53 Quotes by Martin Yan

At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.

When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play.

A lot of people don't enjoy their job, they may even hate it, but I am lucky enough to be able to make a living through my passion.

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

Anyone that has come to America past the age of eighteen will be able to understand when I say that you can never shake your accent.

I am just a normal professional with a great job and a great life.

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

You can do almost anything with soup stock, it's like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.

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