Momofuku’s David Chang takes detours on a culinary road trip across the US
The Korean-American chef hits the open road in search of hidden gems, from Filipino food in Las Vegas to a Haitian restaurant in Miami
In an episode of his new CNN travel series, chef David Chang is driving down the highway to Las Vegas before stopping at a transport cafe off Interstate 15.
The town is Hesperia, California, and the producers wanted Chang to try an Indian restaurant near a windscreen repair store. But Chang spots a Mexican cantina that looks promising.
He chooses to eat at both, freaking out his camera crew.
“I just wanted to taste things. When I see something, I’m like, ‘Oh, that looks interesting. I would like to taste that,’” he says. “To the dismay of the producers and the team, they’re like, ‘No, no. We got to go here.’ I was like, ‘You don’t understand. I told you guys, that if we’re going to do the show, everything’s on the table.’”