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While the style raised doubts for me too, I then saw the byline and realized, well, he can get away with it. For context, the author is David Chang (https://en.

by boyd 10y ago

While the style raised doubts for me too, I then saw the byline and realized, well, he can get away with it. For context, the author is David Chang (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Chang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Chang), who has – amongst other accolades – a 2-star Michelin restaurant. Aside: I also find it very awesome that David Chang made a GenBank reference in this article. :)

gxs 10y ago
Disagree that he can get away with it. Michelin star or not, this guy wouldn't have a modicum of main stream recognition if it weren't for Anthony Bourdain giving him his 15 minutes of fame. If you watch the Mind of a Chef series where he is featured in the first season, you get the sense that he has a chip on his shoulder regarding asian cuisine. That's fine and maybe well deserved, but I wouldn't get this kind of advice from someone so blatantly biased. Especially someone who brags about the Japanese sending their "very best cooks to train in Europe" who then subsequently tries to belittle some of the world's top food destinations that happen to be in Europe.