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Master Yale Yuan was born in Ruzhou City of Henan Province. He began training kung fu in 1999 at Shaolin Temple. In 2001, Master Yale Yuan transferred to Shaolin Temple Martial Arts School and graduated in 2002. From 2003 to 2005, he participated in numerous competitions and performances as a member of the Shaolin Si … Read more Interview with Shaolin Kung Fu Master Yale Yuan Shifu
Pastry Chef TAOZI majored in Art design, is the founder and Chinese partner of T Dessert. She was a director of the first-class magazine, and Art product design. She is a designer and trainer of dessert decoration in T Dessert now. Dessert decoration course is the first course in China which combines desserts with design. … Read more Interview with Pastry Chef TAOZI
May Chow was raised between Hong Kong and Canada, by Shanghainese family. Her cross-cultural upbringing has influenced much of her east-meets-west culinary ethos, bringing people through Chinese cuisine both as an insider and an outsider. She trained and worked in Bangkok, Los Angeles, and Boston. She represented Hong Kong at food festivals such as “Omnivore” … Read more Interview with Chef MAY CHOW
A series of exclusive interviews on Chinese culture conducted by Dominique Musorrafiti and Matteo Damiani: art, design, food, the Hong Kong protests, documentaries, history, fashion, food, rock, and cinema! Many of the interviews have appeared in our free digital magazine Planet China. Related article: List of the interviews of 2018 Interviews Interviews are listed in … Read more China 2019: One Year of Interviews
Chef MATT CHEN and Chef KEN CHAN are executive chefs of the three Michelin-starred Le Palais, located at the top floor of the Palais de Chine Hotel. Chef Matt Chen moved to Taiwan with his uncle from Macau to work at a seafood restaurant in 1988. Chef Ken Chan moved to Taiwan after a vegetarian … Read more Interview with Michelin-starred chefs MATT CHEN and KEN CHAN
Yu Bo is Chengdu’s most famous chef lauded as Sichuan Legend. Yu Bo was born in Chengdu during the Maoist years. Recruited for a job by his cooking teacher, who worked in a local government office in Chengdu, he understanding of basic cooking skills and began to see his future as a chef. During his … Read more Interview with the Sichuan Legend Chef YU BO
JEREMY PANG comes from three generations of Chinese chefs, whose grandfather owned and operated his own Chinese pastry shop in Chinatown in the 1960s. After graduating as a Biochemical Engineer and working for various companies, Jeremy went to the Le Cordon Blue Institute, where he had the opportunity to reinforce his food knowledge and cooking … Read more Interview with Chef Jeremy Pang
Michelle Lau is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (MSc.). She holds a first-class degree in Nutritional Sciences from the University of British Columbia and a Postgraduate Degree in Human Nutrition from McGill University. She is also a Hong Kong-based nutrition educator who works on a variety of projects and areas of nutrition: health writer, TV and … Read more Interview with Hong Kong Nutritionist MICHELLE LAU
Li Dong, originally from Beijing, is the executive chef de cuisine of Jing Yaa Tang, the acclaimed restaurant of the Beijing boutique Hotel, Opposite House. Li Dong experience includes widening training and ability cooking in different Chinese cuisines. He is a member of the international committee of the World Association of Chinese Chefs, the China … Read more Interview With Michelin-Starred Chef Li Dong
Interviews with some of the BEST CHINESE CHEFS and EXPERTS around the world: MATT CHEN, KEN CHAN, MAY CHOW, LI DONG, YU BO, JEREMY PANG, TAOZI, MICHELLE LAU, CHERRY LI, LEE XIN LI, PIERO KUANG SUNG LING. Read the Magazine Have you ever taken a bite of something and suddenly felt transported to childhood? Flavors … Read more Planet China vol. 07