David Chang Speaking Fee: $100,000 to $125,000
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NYC - New York City
Primary Topic Category:
Chefs / Culinary / Food & WIne
Secondary Topic Category:
Asian & Pacific Islander
David Chang Speaker Profile: At A Glance
David Chang is a five-time James Beard Award winner, who has been instrumental in popularizing Modern Asian cuisine through his New York restaurants, Momofuku Noodle Bar, Momofuku Ssam Bar, Momofuku Ko, Momofuku Milk Bar, Ma Peche, Brooker & Dax, as well as Sydney’s Seiobo and Momofuku Toronto. His restaurants have earned him a spot of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants across multiple years. Chang is the creator of The New York Times best-selling quarterly magazine, Lucky Peach, and the author of the James Beard nominated cookbook, Momofuku.
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