When I was 11, my Irish American stepdad came home with a $10 wok and a used paperback Chinese cookbook. Chinese food was a treat reserved for the rare occasions when we ate out at local ...

It's easy to take things you grew up with for granted. For me, having grown up in a Chinese takeout, that's wok hei. Since my parents closed up shop years ago, I've been searching for a way to ...

Chandra Ram led the digital food strategy for Food & Wine. She has more than 15 years of experience writing and editing food content and developing recipes. A former restaurant cook and server, she ...

As someone who is new to wok cooking, it’s not a cooking method for the faint of heart. It requires extensive wrist strength, a tolerance for intense heat, and an intuitive understanding of the ...

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NEWVILLE ─ Wiley McNeal is not your typical chef. Of course, this is not your typical test kitchen either. Cooking outdoors under the lean-to of his barn, he’s surrounded by farm equipment and his ...

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