The Indie Labels that Matter to Me: Matador, Merge, Drag City, Frenchkiss, and Sub Pop. I keep trying to listen to new music but am always stuck with these guys. Pavement, the Silver Jews, Superchunk…
Dessert Island Discs: David Chang Likes Pavement, GZA and Fat Elvis
Welcome to the first installment of “Dessert Island Discs”, a new FitnR feature which has us asking chefs about the music in their restaurants and on their iPods. First up is David Chang, Executive Chef and Owner of the Momofuku empire- which will be expanding outside of New York City for the first time at the end of this year.
Song (or album) we’re likely to hear playing in your restaurant?
DC: Pavement, Luna, AC/DC, The Kinks
What about song (or album) we’d hear playing in your restaurant’s kitchen?
DC: Most played song at Momofuku via iTunes, “T.N.K. (Tomorrow Never Knows)” by 801.
First love? Food or Music…
DC: Food. Eating blue crabs at the Chesapeake Bay when I was 5 years old.
Musician you’d most like to cook for (alive or dead) and what would you serve them?
DC: Fat Elvis. Samoa Girl Scout Cookies.
5 Albums on Your Desert Island iPod?
- Luna “Penthouse”
- Pavement “Wowee Zowee”
- Bob Dylan “Nashville Skyline”
- GZA “Liquid Swords”
- Pixies “Doolittle”
Photo courtesy of Gabriele Stabile
