After all these years he's still as charismatic as ever. Loved watching his show back in those days. He made cooking seem so easy and fun. He's always been a Canadian TV icon to me.
Martin was based in the Bay area and known for his incredible meat cleaver skills but Stephen's show was more entertaining (mom's favourite tv chef) and his dishes always looked appetizing.
@@loloioi the master and his disciple. Martin had ninja knife skills but Stephen was a master chef who could turn any dish into a culinary delight. Masterful tag team. Both are comics too. Always kept their audiences entertained. Wok the heck! 😁
Love this show. It's about 40 yrs ago, I remember sitting by the television with my grandmother watching all the episodes. My grandmother is 98 yrs old, deaf and barely can see now. This really brings me back to some happy days with her.
Miss you Stephen Yan...my childhood cooking hero....thank you...for comeback...finally...2024...missed you on tv and your presence...to your loving fans...loved your cooking show and foods dishes...a great human being..🙂😀😇❤️❤️❤️💯👍☝️👏👏👏🐐🍀🍀🍀🍽🥂🍾🎊🎉🎆🎇🌍🌎🌏😋🤤👑💎🇨🇦🌞🌠🌈
OMG thank you for guesting Chef Yan !! He started my love for cooking and love for Chinese food. I grew up in the Philippines watching his show. Brought back so many memories od me and my late Mom who adored his show. Im so glad to see him healthy and still happy ❤❤❤
Our family loved watching Wok With Yan back in the 80s to the early 90s. This is an nostalgia overload. I'm glad that Mr. Stephen Yan is still with us. ❤❤❤
This man inspired me to cook. Was always happy watching this guy cook on the CBC channel when I was 4 years old with my grandmother. He was always funny and made simple dishes to his audience. Very humble guy.
I moved to upstate New York in 1983. We had one TV channel from Kingston, ON (CKWS-13) and, that first summer, sure enough, Stephen Yan caught my interest and I was hooked (NOTE: a 14 year old teen-age boy, mind you!). His show helped me become an excellent Chinese chef who has been wokking it up since the late 1980s for myself, my family and friends; all who sincerely compliment me afterwards. I tell them to thank "Wok With Yan!"
Wow, this really takes me back to school, watching this lively man cook amazing food! He was suck a huge part of my elementary school/high school tv regimen! "Hot wok, cold oil, food won't stick" is something I still go by when cooking. I CAN'T BELIEVE HES 85!!?? My goodness, he looks so young!
He’s why I tried to wok raisins for breakfast when I was 3! I got up before mom and wanted to surprise her with breakfast. I wanted to make her something fancier than cereal and raisins were there. We had an electric wok, so I brought it into my room, plugged it in, cranked it up, and started to wok the raisins. I pretended I was Woking with Yan. Mom woke up and freaked out. She thanked me for trying, but explained how I could burn the house down and the wok wasn’t a toy 😂. He’s still a really cool dude!! 💕
His show Wok with Yan aired in the Philippines (RPN9) every weekend night and many families learned his style of cooking. His show is a 90s gem. Before cooking vloggers, there is Wok with Yan 😉
My mother and I remember his show very well. Loved his cooking very much. I've been professionally cooking Chinese at home for 8 years. I've shared my cookings with family and friends. I even showed pictures of my cooking to Chinese restaurant and Chinese grocery store staffs and they were stunned of what they are seeing. I would like to thank Yan and all retired chefs for the "wok"-ing skills they have given me. Wok around the world.
l love watching Wok with Yan when I was in high school, that's where I learned simple and easy Chinese cooking style. Totally THANKFUL for this show. And then there was also the show called East Meets West, it was another Chinese cooking show with a different approach. Awesome/ Happy memories...
This man was the man who made me wonder what true Chinese food is all about, and his comedy antics and joyful persona made his show, and as a kid , I enjoyed it more than cartoons.
Like many of you, also a big part of my childhood. Always enjoyed watching him and teaching us how to cook. Super nostalgic and will always respect him. Thank you Mr. Yan for being apart of my life.
Growing up, if I was home from school because I was sick, I'd watch Price is Right, and Wok with Yan. My dad would sometimes watch it with me. He used to get a big kick out of it.
we only had two channels and I so looked forward to watching his shows plus taught me a lot about cooking just a great man,amazing cook plus he is funny
Wow, I can't believe Stephen Yan has been very quiet and shows up, he should meet Uncle Roger. He met Martin Yan, an OG Uncle, Stephen Yan is another OG Uncle with wok puns. And I love both of their cooking shows.
