and what isn't. They talk about whether cheating is inherently bad, the greatest cheaters of all time, and what the new name for cheating should be. From relationships to board games, no...
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Is Going to College Worth It?
Dave makes dosirak, a Korean lunch meal, and talks about college with Chris Ying and guests Steve and Allen, one of whom went, and one who didn't. Is it worth going to? What would you have done differently if you went back to being 18 years old? What will it look like in the future? They talk…
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Bathing Suits are Underwear, Air Conditioning is Necessary, and Other Heat Wave Debates
On this hot day, Dave and Producer David are joined with Jeff, Hui, and Kylon at the counter for some...hot soup? Dave explains why he likes to fight fire with fire, the group debates if ice cream is really what you want on a hot day, and some other big heat wave topics are discussed, and answers...
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Do You Wash Your Feet in the Shower?
Dave and Chris talk and laugh with Andrew, a comedy writer, while hearing some great stories: from new lessons about washing feet to getting a "bravo!" to a tryst in a cat shelter. For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social...
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Super Bowl Pressure and Football Hygiene Habits with Kyle Van Noy
Dave feeds two-time Super Bowl champion Kyle Van Noy, who talks about handling pressure on the biggest stages, what it's like in an NFL locker room from a hygiene perspective, and his own personal secret to keep bad odor away.For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at...
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Handling Life's Pressures: Work Pressure, Peer Pressure, and Pressure from Yourself
Dave serves a refreshing melon salad to guests while discussing high-pressure situations, peer pressure, and advice for younger selves on how to handle the pressure of asking someone out. For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name,...
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How Bad Must Everything Have Smelled 250 Years Ago?
Dave serves old-fashioned spoonbread and talks to guests about what life must have been like 250 years ago, leading to discussions about personal hygiene, when to move out, and whether dating and sex might actually have better back then. For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write...
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Noodle Shop Shorts: How to Handle Picky-Eating Children
Dave meets someone who worked at an iconic restaurant, but in an unusual way...they also talk about picky eaters, and how being a parent can involve some bribery.For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, and a...
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Noodle Shop Shorts: TV is the New Books?
Dave talks with content creator Ronit Halmos and finds out how online restaurant reviews work, and that while some old habits are back again, some are really gone. For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, and…
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Noodle Shop Shorts: To Chase Money or To Chase Happiness
Dave serves noodles and hears what it is like to work in an emergency room and the skills that might be useful in both the ER and a kitchen job.For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, and a little about...
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Noodle Shop Shorts: Knowing When to Move On
Dave makes ginger-scallion noodles and talks about competition amongst partners, as well as when and how to move on from a project. For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, and a little about yourself. With...
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How Long Would You Wait for Your Spouse to Come Home?
Dave serves Greek-inspired food and asks Odyssey-inspired questions: what you would like to forget, what lies you've told, and more.For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, and a little about yourself. With...
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Noodle Shop Shorts: Your Dad Will Be Mad Either Way
Dave serves a guest who has questions about dealing with her dad on the future of the family business.For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, and a little about yourself. With Vrbo, what you book is what you...
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How Patriotic Are You?
Dave makes coleslaw and hot dogs his way while talking to guests about feeling patriotic, fashion choices as you get older, and playing with fireworks.For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, and a little…
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Noodle Shop Shorts: Bad Things People Do in Saunas
Dave's guest is angry about sauna etiquette.For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, and a little about yourself. With Vrbo, what you book is what you get. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Noodle Shop Shorts: What if Ed Sheeran Was in a Ska Band?
Dave talks with a guest who is in a ska band and whose bandmates aren't sure Ed Sheeran is "their sound."For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, and something that you'd like to discuss with Dave. With Vrbo,...
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Noodle Shop Shorts: The Guy Afraid of Nothing...Except Disappointing His Friends
Dave advises a guest on their worries that their friends will be disappointed if he tries something new.For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, and something that you'd like to discuss with Dave. With Vrbo,...
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Noodle Shop Shorts: Are You Too Old to Wear Japanese Denim?
Dave feeds a guest who works at the local fancy denim store, and Dave wonders if he is cool enough to wear Japanese denim.For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, something on your mind that you'd like to...
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Noodle Shop Shorts: Dave Tries to Guess a Patron's Job
Dave tries to guess what a guest does for a living as she eats some cold noodles.For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, something on your mind that you'd like to discuss with Dave, and any other pertinent...
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Noodles at the Counter: Talking Work with Old and New Friends
Dave makes two noodle dishes to serve some friends at the counter, although he only ends up happy with one. With his spicy noodles the winner, Dave serves surprise friend guests as well as guests who wrote in to join us. They talk about work, from sustained creativity to how much work they…
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Lyonnaise Salad, Bacon Vinaigrette, Chicken Drippings, and Thai Bird Chilies
Dave makes a warm vinaigrette in his version of a Lyonnaise salad using a tip he learned in his earlier cooking days: using drippings. He makes a roast chicken vinaigrette, as well as a bacon dressing that his brother used to make for him. He talks about frisée, poaching eggs, and how to crisp up...
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Nothing Fancy Pt. 2: Burgers, Education, Restaurant Shifts, and "The Real LA"
Dave griddles up some burgers and fries some hot chips as he's joined by some special guests he's known for over a decade, and some new guests he's known for under an hour. They talk about education, how restaurants have changed, what belongs on a burger, and "The Real LA."To potentially sit at…
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Nothing Fancy: Burgers, Sauce, Graduation, and New Friends
Dave serves burgers and hot chips to some old pals and some new pals in a new iteration of the Dave Chang Show. He talks with these friends about whether burgers are better plain or with sauce on them, if graduation is necessary, and about dogs. To potentially sit at the counter, reach out to...
