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Who is Chef Yan?
Who is Chef Yan?
The celebrated host of over 2,000 cooking shows
broadcast world-wide, Martin Yan enjoys distinction as a certified
Master Chef, a highly respected food consultant, a cooking instructor
and a prolific author. His diverse talents have found expression in 26
cookbooks, including the award winning Martin Yan’s Feast, Martin Yan’s
Asian Favorites, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, Martin Yan’s Chinatown
Cooking (intro by Julia Child) and his latest, Martin Yan’s Quick &
Easy.
Born in Guangzhou, China, to a restaurateur father and
a mother who operated a grocery store, Chef Yan possessed a passion for
cooking at an early age. His formal induction into the culinary world
began at thirteen, with an apprenticeship at a popular Hong Kong
restaurant. He refined his natural talent at the Overseas Institute of
Cookery in Hong Kong, then pursued an MS in Food Science at The
University of California/Davis in the US. As an instructor in the
university’s extension program, he discovered a flair for teaching. In
1978, he pioneered a daily Chinese cooking show: the now classic “Yan
Can Cook.” Infusing lessons with his characteristic warmth, humor and
vitality, he quickly won a devoted following. The format expanded into a
cooking show/travelogue, featuring culinary hot spots throughout Asia.
A valued instructor at top culinary institutions, Chef
Yan has taught at The Culinary Institute of America, Johnson & Wales
University, The California Culinary Academy and The Chinese Cuisine
Institute in Hong Kong. In 1985, he founded the Yan Can International
Cooking School. Also a restaurateur, his Yan Can and SensAsian
Restaurants
offer inventive pan-Asian menus.
The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Chef Yan
is internationally recognized as an accomplished chef among his peers,
he has also captured the attention, admiration and hearts of millions of
fans by spicing his cooking artistry and teaching with a personal
ingredient: wit. Via television or in person, a session with Chef Yan
proves invigorating as well as educational. Dedicated to dispelling the
mysteries of Asian cooking, Yan furthers an understanding of these
excellent cuisines, and the cultures that created them, with spirited
lessons, fun and entertainment.
About Chef Yan:
http://www.yancancook.com/
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