Wok with Yan restaurant is now Yan's Garden, serving great dim sum and Chinese dishes. Eat there 2-3 times a month. Reminds me of my youth watching his show. BTW, I am a great cook (as described by friends and family) and he was a fantastic inspiration. The kitchen is my favourite room in the house. Thank you Stephen. Do you have your aprons in XXL?
I agree, in the industry you need happy people working there positions, if someone is bad or unhappy it will show in there food/dishes/service. Yan need to come to Victoria.
Pioneered and did it for the common everyday home cooks👍 But really as an elementary kid, it was just entertaining to watch.. ya know, 'happy'! while you waited for the Price Is Right to come on ;p He also had his restaurant out in Burnaby BC on lougheed hwy and n.road - but in those much earlier years chinese cuisine places didnt carry the same notoriety and identity as today though he did promo it in the end credits. There's a Yan's Garden潮樓 now same spot but likely off his hands now unrelated. Interestingly Martin and Stephen are not related- and a cause for some confusion at times: yan can cook vs. wok with yan ! later found that Martin Yan had trained and worked for Stephen Yan briefly in the 70s. then some collaboration in 80s.
This is back when CTV had good TV Shows, not the garbage they peddle these days. WOK WITH YAN and ENG were two of the greats. Best apron, "Wok, don't Run!" He should start selling the aprons, I'd buy some.
I grew up watching his show and verry fun and entertaining bring back my childhood memories in the Philippines . Im glad this is the first time i saw him again still strong and funny!!
The young woman in the blue denim pant suit never watched David Suzuki? Even my 35 year old daughter remembers him and he certainly was on television back in the 70’s! YAN hasn’t been on TV in a very long time (He was most definitely Canada’s favourite chef!)
Was gonna reference that too. I saw David Suzuki speak in person, in my Alberta hometown, in 1977 when I was in Jr Highschool. He had already been on TV for a while by then. My mom had a Polaroid photo of her and him on our fridge.
OMG 🤭 Stephen Yan and his lovely wife was my next door neighbour in Vancouver for about 5 years and we didn't know who he was. Well, now we know but we've moved away from them for many years already. Small world.
That was Martin Yan's line (and the name of his show, Yan Can Cook). "If Yan can cook, you can cook too!" I still use one of his sayings, "dub-you sauce" (he couldn't say Worcestershire)
This is a man who deserves Canada Walk of Fame. But they should rename it for one day Canada WOK of Fame.
After all these years he's still as charismatic as ever. Loved watching his show back in those days. He made cooking seem so easy and fun. He's always been a Canadian TV icon to me.
Canada's original celebrity chef! I have to buy that apron!
He's alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Memories of being home from school sick.
Yup ….. he made sick days so fun for at least a half an hour hour
Yes this and days of our lives
I watched this guy growing up along with Martin Yan on TV. This guy is a Chinese-Canadian legend.
Martin was based in the Bay area and known for his incredible meat cleaver skills but Stephen's show was more entertaining (mom's favourite tv chef) and his dishes always looked appetizing.
@@hz240 Martin Yan also worked on Stephen Yan's show for a bit too
@@loloioi the master and his disciple.
Martin had ninja knife skills but Stephen was a master chef who could turn any dish into a culinary delight. Masterful tag team. Both are comics too. Always kept their audiences entertained. Wok the heck! 😁
Uncle Roger should meet him and review one of his old videos, the wok puns made us smile.
Love this show. It's about 40 yrs ago, I remember sitting by the television with my grandmother watching all the episodes. My grandmother is 98 yrs old, deaf and barely can see now. This really brings me back to some happy days with her.
So awesome to see Stephen Yan again after all these years!
40 years later and I’m still slicing onions the way he showed us.
Miss you Stephen Yan...my childhood cooking hero....thank you...for comeback...finally...2024...missed you on tv and your presence...to your loving fans...loved your cooking show and foods dishes...a great human being..🙂😀😇❤️❤️❤️💯👍☝️👏👏👏🐐🍀🍀🍀🍽🥂🍾🎊🎉🎆🎇🌍🌎🌏😋🤤👑💎🇨🇦🌞🌠🌈
HALLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... this guy is a legend here in the Philippines
OMG thank you for guesting Chef Yan !! He started my love for cooking and love for Chinese food. I grew up in the Philippines watching his show. Brought back so many memories od me and my late Mom who adored his show. Im so glad to see him healthy and still happy ❤❤❤
It was very famous in the Philippines too in the '80s at CHANNEL 9. Beautiful memories of my childhood from the Philippines.
