Chef Woo Can Background
I started my introduction to cooking working for my Uncle in Chinatown, NY. a suburbia kid looking to do something interesting, exciting and challenging. I got my wish when Mom snet me to stay with my grandmother in Chinatown, NY for the Summer. I was a teenager and my uncle gave me a job at his restaurant.Now you need to know I hardly spoke Chinese no did I understand it, so the safest job I started with was as a dishwasher and I slowly progressed tocook. You talk about the school of hard knox? I learned pretty quick about the food business that no training would expose me to. All on the job training. Yes, I was a spoiled suburbia kid protected most of the time. I asked innocent questions about where the heck is the air conditioning? or whee's th dishwasher? or where are the machines to make my life easier? But all in all, these experience helped me be what I am now and I apprecite everything I learned the hard way.
I started cooking for my family and when I cooked a great meal, everything was gone. I guess they loved it! Of course it made me feel great but then it dawned on me at a young age. Hey, I like cooking!
So, when there was family get togethers at my Uncle's homes I cooked. Yes, it was exhausting when cooking for a lot of people but the satisfaction that all the food I prepared was all gone made it worth every effort.
In college, I cooked for my buddies on the weekend. I started working and taught cooking classes at local Adult Education centers.
Then I was pretty confident about my cooking abilities and offered Chef Woo Can Asian Cooking Classes and the response has been terrific. One thing has lead to all things related to food.
The one thing that I'll always remember and have always provided my students is "you must get your handy involved in the cooking process and always learn to taste every step of the cooking process. Passion, Patience, Focus and Quality are important.
When I teach my classes, my students appreciate the passion in my explanations of what I'm creating through my stir frying and preparation.
I'll be the first to say, cooking is not for everyone. The reason I say this is ask me to fix or install something related to home improvement. I fail every time. It's not my passion. But ask me to cook for someone or explain the cooking process, I can!
Enjoy my website and try one of my food tours, cooking classes and event coordinator for the Asian Lion Dance, Steel drum band for a little twist for your special occasions and fundraising!
Aloha
Chef Woo Can You Can Too
I started cooking for my family and when I cooked a great meal, everything was gone. I guess they loved it! Of course it made me feel great but then it dawned on me at a young age. Hey, I like cooking!
So, when there was family get togethers at my Uncle's homes I cooked. Yes, it was exhausting when cooking for a lot of people but the satisfaction that all the food I prepared was all gone made it worth every effort.
In college, I cooked for my buddies on the weekend. I started working and taught cooking classes at local Adult Education centers.
Then I was pretty confident about my cooking abilities and offered Chef Woo Can Asian Cooking Classes and the response has been terrific. One thing has lead to all things related to food.
The one thing that I'll always remember and have always provided my students is "you must get your handy involved in the cooking process and always learn to taste every step of the cooking process. Passion, Patience, Focus and Quality are important.
When I teach my classes, my students appreciate the passion in my explanations of what I'm creating through my stir frying and preparation.
I'll be the first to say, cooking is not for everyone. The reason I say this is ask me to fix or install something related to home improvement. I fail every time. It's not my passion. But ask me to cook for someone or explain the cooking process, I can!
Enjoy my website and try one of my food tours, cooking classes and event coordinator for the Asian Lion Dance, Steel drum band for a little twist for your special occasions and fundraising!
Aloha
Chef Woo Can You Can Too