It's raining here in Queens, NY with the tears for the King of LA. We are all so heartbroken. Roy Choi More Quotes by Roy Choi More Quotes From Roy Choi Sometimes, in the deepest moments, there are no words. There is only food. Roy Choi momentssometimes Through that windshield I saw a city that didn’t know it was hungry and a reflection of a guy who was FREE. Roy Choi guycitiesreflection For me, I never abandoned the truck. Even though I’ve opened other things, the truck is still the lifeblood of who I am. That’s because I enjoy it. I believe in it. It’s everything that I am. Roy Choi truckwho-i-ambelieve This is the premiere food symposium in the world. To quote you guys: 'Intended to invoke a sense of courage and urgency...Enabling this year's symposium to become a venue where we can reflect on the stories and ideas that no one usually gets the opportunity to tell.' So I stand here with the guts to ask you, please, let's do something. Let's do something and feed those that we're not reaching collectively. Roy Choi opportunityyearsideas I bet a chef could get more pussy than a guitar player right now. Roy Choi pussyguitarplayer The things that make Korean food delicious are garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili powder, and chili paste. They make anything delicious. Roy Choi anythingthingsoilfood I like to go to a Korean salon. Roy Choi salongolikekorean When you come out of the ocean after surfing all day, loco moco is the best thing you ever tasted. Roy Choi bestdayyouocean I knew of the 'Gilmore Girls' - I wasn't a rabid fan, but I watched it sporadically when it was first on. Roy Choi rabidknewfanfirst I'm a little old-school in that I think there's some value in the classics and the steps of achieving a certain profession. If we start slanging the word 'chef' on anybody and everybody who cooks, it takes away a lot. Roy Choi valuestartthinkchef Cooking is not a craft to get into for money. The money may come, or it may not. But you must get into it for the craft and the culture. Roy Choi youmoneycookingculture There is no typical day, not when there are so many people out there that I care about that can't access good food in their neighborhoods. Roy Choi daygoodfoodpeople Myeong-dong in Seoul is an area that is crazy at night, just packed. Roy Choi areajustcrazynight Why can I cook for tourists that come and visit L.A. and are so excited to see the Kogi truck? Because I cooked at country clubs and Embassy Suites hotels. Roy Choi whyseetruckcountry It's so easy to produce food, throw it away, and watch people starve. It's so hard to produce food mindfully and to feed and to reduce waste. Roy Choi hardeasyfoodpeople Korean food is primarily based on herbs and shoots and sprouts. There's no pasture land in Korea; we eat like Hobbits. Roy Choi eatlikelandfood American barbecue is all slow and low, you know, or low and slow, as they say down in the South, in Texas. But Korean barbecue is thinner cuts of meat. Roy Choi slowdownknowyou I don't really do that much office work. I just go to the office, and I'm like Steve Carell in 'The Office.' You know, like, I just go around and like - I don't know what I do in the office. I look at paperwork and act like I'm understanding what's going on there, and I shake my head and put my hand on my chin and like, 'Hmm.' Roy Choi lookyouunderstandingwork I've always wanted a straight-up cooking show since I was a child. Roy Choi showchildalwayscooking I grew up on Julia Child, Paul Prudhomme, Sara Moulton - and obviously, Emeril's first show had a huge impact on my life. Roy Choi my-lifechildimpactlife
