Martin Yan (甄文達 Pinyin: Zhēn Wéndá; later 殷文達 Yīn Wéndá, note that 甄 and 殷 are both Yan in Cantonese) (born 1948) is a Chinese-born American chef and actor who hosts the award-winning national cooking show Yan Can Cook. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in southern mainland China. ... Official website: http://www. ... Pleasant Hill is a city located in Contra Costa County, California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Yan Can Cook was a Chinese cooking show starring Martin Yan that showed recipes for stir frying and other traditional Chinese dishes. ... It has been suggested that Pinyin_method be merged into this article or section. ... Cantonese is a major dialect group or language of the Chinese language a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other senses of this word, see chef (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Yan Can Cook was a Chinese cooking show starring Martin Yan that showed recipes for stir frying and other traditional Chinese dishes. ...

He currently resides in Hillsborough, California, south of San Francisco, and is married to Susan ("Sue") with twin sons, Colin and Devin. He is not related to the Canadian cooking show personality Stephen Yan. Hillsborough is a town in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Fraternal twin boys bathing Twins in animal biology is a case of multiple birth in which the mother gives birth to two offspring from the same pregnancy. ... Stephen Yan Stephen Yan (Chinese name:甄文達, born in Hong Kong, China) was the host of the successful Canadian television cooking show Wok with Yan. ...

Early years

Born in Guangzhou, China to a restaurateur father and a grocer mother, Yan began cooking at 12. He moved to Kowloon, Hong Kong the next year with his family, working in his uncle's restaurant. He received a diploma from the Overseas Institute of Cookery of Hong Kong, then he studied college a year in Calgary at 18 before heading to California. He received a Master of Science degree in food science from University of California, Davis. Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in southern mainland China. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... A grocer is a dealer in staple foodstuffs, such as meats, produce or dairy products, and other household supplies. ... In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon refers to the urban area made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tates Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... Food science is a discipline concerned with all technical aspects of food, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption. ... The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. ...

Career

After teaching Chinese cooking for the extension program and appearing on a local Calgary talk show in 1978 (likely CICT-TV or CHCT-TV), Yan has been hosting over 1,500 episodes of the PBS cooking shows Yan Can Cook since 1982. He has also appeared on cartoon talk show Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, which currently airs on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Space Ghost at his desk Space Ghost: Coast to Coast is a spoof talk show on the cable TV channel, Cartoon Network. ... Cartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ... The Adult Swim logo The Parental Advisory warning that appears every hour before and during each showing of the Adult Swim block. ...

He also hosts Martin Yan's Chinatown Cooking, where he tours Chinatowns around the globe. The gate to Montreals Chinatown which has Chinese, Japanese and Korean restaurants inside the complex. ...

Yan is the lead actor of Rice Rhapsody (海南雞飯, 2005). Rice Rhapsody (alternative title Hainan Chicken Rice) (Chinese: 海南雞飯, literally meaning Hainanese chicken rice) is a 2004 film directed by Kenneth Bi. ...

He has appeared as a guest judge on an episode of Iron Chef America, on the episode in which Cat Cora lost by .1 of point. Iron Chef America: The Series is an American cooking show based on Fuji Televisions Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. The show is produced by Food Network, which carries a dubbed version of the original Iron Chef. ... Cat Cora (born Jackson, Mississippi) is an Iron Chef on Food Networks Iron Chef America. ...

Cookbook career

Yan has opened a chain of Yan Can Restaurants and founded the Yan Can International Cooking School in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has written over two dozen cookbooks: USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ...

• Martin Yan's Feast: The Best of Yan Can Cook
• Chinese Cooking for Dummies
• Martin Yan's Asian Favorites
• Martin Yan's Quick and Easy
• Martin Yan's Chinatowns
• Martin Yan's Culinary Journey Through China
• Martin Yan's Asia
• Martin Yan's Entertainment At-Home
• Martin Yan the Chinese Chef
• Martin Yan's Invitation to Chinese Cooking
• Martin Yan's Feast

Awards

• An honorary Doctorate of Culinary Arts by Johnson & Wales University.
• A Daytime Emmy Award in 1998 for best cooking show.
• A 1996 James Beard Award for Best TV Food Journalism.
• A 1994 James Beard Award for Best TV Cooking Show.
• The Antonin Careme Award by the Chef's Association of the Pacific Coast.
• The Courvoisier Leadership Award by Courvoisier.

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Other

• Chinese American cuisine
• Cantonese cuisine

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External links

• Official website
• 1st Person - Martin Yan
• or http://www.kenbiroli.com/HCR-HOME.html Rice Rhapsody
• Articles by Martin Yan on Chefs