Martin Yan Quotes
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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.
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You can do almost anything with soup stock, it's like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.
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I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.
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The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me.
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When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play.
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I am just a normal professional with a great job and a great life.
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When you have a good stock, you can make a good soup.
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As long as the food is well prepared and not overdone, I think it tastes good. It doesn't matter if it's Chinese, Japanese, anything.
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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.
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I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.
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I normally don't eat junk food.
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Well, you know, if you get into the profession because you think you can make a lot of money, you can never become successful.
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I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.