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	Martin Yan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 1949) is a Chinese-born American chef and actor who hosts the award-winning national cooking show Yan Can Cook.
		Yan maintains that his accent is not fake and that any excessive intonation is because of his enthusiasm: "For many people the accent will stay, even those that speak English perfectly, and uses proper grammar and words." Yan started studying English at 16.
		Yan has opened a chain of Yan Can Restaurants and founded the Yan Can International Cooking School in the San Francisco Bay Area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Martin_Yan (468 words)

	Yan Can Cook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		James Cook: Celebrated North Country Explorer The life of Captain Cook and his contemporaries as represented by the collections of the British Library, the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, and other institutions.
		The Idealization of Captain Cook A comparative essay discussing whether Cook was in fact taken as the Hawaiian god Lono or whether it was just made by the British to be seen that way.
		Cook County Commission on Human Rights Recognizing the need to combat the effects of bias and bigotry throughout Cook County, the Cook County Board of Commissioners adopted the County Human Rights Ordinance.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Yan_Can_Cook.html (374 words)

	1st Person: Martin Yan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Yan is on the road 10 months out of the year promoting his products and teaching culinary arts to eager students.
		Yan found his sense of humor during one of his first cooking classes, when a student dozed off.
		Yan can clean and debone a chicken in 20 seconds.
	www.readingeagle.com /krt/lifestyle/1pyan/html/3.htm (185 words)

	RMPBS Cooks! Club: Yan Can Cook
		Born in Guangzhou, China, Yan began his culinary career at the age of thirteen as a young Hong Kong restaurant apprentice and later graduated from the Overseas Institute of Cookery in Hong Kong.
		Yan Can Cook reaches more than 85% of all households in the United States on public television and is seen around the world.
		Yan is a popular radio and television guest, and has appeared on such national programs as The Phil Donahue Show, The Home Show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, the Mike and Maty Show, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
	www.krma.org /cooks/asian/yan/host.html (356 words)

	Famous Chefs Demonstrate Fusion Cooking at UNH Feb. 16 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Titled "Mary Yan Can Cook," this multifaceted event is part of the Great Cooks on Campus series sponsored by UNH Hospitality Services.
		Yan, a certified master chef who has hosted more than 1,500 cooking shows and published 20 cookbooks, travels the world to film on location.
		Yan and Esposito, who both hold master's degrees, will speak to university and high school students about the importance of a college degree to careers in the hospitality industry.
	www.unh.edu /news/news_releases/2000/january/mg_20000121greatcooks.html (484 words)

	Yanyu Restaurant Review
		Yan, after all, grew up and apprenticed in Hong Kong, and to create and refine her Yanyu menu, has returned often to Southeast Asia to watch, to learn, to eat, and to eat again.
		I was lucky enough to watch and sample as the final menu took its final shape and her flavors, cooking style, and presentation recalled my four years in Hong Kong, during which time I ate at some of Asia's finest.
		Following the traditional steps to prepare Peking duck, Yan developed her extraordinary recipe by marinating, washing, and re-marinating the skin, then sealing the exterior with a sugar-vinegar mixture.
	www.intowner.com /fr/food/reviews/June1999.htm (668 words)

	NPR : Yan Can Write : Alphonse Vinh
		Martin Yan is noted for making television programs which provide not only the flavors of the cooking traditions of China and Asia but also let viewers travel along.
		Yan describes the suburban Chinatown malls with their "climate-controlled roof (and) sprawling parking lots, where everything Chinese -- from the latest Canto-pop CDs to calligraphy scrolls to herbal cough syrup -- can be found."
		Chef Yan gives us a guide "How to order in a Chinese restaurant" with such reminders as "always order soup" to "who says it's not polite to point?" For the delights of dim sum, Martin Yan gives us highlight dishes with their Cantonese and Mandarin pronunciations in case of servers with limited skills in English.
	www.npr.org /programs/musings/2002/nov/yan.html (765 words)

