Learning how to cook without recipes seems like an impossibility. Here, a dietitian explains how to pull it off with ease. To kick things off, Perez recommends taking full inventory of the ingredients ...

Michelle T. King's new book is about a pioneering cook who brought Chinese food to the world, Fu Pei-mei. NPR's Scott Simon talks with King about her and about the book, "Chop Fry Watch Learn." ...

Seven decades ago, long before Fu Pei-mei became a beloved authority on Chinese cooking, she was struggling to make jiaozi. These boiled dumplings from northern China were her husband’s favorite and ...

Today, Guy Fieri is recognized as the host of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, along with his signature spiky, bleach-blonde hair, vibrant shirts, and substantial empire of food entertainment. However, ...

As Michelle T. King demonstrates in this moving and ambitious biography, Fu Pei-mei was far more than “the Julia Child of Chinese cooking.” By Thessaly La Force Thessaly La Force is a freelance writer ...

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Picture a woman who becomes a TV star in 1962, teaching people how to cook one of the world's great cuisines. Nope, not Julia Child. It's Fu Pei-mei. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) FU PEI-MEI: (Non ...