Chinese cooking is a labor of love, emphasis on labor. All that chopping and frying, followed by the vigorous scrubbing of pans and woks to clean them. It’s why I typically prefer takeout. This ...

Walk-through of Chinese kitchen essentials: carbon steel woks, induction wok burners, steamer baskets, rice cookers, and the utensils used in practice. Explains how to choose a wok for your stove, why ...

Much like “The Joy of Cooking,” which teaches the basics, “The Chinese Way: Classic Techniques, Fresh Flavors,” by Betty Liu, is a primer for anyone wanting to master Chinese cooking. Before diving ...

Michelle King’s childhood memories are filled with the images and tastes of delicious Chinese recipes. While she grew up in Midland, Michigan, her parents cooked a large Chinese meal for their family ...

Randy Lau will never forget his 33rd birthday. Two and a half months after launching “Made With Lau,” he was “stoked” to find his Chinese family cooking channel had reached its first milestone: ...

Seven decades ago, long before Fu Pei-mei became a beloved authority on Chinese cooking, she was struggling to make jiaozi. These boiled dumplings from northern China were her husband’s favorite and ...

In 1997, restaurateur Danny Yip moved back to Hong Kong from Australia. Having worked in the food and beverage industry since the 1980s, he vowed he would never open another restaurant again. “It was ...

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The man who used television to help many North Americans start cooking Chinese food at home is as cheery as ever, but aware of some harsher truths. Martin Yan at home in the San Francisco Bay Area.