Quotes from Roy Choi

I didn't just grow up lowriding: I grew up lowriding and also in mansions in Orange County.

I went to high school in Orange County.

I'll never be able to outlive Kogi. Kogi is a beast.

I've got a lot of experience under my belt, but I still have a very naive and idealistic outlook on life.

Kogi changed what a generation eats, introducing people to fermentation and different vegetables and flavors.

I kind of feel for the vegetable world - the vegetarian world. It's almost as if people look at them like aliens or foreigners.

A lot of my friend's mothers and parents worked at Paramount Studios, so I would always go. I met the Fonz when I was really young, like four or five years old. I was always around people in entertainment all the time throughout my whole life.

I make food as affordable as possible.

Being a cook, there's always pressure - not for your ego but for people to love your food.

I realized why I can cook for different environments. Because of everything I've gone through growing up. Why can I cook for a Hollywood event without blinking an eye? Because I cooked at the Beverly Hilton and because I moved to Villa Park. Why can I cook for kids on Hollywood Boulevard at night? Because I went through it.

At my lowest point, I found cooking.

Sometimes, in the deepest moments, there are no words. There is only food.