The Dave Chang Show Changing Tides and Lasting Impacts With Jeremy Fox
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Sep 22, 2025 Jeremy Fox, acclaimed chef and author, shares insights on his new book, 'On Meat,' and reflects on the groundbreaking influence of his restaurant Ubuntu on vegetable cuisine. He discusses the major changes in the restaurant industry post-COVID, touching on staffing challenges and mentorship lessons learned from culinary masters like David Kinch. Fox also tackles the balance between managing restaurant scale and personal life ambitions, all while Dave wraps up with an easy pan pizza recipe anyone can try at home.
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Ubuntu's Quiet Revolution
- Ubuntu influenced a generation of chefs without wide media attention and felt revolutionary to diners and chefs like Dave Chang.
- Jeremy's vegetable cooking was guided by meat cookery, creating a novel, influential approach.
Scale Recipes To Your Time
- Treat the book as a hybrid: simplify by skipping sub-recipes when pressed, or go all-in to learn full techniques.
- Use the recipes to challenge yourself; they mirror professional standards but can be scaled for home cooks.
Book Pivot During COVID
- Jeremy signed a cookbook contract before COVID intending it to be Bertie G's but pivoted to On Meat when the pandemic hit.
- Many recipes in On Meat are nostalgic riffs on comfort foods like stroganoff and sloppy joes.
