739: Chef Martin Yan’s Culinary Journey

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

American Public Media

Food, Arts

4.3 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

This week, we spend an hour with one of Francis’ heroes, Chef Martin Yan. He talks about growing up in China, the time he spent working in the legendary wet markets, and how helping his mom in the kitchen gave him a lifelong lesson in seasonal cooking. From his journey to Hong Kong where he famously learned how to bone-out a chicken in 18 seconds, to his move to attend college in the US, to becoming a trailblazing culinary food show host of Yan Can Cook, his is a story full of determination, achievement, and his trademark humor. He is the author of over twenty cookbooks and is currently the host of Martin Yan, Quick and Easy

Broadcast dates for this episode:

August 27, 2021 (originally aired)
September 2, 2022 (rebroadcast)
June 7, 2024 (rebroadcast)

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1:18.6	Hey, it's Francis.
1:20.0	You know, a couple times a year, we dedicate a whole episode to one long interview with an icon in the food world.
1:26.4	This week, I want to bring back a conversation I got to have with Martin Yan, the groundbreaking star of Yan Ken Cook, telling us all about his improbable life in food TV.
1:37.1	Check it out.
1:39.2	I'm Frances Lamb, and this is The Splendid Table from APM.
1:53.9	Thank you. Islam and this is the splendid table from APM. So I don't remember what age I was exactly, but I remember this birthday party I had when I was,
1:59.5	you know, five or six or so.
2:01.6	You know, when I was a kid, we didn't really have play dates or invite friends from my school over to our house very much.
2:06.8	So it was a big deal for me to do that.
2:09.4	And I remember going outside to the yard to play with them and my parents setting up a table on the deck for a proper meal.
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