Martin Yan

The celebrated host of over 3,000 cooking shows, broadcast worldwide, Martin Yan enjoys distinction as a certified Master Chef, a highly respected food consultant, a cooking instructor and a prolific author. His diverse talents have found expression in 30 cookbooks, including the award winning Martin Yan’s Feast, Martin Yan’s Asian Favorites, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, Martin Yan’s Chinatown Cooking (intro by Julia Child), Martin Yan’s Quick & Easy, and his latest, Martin Yan’s China (a cookbook that documents his travels throughout the far reaches of China, and his culinary discoveries). A valued instructor at top culinary institutions, Chef Yan has taught at The Culinary Institute of America, Johnson & Wales University, The California Culinary Academy and The Chinese Cuisine Institute in Hong Kong.

Theresa Lin Cheng

Complimented as “The Julia child of Taiwan” by Director Ang Lee of Eat Drink Man Woman, Theresa Lin is broadly popular throughout the worldwide Chinese community as the author of 16 seminal cookbooks in Chinese, which are distributed generally throughout Asia and in Chinese-language bookstores around the world. She has been retained as a food consultant for dozens of gourmet Chinese restaurants and food companies around the world. She hosts talk shows “Eat Drink Man Woman” (weekly) and “What’s Cooking” (daily) at KAZN AM 1300 radio station for 10 years in Los Angeles. In addition, she also hosts a cooking demonstration program on Power TV Cable Channel, Local TV Channel 18, and HK Jade Channel (TVB).

Felix Chu

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Felix and his family reside in Pleasant Hill, California. He is actively involved in helping the charitable cause and fundraising events for many nonprofit organizations in the Bay Area. His experience and versatility lends him his first opportunity to host 5 seasons of the “Christmas Shopping Parade” show aired by the local Hong Kong TVB Jade Channel. Currently serving as the Chairperson of the San Francisco Chinatown Lions Club Vision Care Services Foundation, Felix works closely with the Lions Eye Foundation Clinic at the San Francisco California Pacific Medical Center and the North East Medical Services in providing free eye-related treatments and surgeries to the needy.

Mina Li

Former broadcast journalist Mina Li, currently the Associate Director of Public Affairs at KTSF, Channel 26, is dedicated to helping Bay Area Asian Communities. Recently Mina was honored by the Chinese Consolidated Women’s Association and the Chinese Consolidated Family Association as an Outstanding Chinese American of the Year. Mina has emceed major community and charity events such as Miss Chinatown USA, Miss Teen, American Red Cross fundraising, Shanghai Children’s Palace Art Troupe Charity Performance, China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe “My Dream” Charity Performance, etc. Mina was the past President of Hong Kong Schools Alumni Association. Currently she is the Board Secretary of Asian Women’s Resource Center, and serves as Media Relations with Northern California Chinese Media Association.