Our family loved watching Wok With Yan back in the 80s to the early 90s. This is an nostalgia overload. I'm glad that Mr. Stephen Yan is still with us. ❤❤❤
Mr.Yan is the reason I can cook chinese food like an absolute pro. And love cheesy Dad jokes. He is the best.i love Mr.Yan!!!
"WOK'S UP DOC" lol 😆 xo
This man inspired me to cook. Was always happy watching this guy cook on the CBC channel when I was 4 years old with my grandmother. He was always funny and made simple dishes to his audience. Very humble guy.
I moved to upstate New York in 1983. We had one TV channel from Kingston, ON (CKWS-13) and, that first summer, sure enough, Stephen Yan caught my interest and I was hooked (NOTE: a 14 year old teen-age boy, mind you!). His show helped me become an excellent Chinese chef who has been wokking it up since the late 1980s for myself, my family and friends; all who sincerely compliment me afterwards. I tell them to thank "Wok With Yan!"
Wow, this really takes me back to school, watching this lively man cook amazing food! He was suck a huge part of my elementary school/high school tv regimen!
"Hot wok, cold oil, food won't stick" is something I still go by when cooking.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HES 85!!?? My goodness, he looks so young!
I treasure his little cookbooks. Love this gentle man.
He’s why I tried to wok raisins for breakfast when I was 3! I got up before mom and wanted to surprise her with breakfast. I wanted to make her something fancier than cereal and raisins were there. We had an electric wok, so I brought it into my room, plugged it in, cranked it up, and started to wok the raisins. I pretended I was Woking with Yan. Mom woke up and freaked out. She thanked me for trying, but explained how I could burn the house down and the wok wasn’t a toy 😂.
He’s still a really cool dude!! 💕
A Detroiter who watched TV as a kid on CBC Windsor Channel 9. Love Stephen Yan!
This interview with Stephen Yan is my favourite "The Social" interview yet. I loved his show as a kid❣️ It was one of a kind 😊
Remember watching his show, he was a legend for sure.
What a pleasant surprise! Still my favorite tv chef of all time.
His show Wok with Yan aired in the Philippines (RPN9) every weekend night and many families learned his style of cooking. His show is a 90s gem.
Before cooking vloggers, there is Wok with Yan 😉
My mother and I remember his show very well. Loved his cooking very much. I've been professionally cooking Chinese at home for 8 years. I've shared my cookings with family and friends. I even showed pictures of my cooking to Chinese restaurant and Chinese grocery store staffs and they were stunned of what they are seeing. I would like to thank Yan and all retired chefs for the "wok"-ing skills they have given me. Wok around the world.
This guys part of my childhood. Channel 4. Sick from school, skipped school, always watch him and his special star solution 😂
He literally taught my 10 year old self how to cook. Thank you so much
loved his show , and still have my cook book and you can tell it is well used !! thank you Stephen Yan , Jean from Burnaby BC
Absolute legend
l love watching Wok with Yan when I was in high school, that's where I learned simple and easy Chinese cooking style. Totally THANKFUL for this show. And then there was also the show called East Meets West, it was another Chinese cooking show with a different approach. Awesome/ Happy memories...
Glad to see he is still with us and well. I hadn't seen him on TV since the 80s. He looks good!
This man was the man who made me wonder what true Chinese food is all about, and his comedy antics and joyful persona made his show, and as a kid , I enjoyed it more than cartoons.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Huge part of why I became a Chef those aprons were Hilarious Wok you looking at 🤣😂🤣
Like many of you, also a big part of my childhood. Always enjoyed watching him and teaching us how to cook. Super nostalgic and will always respect him. Thank you Mr. Yan for being apart of my life.
This is truly an amazing thing to see. I'm so glad Retrokid will be working with Yan for some merchandise.
So happy to see he is still doing well! I still watch episodes on RUclips and was given his cookbook for Christmas!
Growing up, if I was home from school because I was sick, I'd watch Price is Right, and Wok with Yan. My dad would sometimes watch it with me. He used to get a big kick out of it.
You’re the reason I started cooking Chinese food. Thank you🥰
The Filipinos love his show in Philippines.. Asians love Asians. I love wok with yan when I was a kid on manila
I remember going to tapings of his show at CJOH here in Ottawa
we only had two channels and I so looked forward to watching his shows plus taught me a lot about cooking just a great man,amazing cook plus he is funny
Wow, I can't believe Stephen Yan has been very quiet and shows up, he should meet Uncle Roger. He met Martin Yan, an OG Uncle, Stephen Yan is another OG Uncle with wok puns. And I love both of their cooking shows.
