James Murphy Grabs Post-Gig Pancakes and Asks for Quality Champagne on His Rider

Murphy, and girlfriend Christina Topsøe, at the Spotted Pig. Growing up, James Murphy -- of DFA Records and the recently disbanded (and much-loved) LCD Soundsystem -- was not allowed in the kitchen. "My mother was just like, Get out of here!" he laments. "Then when I moved to New York I'd have to call her to ask her how to make things like a boiled egg." These days he's moved beyond egg boiling, trying his hand in the culinary world: Not only does he try to cook daily with his girlfriend, Chris...