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Martin Yan

Martin Yan is a renowned Chinese chef known for his TV show "Yan Can Cook". He was born in 1948 in Guangzhou, China to a culinary family and began his cooking apprenticeship at age 13. Yan received formal culinary training in Hong Kong and studied food science at University of California, Davis. His TV show debuted in 1980 and helped popularize Chinese cuisine in America. Today, Yan lives in San Mateo, California with his wife Susan and their two sons, Colin and Devin. He has authored 26 cookbooks and hosted over 2,000 television shows.

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Martin Yan

Martin Yan is a renowned Chinese chef known for his TV show "Yan Can Cook". He was born in 1948 in Guangzhou, China to a culinary family and began his cooking apprenticeship at age 13. Yan received formal culinary training in Hong Kong and studied food science at University of California, Davis. His TV show debuted in 1980 and helped popularize Chinese cuisine in America. Today, Yan lives in San Mateo, California with his wife Susan and their two sons, Colin and Devin. He has authored 26 cookbooks and hosted over 2,000 television shows.

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Martin Yan

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Exclusive Chinese Chef

By: Matthew Hung & Brandon Wong

Biography
Martin Yan was born on December 22, 1948 into a culinary
family. His dad was a restaurant owner and his mother
was a grocer. As a child, he has always had a passion for
food.
His formal entry into the culinary world began at age
thirteen with and apprenticeship at a Hong Kong
restaurant followed by Hong Kongs Overseas Institute of
Cookery. After that he moved to the U.S starting his
studies in food science at UC Davis.
A pioneer in the debut of his TV show, Yan Can Cook,
captured his new audience. From then on his career
skyrocketed. Today he lives in San Mateo with his wife
Susan, and their sons, Colin and Devin.

Career Path
With ancestral roots in Taishan, Guangdong, China, Yan
was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Yan began to cook at
the age of 12.
He moved to Hong Kong when he was 13, and attended
the Munsang College in Kowloon City. During this time in
Munsang College, he worked at his uncle's Chinese
restaurant and learned about the traditional method of
Chinese cooking there.
He received a diploma from the Overseas Institute of
Cookery of Hong Kong and later left for Canada for
continued study. Ten years after his arrival in North
America, Yan received a Master of Science degree in food
science from University of California, Davis, in 1975.

Major Contributions
Martin Yan has...

Been nominated for the 2004 James Beard


Award and Best National TV Cooking Show
Award
Been honored as California Chef of the
Year and named an Honorary Chairman of
The International Association of Culinary
Professionals Foundation
He received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in
Culinary Arts
He has been a host of over 2,000 shows and
has made 26 cookbooks

Why we chose Martin Yan


We chose Martin Yan because he taught us how to cook
cantonese-style dishes and inspired us to learn how to cook
and become a masterchef in our own kitchen!

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Martin Yan has 2 sons
Devin and Colin Yan
Martin Yan has a restaurant in San Francisco

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Bibliography
martinyan.net
http://ifood.tv/fusion/martin-yan/about
yancancook.com
yelp.com
http://www.pbs.org/food/chefs/martin-yan/

I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always
eaten the next day.
So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat
their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out.- Martin Yan

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