	AsianWeek.com: A&E: Culinary Master Martin Yan Can Cook, and A Whole Lot More (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Everybody can see what is done.” As soon as the take is finished, Yan’s sharp “Next!” is heard as the crew scurries to set up a new shot.
		Yan was born in Guangzhou, China, where he received his earliest formal training as a chef.
		Yan first immigrated to Canada, and then to the United States, where he earned a Masters of Science degree in Food Science from the University of California, Davis.
	www.asianweek.com /2000_06_29/ae3_martinyancancook.html (1049 words)

	RMPBS Cooks! Club: Yan Can Cook
		Co-produced by Yan Can Cook, Inc., and KQED TV in San Francisco, Yan Can Cook: The Best of Asia premiered on public television stations beginning November 1997 nationwide.
		Yan climbs a coconut tree in the Philippines to harvest this versatile fruit.
		An internationally renowned food authority and certified Master Chinese Chef, Martin Yan lectures throughout the world on Asian and East-West cuisines and is famous for his entertaining and instructive cooking demonstrations.
	www.rmpbs.org /cooks/asian/yan (267 words)

	Martin Yan's Feast
		In his ninth book Martin Yan's Feast: The Best of Yan Can Cook, he presents the magic of the Orient in a compilation of some of his favorite dishes--a magnificent collection of home-style recipes, mostly Chinese, with a few Southeast Asian, Korean, and Japanese dishes tossed into the mix to keep things lively.
		With an unflagging sense of humor, insatiable curiosity, and a heartfelt respect for the traditions of Asian cooking, Yan is dedicated to dispelling the mysteries of Asian cooking and furthering the understanding and enjoyment of the cuisines of Asia.
		Yan assures his readers that "Before long, you'll be tasting something you won't believe you made yourself," and comes with Yan's personal guarantee: "If Yan can cook, so can you!"
	www.globalgourmet.com /food/special/1999/feast/index.html (723 words)

	ASIA IN NEW YORK CITY : Interview
		Martin Yan, also known as the Yan Can Cook, is the most popular Asian chef on television.
		Yan has introduced millions of people to the joys of Asian cuisine over the past two decades and is partially responsible for sparking the Asian food trend in the U.S. An accomplished chef and culinary educator, Mr.
		Yan began his career as a chef’s apprentice in Hong Kong, and holds certification as a Master Chinese Chef from the Ontario Restaurant Association, as well as a Master's degree in food science from the University of California at Davis and an honorary doctorate from Johnson and Wales University.
	www.asiainnyc.org /3_0_interview.html (3123 words)

	The Pacific -- Martin Yan
		He also taught cooking classes at the restaurant and he was invited to appear on a talk show.
		The consulting business, appearances, taping schedule for Yan Can Cook and his cooking school in Foster City keep Yan busy year-round and takes him away from his wife Sue and their twin, 7-year-old sons.
		But no matter how it's prepared or whom he is cooking for, the food is what drives Yan, even if it means taking an overnight flight to Fargo just to chop vegetables and stir-fry some chicken.
	journalism.berkeley.edu /projects/pacific/yan/index3.html (487 words)

	Frugal Gourmet / Why Martin Yan is proud of the holes in his socks
		Yan's company, Yan Can Cook Inc., staffed by a mere six people, is housed in an unassuming office park in San Mateo that looks more like a dentist's office than the headquarters of an entertainment empire.
		Yan also never buys on impulse, and he plans six to 12 months ahead for major purchases such as a house, a car or even a computer.
		Yan, born in December 1948 in a small house at the end of a dirt road in the outskirts of Guangdong, hails from humble beginnings.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2004/10/19/moneytales.DTL (3020 words)

