The problem with a lot of Chinese is that they put up divisions between Taiwanese, Hong Kong natives, mainlanders. We are never united. I really hope that the Chinese can be more united.

He also appeared as a guest judge on the season 10 finale of Top Chef. Career
Yan began teaching Chinese cooking for a college extension program and appearing on a Canadian Calgary talk show in 1978 (on CFAC-TV now CICT-TV). He has hosted over 1500 episodes of the PBS cooking shows Yan Can Cook since 1982.