In Chinese cooking, achieving the elusive wok hei flavor can be challenging, especially for home cooks. It’s not a seasoning that comes in a bottle, and it can’t be extracted from a spice. Literally ...

It seems like minutes after you order Chinese take-out, your doorbell rings. It's still burn-your-mouth hot when it arrives, too. How the hell do they get it cooked and out the door so fast? The ...

Home cooking with a wok is an exercise in disappointment: Your wimpy home range can’t muster the firepower of the volcanic wok range at your favorite takeout joint. Inventor Glen Lee wants to solve ...

The first thing you notice walking up to a dai pai dong, one of Hong Kong’s signature open-air street food stalls, is the smoke. Aromatic plumes billow out from aluminum-covered vent hoods as chefs ...