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| Industry | Culinary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 in New York City, New York, United States |
| Founder | David Chang |
Key people | David Chang |
| Products | Momofuku Noodle Bar Momofuku Ssäm Bar Momofuku Ko |
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Momofuku is a culinary brand established by chef David Chang in 2004 with the opening of Momofuku Noodle Bar. It includes restaurants in New York City, Toronto (defunct),[1] Las Vegas, and Los Angeles (Noodle Bar, Ssäm Bar, Ko, Má Pêche (defunct),[2] Seiōbo, Noodle Bar Toronto, Kōjin, Fuku, Fuku+, CCDC, Nishi, Ando, Las Vegas, Fuku Wall St, Kāwi), a bakery established by pastry chef Christina Tosi (Milk Bar), a bar (Nikai), and a quarterly magazine (Lucky Peach).
Chang has written that the name "Momofuku" is "an indirect nod" to Momofuku Ando, the Japanese-Taiwanese inventor of instant ramen. Chang has suggested it is not an accident that he chose a word that sounds similar to the curse word "motherfucker".[3]
- ^ "David Chang's Latest Momofuku Closure Marks the End of an Era". October 25, 2023.
- ^ Sutton, Ryan (March 16, 2018). "David Chang's Má Pêche Will Close This Summer After 8 Years in Midtown". Eater New York. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ Chang, David; Stabile, Peter Meehan; photographs by Gabriele (2009). Momofuku (1st ed.). New York: Clarkson Potter. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-307-45195-8.