Wok with Yan is a Chinese cuisine cooking show starring Stephen Yan. The show was first produced in Vancouver, British Columbia by CTV affiliate BCTV as a weekly show, Yan's Woking, for two seasons before moving to CBC in 1980 as a daily show, Wok with Yan The show was also sold into syndication, with new episodes being produced until 1995. Wok with Yan was co-produced by Carleton Productions in Ottawa, which had previously produced The Galloping Gourmet and Celebrity Cooks, and Stephen Yan Productions, and was taped at CJOH's studios in Ottawa for two seasons before moving production to CBC Vancouver. Martin Yan worked for Stephen Yan for a year in the 1970s as was trained by Stephen Yan as one of his 'Flying Squad' of six chefs who flew across Canada to do demonstrations in Chinese cooking at major events such as the Calgary Stampede and Edmonton's Klondike Days as well as in department stores.

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  • TVarchive.ca page