down. Blue Ginger is the more straightforward of th two. Hot Breath of a Wok. Great concept, shaky recipes. 2 great cookbooks for weekends when you feel more comfortable with technique: Martin Yan's Chinatown, and Susanna Foo...

to explore traditional Chinese so much. I have done about 30 recipes from Fuchsia Dunlop’s “Land of Plenty” and really love the way it has expanded my Chinese cooking, but is still "traditional." Martin Yan's...

I have “Chinese Cooking for Dummies” and think it’s a great choice for beginners. It’s written by Martin Yan, and covers the basics very thoroughly while still maintaining a good deal of authenticity. I...

I love salmon....but halibut works well in the method you describe. Martin Yan I believe has used whole red snapper; a friend of mine uses whole tilapia.

, or maybe it’s the autographed Martin Yan photo in the window ;-)

If they are lop chong, Yimster posted a recipe/use below. I find them to have a very intense even overwhelming or dominating attribute. I used them in a (Martin Yan) Chinese style paella, the other ingredients got lost/overpowered....

here in San fran, PBS shows cooking shows on Saturdays from morning to early afternoon. A couple of locals, Martin Yan and Weir. Rotations of Julia Child, Julia and Jacques, Jacques and Claudine, Johnson and Wales, etc. A local...

looked tasty and I liked how she brought alot of her personal background and experiences into the food; however, Simon’s stuff just looked more intriguing to me. Martin Yan gave me a few laughs too...

. Lots and lots of sub-recipes and oil infusions. For a good Chinatown-style cookbook. I have had really good succcess with Martin Yan's Chinatown. it is a cook’s our of Chinatown’s around the World. Very workable...

to shop. Hence the restaurants tend to serve food that is more closely reminiscent of China. My theory was also stated by Martin Yan in a recent column in the Seattle P-I. In regards to Chinese restaurants in Snohomish County and...

(various locations) 3. Pick up Stix (various locations) .and the chain restaurants: 4. Martin Yan's Sensasian (Irvine at Jamboree and Irvine Blvd.). Although I would argue that this is better than your average Americanized Chinese...

Kikkoman is what I love; I know it’s a mass-market soy sauce but I’ve seen many t.v. chefs using it, from Martin Yan to Ming Tsai, though Martin Yan uses tons of Lee Kum Kee products too (I think they’ve always...

't have and cannot find half of his ingredients which annoys the hell out of me) ... Ingrid Hoffman ... Todd English’s show ... Martin Yan ....

I like Martin Yan on PBS. Love to watch him chop!

that the photograph of the chef with Martin Yan that had been displayed prominently had disappeared. She knew that something was wrong, and their dinner that night was seriously off. But in April, we found Martin Yan’s photograph...