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French Vinaigrettes, Summer Salad, Emulsification and Xanthan Gum, and an Onion Competition
After being inspired by our 70/30 lean-to-fat ratio in our recent burger episode, and a desire not to turn on the stove in the summer heat, Dave makes a 30/70 ratio for a great vinaigrette and a lovely salad. Dave makes a few versions of vinaigrettes, explains how to pick your lettuces for a…
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Intimacy, Friendship, a BaoHaus Dish Rundown, and New Novel 'Come Undone' with Eddie Huang
Dave has Eddie Huang, author of 'Come Undone', co-host of Canal Street Dreams, and chef, on the show for a conversation that is funny, vulnerable, and illuminating. They talk about their friendship and its complicated beginnings, Eddie's move back to New York City, and the return of Eddie's...
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American Chef Ultimate Team, Whataburger and Regional Fast Food, and an Ask Dave
Dave puts together an all-star team: his starting 11 for if there was an American team in a Chef World Bowl. Difficult decisions are made, lots of incredible and important American chefs are discussed, and a roster is created, which Dave almost immediately regrets. He also answers an Ask Dave…
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World Bowl of Chicken and a Dinner Delivery Party with Chris Ying and Marc Johnson
Dave is unable to cook today, so he got some friends, Chris Ying and Marc Johnson, to join him in the inaugural World Bowl: a bracket tournament to decide the best dishes around the world (in a surely not entirely comprehensive way). Today's bracket focuses on the world's great chicken...
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The Most Delicious Lean-to-Fat Ratio for Meat, Grinding Meat at Home, and a Bold Prediction
Dave makes the supposedly ideal lean-to-fat ratio burger, a 70/30 blend...and it proves to be true!The ratio serves as a route for deliciousness, but it isn't found in that many grocery stores, which more commonly have 90/10 or 80/20. Dave delves into the history behind this and predicts that the...
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DCS Creative Lab: Gnocchi
Dave makes a dish from his past, Marco Canora's gnocchi from his days at Hearth. It's been over 20 years, but Dave can still remember the kitchen like it was yesterday. Food serves as time travel, taking him back in time as he makes this 2-ingredient dish and a beurre monté. Grateful for his time...
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South Beach Steak, Steakhouse Sides, Coco Bread, and Being Comfortable Being Uncomfortable with Udonis Haslem
Dave makes a 'South Beach' steak and pairs it with coco-bread-Parker House rolls, a wedge salad, a baked potato, and more for Udonis Haslem, NBA on Prime Studio Analyst. Dave and UD talk about UD's diet transformation before the NBA, Heat culture, becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable…
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DCS Prep: Steakhouse Sides
Dave has a guest coming in soon (like, 2 hours soon), and he's got a lot to get done in a short period of time. He's got salad to make, potatoes to bake, dry rubs to blend, and bread to tend!Watch Dave set up his mise en place, prep, and make some of these delicious dishes as he tries to stay out...
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DCS Impromptu Creative Lab: Conch Salad and Kartoffelklösse, German Potato Dumplings
Dave preps two fairly unfamiliar dishes for an upcoming shoot: a conch salad and makes kartoffelklösse, German potato dumplings. He learns on the job as he makes these, as well as talks about the dark art of sandbagging, why a food mill is superior to a ricer, and a recent sleep issue.Dave also...
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DCS Creative Lab: Steakhouse Sides
Dave practices some steakhouse sides that he'll be serving to an upcoming guest. From a wedge salad to double-stuffed potatoes to creamed spinach, he knows the steakhouse classics, and he's getting them ready.He also reveals a secret to a great steak sauce, which may be unexpected.Dave takes some...
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Steak, Rösti, Béarnaise, a Dave Chang Show Combine, and the NFL Draft with Todd McShay and Steve Muench
It's NFL draft week, and Dave is making a steak, rösti, tomato-onion salad, and more for The McShay Show team, Todd McShay, NFL Draft Analyst & Host, and Steve Muench, Co-Host. The three talk about how to analyze talent on the football field and in the kitchen, the mindset it takes to be great…
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Tteokgalbi, Hoe-deopbap, Role Models, and K-Everything with Daniel Dae Kim
Dave makes tteokgalbi, a delicious beef dish, and hoe-deopbap, a tasty fish-and-rice dish, for his guest, Daniel Dae Kim, Host & Executive Producer of K-EVERYTHING. The pair talks about role models and representation, Daniel's career path, and their roots as Korean Americans.Dave and Daniel also...
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DCS Creative Lab: Hamburg + Mayo Salad Sandwiches
Dave tests out some Yoshoku-style dishes of potato salad, egg salad, and hamburg steak for upcoming guests. The hamburg steak gets a makeover with panko-crusting, which leads to a sando worth singing for. He discusses the 70/30 rule of meat to fat ratio, homemade mayonnaise and emulsions, and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Dave Chang has a few questions. Besides being the chef of the Momofuku restaurants and the creator and host of Netflix’s 'Ugly Delicious,' Dave is an avid student and fan of sports, music, art, film, and, of course, food. In ranging conversations that cover everything from the creative process to his guest’s guiltiest pleasures, Dave and a rotating cast of smart, thought-provoking guests talk about their inspirations, failures, successes, fame, and identities.
HOSTED BY
The Ringer
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Dave Chang has a few questions. Besides being the chef of the Momofuku restaurants and the creator and host of Netflix’s 'Ugly Delicious,' Dave is an avid student and fan of sports, music, art, film, and, of course, food. In ranging conversations that cover everything from the creative process to...
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