Celebrity chef Huang Ching-he’s new TV series sees her visiting 70 eateries ranging from street stalls to Michelin-starred restaurants
Taipei Times
Date: Mar 02, 2016
By: Tony Phillips / Contributing reporter in London
Taiwan-born celebrity chef Huang Ching-he (黃靜億) has spent most of her life
Huang Ching-he watches chef Cheng Kun-yin cook three-cup chicken at Shin Yeh Restaurant in Taipei. Photo courtesy of Ching’s Amazing Asia, Food Network UK
in the UK but has never forgotten her roots, with the nation’s capital city featuring prominently in her new TV series Ching’s Amazing Asia (黃靜億的亞洲佳餚).
In addition to Taipei, the program showcases the food scene in Hong Kong, Macau, Okinawa and Tokyo. It currently airs every Monday on the Asia Food Channel.
Huang, who has been nominated for a daytime Emmy and recently received an award from the Taiwan Tourism Bureau for the series, says the program was a dream come true.
“I really wanted to celebrate the chefs in Asia and Asian cuisine and take people on a tour so they can see with their own eyes the beauty of the signature dishes of the chefs and really kick open the kitchen doors,” Huang says. [FULL STORY]
