The only thing that counts is if you know how to prepare your ingredients. Even if with the best and freshest ingredients in the world, if your dish is tasteless or burnt, it's ruined.

People who don't travel cannot have a global view, all they see is what's in front of them. Those people cannot accept new things because all they know is where they live.

Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general.

Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.

I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.

Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back.

A lot of people don't enjoy their job, they may even hate it, but I am lucky enough to be able to make a living through my passion.