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“Books for Cooks: New TV show, book build on Yan’s passion” profiles Asian-American cook Martin Yan, a local San Francisco Bay Area resident.
“Now in his 30th year on television, Yan is still cooking – and spreading the message of honest food cooked fresh the Asian way. “I think it’s passion,” says Yan of a career that spans more than 2,000 episodes broadcast worldwide. “If you’re not passionate, if you don’t like what you do – you don’t even last for three years.” This year, that passion expresses itself in a new public television series, “Martin Yan’s China,” an exploration of the different schools of Chinese cooking that is part travelogue, part cooking instruction. The show, as well as the companion book Yan wrote, covers material that would have been impossible to introduce to Americans when Yan launched his television career. At the time, soy sauce was exotic and a wok was a funny-shaped frying pan you had to look hard to find.”
Yan is most known for his television series, “Yan Can Cook” – with the sort of cheesy tag line playing on his name – “If Yan can cook, so can you.” Personally, I think Ming Tsai represents a more modern approach and mainstream image to cooking shows (Tsai currently hosts PBS’s cooking show, Simply Ming and used to be on the Food Network’s East Meets West with Ming Tsai).
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Xxxtine: Precisely why I have such a huge crush on Ming Tsai (sigh).
Xxxtine: Precisely why I have such a huge crush on Ming Tsai (sigh).
Everyone .. lunch break is now over.
Everyone .. lunch break is now over.
I wonder if anybody else besides those who blog for 8Asians.com will comment on this post...
I wonder if anybody else besides those who blog for 8Asians.com will comment on this post...
According to Jennifer 8. Lee - she writes in the Fortune Cookie Chronicles that Ming Tsai is, "a highly articulate, intelligent American jock."
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According to Jennifer 8. Lee - she writes in the Fortune Cookie Chronicles that Ming Tsai is, "a highly articulate, intelligent American jock."
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CGI Bobby Flay?!?
The horror!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CGI Bobby Flay?!?
The horror!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wii Game for Iron Chef USA = Cooking Mama with CGI Bobby Flay
Wii Game for Iron Chef USA = Cooking Mama with CGI Bobby Flay
Joz: And did you know there's going to be a Wii game for Iron Chef USA? If that's not lame, I don't know what is!
Joz: And did you know there's going to be a Wii game for Iron Chef USA? If that's not lame, I don't know what is!
Well, I can think of a few people who don't have a crush on Ming Tsai...
And did you know that there's this really hot, openly queer Chinese guy who has his own cooking show on Food Network Asia? Here's a synopsis. Now this is a crush that could (concievably, anyway) be returned. I've always been a sucker for hot Asian muscle guys with tats and piercings...AND who know how to cook *sigh*
Well, I can think of a few people who don't have a crush on Ming Tsai...
And did you know that there's this really hot, openly queer Chinese guy who has his own cooking show on Food Network Asia? Here's a synopsis. Now this is a crush that could (concievably, anyway) be returned. I've always been a sucker for hot Asian muscle guys with tats and piercings...AND who know how to cook *sigh*
Efi,
You are SO RIGHT about the host of Iron Chef America! Mark Dacascos is only a quarter Japanese and basically got cast because he can do a backflip on TV.
Lame!
Efi,
You are SO RIGHT about the host of Iron Chef America! Mark Dacascos is only a quarter Japanese and basically got cast because he can do a backflip on TV.
Lame!
Who doesn't have a crush on Ming Tsai?
Did you know Ming is a really good squash player? He used to play on the Yale team and also played professionally on the European circuit.
Hawt.
Who doesn't have a crush on Ming Tsai?
Did you know Ming is a really good squash player? He used to play on the Yale team and also played professionally on the European circuit.
Hawt.
Of course, there's no Asians who have their show on Food Network (USA, anyway). WTF is up with that???
Iron Chef USA is lame anyway...they couldn't even get a frickin' real Japanese or JA guy to impersonate the host's nephew???
Of course, there's no Asians who have their show on Food Network (USA, anyway). WTF is up with that???
Iron Chef USA is lame anyway...they couldn't even get a frickin' real Japanese or JA guy to impersonate the host's nephew???
