Just like if you were brought up on a farm, you would most likely carry on your father's business as a farmer; I was brought up in the kitchen and ended up becoming a chef.

When you have a good stock, you can make a good soup.

In general I love to eat anything. I enjoy anything that is well prepared, a good spaghetti, lasagna, taco, steak, sushi, refried beans.

Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning.

I live a very low-key life.

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

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