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 ...

Food is an integral part of the human experience, and it’s a unifier. Nearly anywhere in California, a whole range of cuisines from different cultures can be easily found and eaten by anyone ...

“If Yan can cook, so can you!” Echoed thousands of times by public television audiences on “Yan Can Cook” — one of the longest-running food and travel programs in the world — the motto of chef Martin ...

Chef Martin Yan sits among some of the 3,000 cookbooks he and his wife, both UC Davis alumni, have donated to the university's library to establish the Chef Martin Yan Legacy Archive. (Gregory ...

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 ...

Martin Yan is still convinced that if he can cook, so can you. At 71, the celebrated television show host and master chef is deeply optimistic about the power of food to bring people together. “Food ...

Join us for an exciting online cooking event where Chef Yan will teach you how to create delicious and comforting dishes. Get ready to warm up your taste buds and learn some culinary secrets from the ...

At age 13, Martin Yan left his home in Guangzhou, China, with nothing more than a small rattan suitcase and $20. It was your classic case of tough love. Unable to properly care for Martin after losing ...

Yan Can Cook with On Lok - Nuts for Coconuts! Join Chef Martin Yan and On Lok for Yan Can Cook with On Lok - a live, virtual cooking series celebrating Chinese recipes and traditions. Learn how to ...

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, ...

World-renowned celebrity chef Martin Yan’s collection of nearly 3,000 cookbooks, his first wok, thousands of photographs and other media will be the main ingredients in an archive to be established in ...