AND Ming Tsai won on Iron Chef USA. WON, BITCHES. Why isn't he on the Food Network more? Also, does anyone remember Martin's old school assistant Tammy? And she would wear one of those ridiculous oriental dresses?
EDIT: OK, it looks like Martin Yan won on Iron Chef USA too. Lesson learned: IF YOU ARE ASIAN, YOU CAN WIN ON IRON CHEF USA.
AND Ming Tsai won on Iron Chef USA. WON, BITCHES. Why isn't he on the Food Network more? Also, does anyone remember Martin's old school assistant Tammy? And she would wear one of those ridiculous oriental dresses?
EDIT: OK, it looks like Martin Yan won on Iron Chef USA too. Lesson learned: IF YOU ARE ASIAN, YOU CAN WIN ON IRON CHEF USA.
Can I just say I have a big crush on Ming Tsai? Not mancrush...real crush *sigh*.
I remember seeing him shirtless while trying to do the hula (badly) on one of his shows, and fell immediately in lust...*sigh*
Can I just say I have a big crush on Ming Tsai? Not mancrush...real crush *sigh*.
I remember seeing him shirtless while trying to do the hula (badly) on one of his shows, and fell immediately in lust...*sigh*
What gets me regarding Ming Tsai is that he went to Yale to study, of all things, Mechanical Engineering! (my undergrad major).
What gets me regarding Ming Tsai is that he went to Yale to study, of all things, Mechanical Engineering! (my undergrad major).
Martin Yan's accent is NOT FAKE, Ernie!
TAKE IT BACK!
However, I read on the intarweb somewhere that MARTIN YAN IS A HOMICIDAL CHEF! http://www.i-mockery.com/martinyan/default.htm
HE COOKED HIS CHILDREN ON TV! He put them in a wok and stir-fried them!
http://www.i-mockery.com/martinyan/wok2.htm
(It was on the internet. Must be true!!!!!)
Martin Yan's accent is NOT FAKE, Ernie!
TAKE IT BACK!
However, I read on the intarweb somewhere that MARTIN YAN IS A HOMICIDAL CHEF! http://www.i-mockery.com/martinyan/default.htm
HE COOKED HIS CHILDREN ON TV! He put them in a wok and stir-fried them!
http://www.i-mockery.com/martinyan/wok2.htm
(It was on the internet. Must be true!!!!!)
Except, you know, for Martin Yan's fake ass accent. AND HE ACTIVELY DENIES IT!
"As regards to rumors that his accent is fake and for entertainment value only, Yan said that people donu00e2u0080u0099t understand that sometimes even when youu00e2u0080u0099ve spoken English for a long time, you just canu00e2u0080u0099t shake your accent.
u00e2u0080u009cI was born in China and only learned how to speak English when I was 16 years old,u00e2u0080u009d says Yan. u00e2u0080u009cFor many people the accent will stay, even those that speak English perfectly, and uses proper grammar and words.u00e2u0080u009d"
Except, you know, for Martin Yan's fake ass accent. AND HE ACTIVELY DENIES IT!
"As regards to rumors that his accent is fake and for entertainment value only, Yan said that people donu00e2u0080u0099t understand that sometimes even when youu00e2u0080u0099ve spoken English for a long time, you just canu00e2u0080u0099t shake your accent.
u00e2u0080u009cI was born in China and only learned how to speak English when I was 16 years old,u00e2u0080u009d says Yan. u00e2u0080u009cFor many people the accent will stay, even those that speak English perfectly, and uses proper grammar and words.u00e2u0080u009d"
Well, of course "Ming Tsai represents a more modern approach and mainstream image to cooking shows!"
There would never have been a Ming Tsai without the foundation laid by Martin Yan!
Martin Yan is old school! He was also a trailblazer! He's also from a different generation and a completely different style of cooking and show hosting.
I love them both!!!
Well, of course "Ming Tsai represents a more modern approach and mainstream image to cooking shows!"
There would never have been a Ming Tsai without the foundation laid by Martin Yan!
Martin Yan is old school! He was also a trailblazer! He's also from a different generation and a completely different style of cooking and show hosting.
I love them both!!!
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