Wok with Yan restaurant is now Yan's Garden, serving great dim sum and Chinese dishes. Eat there 2-3 times a month. Reminds me of my youth watching his show. BTW, I am a great cook (as described by friends and family) and he was a fantastic inspiration. The kitchen is my favourite room in the house. Thank you Stephen. Do you have your aprons in XXL?
The man is a LEGEND❤
Awesome guy! Loved this show as a kid too.
I love this guy . I grew up watching him as a kid . He hasn’t age at all. I always loved being home sick
He hasnt aged ummm are your eyes ok?
@@akuma4u he hasn’t .
@@simonmarshall19 he went from dad to grandpa. How do u not see that?
Loved Wok With Yan! I learned a lot about Chinese Cuisine watching his show.
Wok the f*ck! Loved his aprons.
I still have his books in my kitchen library.
Shoutout from the Philippines in the 80's. Here here❤❤❤❤❤❤
I agree, in the industry you need happy people working there positions, if someone is bad or unhappy it will show in there food/dishes/service. Yan need to come to Victoria.
Glad to see Mr. Yan is still funny as when I was watching as a kid.
Wish you good health and peace in your golden years.
Such a fun guy , miss seeing him
Learned to cook my first Chinese dish from this man. Thank you sir.
Pioneered and did it for the common everyday home cooks👍
But really as an elementary kid, it was just entertaining to watch.. ya know, 'happy'! while you waited for the Price Is Right to come on ;p
He also had his restaurant out in Burnaby BC on lougheed hwy and n.road - but in those much earlier years chinese cuisine places didnt carry the same notoriety and identity as today though he did promo it in the end credits. There's a Yan's Garden潮樓 now same spot but likely off his hands now unrelated.
Interestingly Martin and Stephen are not related- and a cause for some confusion at times: yan can cook vs. wok with yan !
later found that Martin Yan had trained and worked for Stephen Yan briefly in the 70s. then some collaboration in 80s.
Love him 😊 so nostalgic
Loved this guy as a kid... black beans and brocolli was one I made off his show.
Thank You! Be Happy!
This is back when CTV had good TV Shows, not the garbage they peddle these days. WOK WITH YAN and ENG were two of the greats. Best apron, "Wok, don't Run!" He should start selling the aprons, I'd buy some.
@@winonebud they ran out of creativity.
Best recipe for Dry Garlic ribs. I have been making those ribs monthly for the past 25 years. His cook book is my bible for western Chinese cooking.
Omg, Stephen Yan is legend!
His still very fit at his age..
May Allah give him good health and longlife ..
His part of my childhood way back 80's
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I was never interested in cooking, but I LOVED WOK with YAN!!
I grew up watching his show and verry fun and entertaining bring back my childhood memories in the Philippines . Im glad this is the first time i saw him again still strong and funny!!
oh my god i love this guy.
This guy is an OG
Really? I thought he was a chef!
@@evhvariac2 😂😂
Such a showman to this day!
My childhood cooking show......... 😊😊😊😊😊
I remember being so impressed as he poured the oil in the wok “One tablespoon, two tablespoon!”
I used to watch his show and bought his recipe book.
A legendary wokker who could wok the talk. 😁
The good old days!
The young woman in the blue denim pant suit never watched David Suzuki? Even my 35 year old daughter remembers him and he certainly was on television back in the 70’s! YAN hasn’t been on TV in a very long time (He was most definitely Canada’s favourite chef!)
Was gonna reference that too. I saw David Suzuki speak in person, in my Alberta hometown, in 1977 when I was in Jr Highschool. He had already been on TV for a while by then. My mom had a Polaroid photo of her and him on our fridge.
@@KevinMah-ol5on Right! I was in grade 9 in 77. How fortunate you saw him live.
OMG 🤭 Stephen Yan and his lovely wife was my next door neighbour in Vancouver for about 5 years and we didn't know who he was. Well, now we know but we've moved away from them for many years already. Small world.
All this this time I thought Stephen Yan is a Filipino Chinese LOL. He was soooo popular here in my childhood years.
hi steven my sister worked woith u at colombian hospital we have all ur origanal recepies ive met you how i do we contact you my old friend to say hi
What!??? NOOO!!!!! I can't believe it! The illusive Stephen Yan!!!
My sister was Marylin Donoghue
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the lady at the end is
Causen yan can cook, I can cook.
That was Martin Yan's line (and the name of his show, Yan Can Cook). "If Yan can cook, you can cook too!" I still use one of his sayings, "dub-you sauce" (he couldn't say Worcestershire)
Ommmmmmmmmmmmmg.
1:18 why did the host laugh??
He talks a lot