David Chang Serving up Surprising New Food in Toronto
©Kayla Rocca
In the wake of the success of spaces in New York and in Sydney, Toronto is the latest city to benefit from the stylings of celebrity chef at the head of Momofoku, David Chang. Chang has become symbolic of the new order of world cuisine, having begun his career in Japan in a soba shop, before landing the big gig at the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
His new project is named Kōjin, the Japanese god of the hearth. At the helm is Paula Navarrete from Colombia. Despite its Japanese name, no sushi in the plate or in the menu. A little snapshot: pickled corn, peaches and green tomatoes marinated in white kimchi juice, rocket, mustard and mizuna garnished with aged gouda and ground Niagara ham. You get the picture… Not a pork bun in sight.
©Kayla Rocca
©Kōjin
Kayla Rocca
©Kōjin
©Kōjin
©Kayla Rocca
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