	COOK'S NIGHT OUT: MARTIN YAN
		The way Cook's Night works is that I meet alone with the chef-restaurateur in one of his or her favorite casual restaurants.
		In one private room, Yan and I were seated, while in an adjoining private room the party had grown to a dozen diners, including a couple of journalists, a Yan relative, friends and the quartet from China.
		Yan travels more than 200 days a year, but on some of the trips, he brings his wife, Susan, and identical twin sons, Colin and Devin.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2004/10/31/PKGIJ7PK3C1.DTL&type=food (824 words)

	The California Aggie
		She also plans on asking for recipes from Yan and sharing experiences of Chinese cuisine since she recently traveled to China.
		Yan is a certified master chef and is also a food consultant, cooking instructor and prolific author, with over 26 cookbooks under his belt.
		In addition to graduating from the university, Yan discovered his flair for teaching as an instructor in the universityâs extension program.
	www.californiaaggie.com /article?id=9191 (273 words)

	Yan’s Best Place (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		An elderly woman shuffles in with her five-year-old grandson and his parents, and Yan greets them in a way that suggests that they, too, have been in a time or two.
		At Yan’s Best Place, everyone may not know your name, but everyone knows Yan, and Yan seems to know everyone.
		But at Yan’s Best Place, what can be said of the faces can also be said of the flavors: each ingredient stands out and combines with its plate-mates to create something distinct and familiar.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/food_drink/cheap/documents/02927430.htm (415 words)

	How to Cook Authentic Chinese Food at Home -- from the Star of "Yan Can Cook"
		Bottom Line's cooking expert Linda Gassenheimer asked Martin Yan of Yan Can Cook TV fame to share his secrets for cooking great Chinese food at home.
		Here is how home cooks can compensate for this difference in cooking temperature...
		It is difficult to cook and serve more than one stir-fried dish at home.
	www.bottomlinesecrets.com /blpnet/article.html?article_id=33063 (544 words)

	Class Notes Profile-Yan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Then you've seen Martin Yan '73, M.S. '77, display his culinary talents on his television cooking show, "Yan Can Cook." UC Davis students recently saw Yan in action: He traded in his chef's apron for a tweed blazer to come to UC Davis and talk with them about the health benefits of Chinese food.
		According to Yan, "When illness or imbalance cannot be relieved through an adjustment in food intake, then herbal tonics are prescribed." Students passed around various roots, mushrooms and vegetables while Yan discussed their healing powers and, as he termed it, "the science of cooking."
		Yan emphasized that moderation, however, remains a vital part of health, so don't be too quick to grab another egg roll in an effort to maintain your yin-yang!
	www-ucdmag.ucdavis.edu /su96/ClassNotesTOC/Class_Notes_Profile-Yan.html (296 words)

	TV chef Martin Yan opens first Yan Can restaurant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Even with all Martin Yan's spunk, the television chef whose "Yan Can Cook" show is broadcast in 70 countries says he just couldn't feed everybody who wanted to try a bite of his tasty Asian concoctions -- until now.
		Traditional cooking utensils from all over Asia, such as bamboo steamers, rice bowls and decorative chopsticks, are displayed on the walls.
		And, of course, Yan himself is featured prominently on a large television doing everything from chopping chicken in his kitchen to dressing in costumes and acting out battles on the Great Wall of China.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/06/25/state1442EDT0110.DTL (588 words)

	Chinese Cooking: Chinese Food, Mandarin Dishes, Recipes
		Sometimes called the food of the emperors, Mandarin cooking strives to achieve harmony through contrast, a sort of yin and yang approach to cooking that involves pairing crispy textures with smooth ones, sweet with sour, and contrasting colors and aromas.
		A simpler spin on the Peking classic, this tender duckling has a rich brown skin and is served with a citrusy braising sauce.
		Cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens slightly.
	www.sunkist.com /yancancook/asian-cooking/chinese-cooking.asp (498 words)

	The Yan Can Cook Book (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Oh, the only good Martin Yan recipe was for dim sum meatballs that I got from a website, not in any of his cookbooks.
		Yan can be a little hokey at times, but thats part of the fun.
		As its one of the older Yan books, I found it enjoyable not to have to wade through a glossy "picture book" cook book so popular today that seem to leave the recipes in as an afterthought.
	www.homegardenreviews.com /The_Yan_Can_Cook_Book_0385176066.html (443 words)

