Chan yan tak biography books

Once upon a time, every Chinese carried a Little Red Book, which provided a recipe for uniformity, dullness and oppression. Another red book, a Big Red Book – the Michelin Guide – exploded its own reputation for culinary parochialism today and promoted a Chinese chef and a Chinese restaurant into the pantheon of international cuisine for the first time.

Chan Yan Tak, an unassuming man in his 50s, who worked his way up from the bottom to become the most admired cook in Hong Kong, became the first Chinese chef to be awarded the maximum three stars by the world’s most prestigious restaurant guide. One of his dim sum dishes was once described as “like eating clouds”.

The Lung King Heen, the three-year-old restaurant of the Hong Kong Four Seasons Hotel, was the only eatery in the former British colony to be awarded three stars in Michelin’s inaugural Hong Kong-Macau guide unveiled today. Its executive chef, Mr Chan, who has had no form

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Jerry van dyke biography

American actor and comedian (–)

Jerry McCord Van Dyke (July 27, – January 5, ) was an American actor and comedian. He was the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke.^[1]

Van Dyke had a long and successful career mostly as a character actor in supporting and guest roles on popular television series. He made his television acting debut on The Dick Van Dyke Show with several guest appearances as Rob Petrie's brother, Stacey. From to , he played Luther Van Dam on the popular series Coach.^[1]

Early life

Jerry McCord Van Dyke was born in Danville, Illinois, on July 27, , to Hazel Victoria (née^[2] He was of Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish descent.^[3]

Career

Early career

Van Dyke pursued a stand-up comedy career while still in Danville High School and was already a veteran of strip joints and nightclubs when he joined the United States Air ForceTops In Blue in and ^[4][5][6] During the m

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Chan Yan-tak

Hong Kong/Chinese chef

Chan Yan-tak (Chinese: 陳恩德; pinyin: Chén Ēndé; Jyutping: Can4 Jan1dak1) is a Hong Kong/Chinesechef, who is best known for being the first kinesisk chef to earn three Michelin stars. He began to work in restaurants in his early teens, and went on to earn his stars at the Lung King Heen restaurant in the Four Seasons hotel in Hong Kong,^[2] after they coaxed him out of retirement and back into the kitchen.

Biography

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Born in Kowloon, Hong Kong, Chan Yan-tak started working in the kitchen out of necessity: after his father died when he was a child, he began working in kitchens at the age of either 13 or 14 at the Dai Sam Yuen restaurant.^[3][4] He didn't have any particular desire to become a chef, but instead took on the job because his family needed the money. He was so young at the time that he wasn't allowed to use a knife, and was limited to tasks such as plucking chickens and tvätt ve