Martin Yan

I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.

I also have a lot of preserved foods, things that will keep for a long time like dried fish, seaweed or lotus seed.

First of all, I can't really claim to be a great chef.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.