Martin Yan visited UC Davis for a cooking demo last week. (JJ Noel/UC Davis) When Martin Yan arrived in Davis as an international student in 1969, the minimum wage in California was just $1.65, but he ...

Chinese American culinary legend Martin Yan has been given the 2022 James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award for his 43 years in the industry. Previous winners of the award include notable chefs Jessica ...

From earthy soba and bouncy udon to stir-fried egg noodles hot out of the wok, noodles are among the world’s most versatile and popular ingredients, according to renowned Chinese-American chef Martin ...

Growing up in China at a time when families were allotted only 2 pounds of meat and 4 ounces of oil each month, Martin Yan quickly learned the value of a simple, tasty meal. “Even when we were little ...

After more than four decades of preparing Chinese food on camera, for the long-running PBS TV show “Yan Can Cook” and newer culinary and philanthropic projects, chef Martin Yan has no plans to hang up ...

Pork and Chive Dumplings. (Laura Chase de Formigny for The Washington Post/food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post) Every Wednesday at noon, Food section staff members and guests answer ...

On one particularly frigid morning in Brooks, Alberta, chef Martin Yan sped down the road to catch his first television appearance on a local Canadian show. Yan found himself in Canada during 1978, ...

Celebrity chef and UC Davis alum Martin Yan, shown during a cooking demonstration at the Shields Library in September, will entertain diners at Latitude Restaurant Friday during a visit as guest chef.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Things don't always go as planned in the kitchen, even for a Michelin star chef like Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu's. "The wok is on fire," exclaimed Jew as he prepared some ...