	1st Person: Martin Yan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Host of public television's "Yan Can Cook," certified master chef, author, teacher, and restaurant and food consultant, Martin Yan serves as a tribute to loving what you do and doing it well.
		A Canadian television producer liked Yan's cooking and informal cooking demonstrations and put him on the air.
		"Yan Can Cook" moved to KQED, a public television station in Northern California, where Yan joined such famous chefs as Justin Wilson and Julia Child.
	www.readingeagle.com /KRT/lifestyle/1pyan/html/2.htm (120 words)

	The Pacific -- Martin Yan
		Today Yan is the most popular Asian chef in the world and a self-described ambassador of culture between Asia and the rest of the world.
		For 20 years, on his weekly television show, "Yan Can Cook," Yan has brought Chinese and Asian cuisine to audiences around the world.
		As Asia's living standards have improved, the cooking and eating habits of the population have changed.
	journalism.berkeley.edu /projects/pacific/yan (424 words)

	Yan Can Cook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The life of Captain Cook and his contemporaries as represented by the collections of the British Library, the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, and other institutions.
		Meet the dippiest cook of all, but she is cute, animated and musical.
		The Cook and Robb families are from Ireland and Kirkmaiden in Wigtownshire, South West Scotland.The Greives lived in Howden in Selkirshire.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Yan_Can_Cook (1039 words)

	Yan Can Cook Rice Cooker - Yen Can Cook
		It has never been so easy to cook perfect rice using this rice cooker.
		The rice cooker comes with a smart Sensor Logic memory, which is self-programmed to cook a variety of white and brown rice to perfection.
		With a built-in timer, you can appoint a ready-to-eat mealtime.
	wjfineitems.net /thestore/prods/30022.html (82 words)

	Amazon.com: Martin Yan's Feast : The Best of Yan Can Cook: Books: Martin Yan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Cooks who fancy Asian foods--or who want to--will want to add this gem to their shelf of essentials.
		Yet most of the recipes can be made with ingredients found in a majority of American grocery stores that stock a foreign food shelf and some exotic vegetables like sprouts and chinese cabbage.
		Yan is truly an excellent teacher, sharing the chinese culture with us through his wonderful food and personallity.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0912333316?v=glance (1616 words)

	Top Chefs -- International Cuisines
		Cooking With Lee - Recipes from the Anne Arundel Community Television Show, where Leontyne Johnson cooks New Southern food, classified by course or ingredient.
		Cooking with the Wolfman - Chef David Wolfman and Loma offer recipes from their cooking show.
		Yan Can Cook - Asian cuisine, as an integral part of local cultures, with Chef Martin Yan.
	www.cookingwithcolor.com /chefs_restaurants (844 words)

	Asian
		Martin Yan spent twelve weeks in his native China filming this installment of his popular television series "Yan Can Cook" (winner of a 1994 James Beard Award for Best Television Cooking Show).
		The more adventurous among us can cook up the Royal Lion's Head which, thankfully, are only large meatballs.
		Martin Yan is well-known to fans of Chinese cooking through his television show "Yan Can Cook." Here he covers everything from timeless spring rolls to original creations such as Sprouting Spring Soup and Chinese Pizza.
	www.sallys-place.com /food/book_reviews/asian.htm (1354 words)

	Yan Can Cook Kitchenware - Yan Can Cook - Rice Cooker YR-180 - AR-YR-180 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Yan Can Cook Kitchenware - Yan Can Cook - Rice Cooker YR-180 - AR-YR-180
		Cooks a variety of white rice, brown rice and wild rice to perfection
		Welcome to AsianAppliance.com, you can place orders online 24 hours a day or call us to place an order from 9 AM to 6PM Pacific Time.
	store.asianappliance.com /yr-180.html (187 words)

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