{"id":5,"date":"2013-06-07T17:48:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T21:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-03-07T19:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T00:32:12","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Woks of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You found us!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re so glad you\u2019re here. We are the Leung family, parents Bill &amp; Judy and daughters Sarah &amp; Kaitlin. The Woks of Life is our way of sharing our recipes and travels with each other and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What began in 2013 as a quest to document our family\u2019s history through food has become a collection of 1500+ recipes and articles for the home cook and a robust online community.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0H9A5922.jpg\" alt=\"The Woks of Life family eating lunch in Chinatown\" class=\"wp-image-68261 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0H9A5922.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0H9A5922-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0H9A5922-599x399.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0H9A5922-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0H9A5922-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/0H9A5922-110x73.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our blog has been recognized as the online authority on Chinese cooking in English\u2014what <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/story\/woks-of-life-profile?srsltid=AfmBOortRB4AkelaPE-XFl4wUwSyUefdNVdlFjUxKIr2_n-pfY7pElSW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bon Appetit<\/a> <\/em>has called \u201cThe Bible of Chinese Home Cooking.\u201d Our family has been featured in numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press<\/a> outlets, including Magnolia Network\u2019s <em>Family Dinner<\/em> with Andrew Zimmern, PBS&#8217;s <em>Lucky Chow<\/em>, Food Network\u2019s <em>Family Meal<\/em>, as well as <em>Bon Appetit, Good Morning America, CNN, The Cut, Outside Magazine, NPR, The New York Times,<\/em> and many more!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1733\" data-id=\"69540\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-38.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah cookbook shoot\" class=\"wp-image-69540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-38.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-38-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-38-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-38-599x799.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-38-340x453.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-38-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-38-110x147.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1733\" data-id=\"69529\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-27.jpg\" alt=\"Kaitlin and Judy selfie\" class=\"wp-image-69529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-27.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-27-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-27-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-27-599x799.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-27-340x453.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-27-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-27-110x147.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1733\" data-id=\"69502\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bill cutting homemade Cantonese roast duck\" class=\"wp-image-69502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-2.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-2-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-2-599x799.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-2-340x453.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-2-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TWOL-Cookbook-BTS-2-110x147.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Across our blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCs_G1H3cQ6m7vEoViij41Xw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>, and social media outlets, we connect with millions of readers who return again and again for trustworthy recipes and cooking tips.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So whether you\u2019re a:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Food lover interested in going beyond Cream Cheese Wontons and Sesame Chicken\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>College student with a drawer full of wrinkled take-out menus and only rudimentary knowledge of how to boil an egg\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or someone looking to make weeknight dinners a little more interesting\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve come to the right place!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Our Family!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fact: families who cook together stay together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the fact that we all cook does lead to kitchen squabbles\u2014much to the benefit of The Woks of Life! At the end of the day, we bond over and overanalyze our food, think about what to make for dinner before lunch is over, and are relentless about perfecting our favorite dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" data-id=\"85292\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-2-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-2-1-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-2-1-1536x1021.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-2-1-2048x1362.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-2-1-599x398.jpeg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-2-1-90x60.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-2-1-340x226.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-2-1-750x499.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-2-1-110x73.jpeg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" data-id=\"76011\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judy-Kaitlin-Sarah-cooking-together.jpg\" alt=\"Judy, Kaitlin, and Sarah in the ktichen\" class=\"wp-image-76011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judy-Kaitlin-Sarah-cooking-together.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judy-Kaitlin-Sarah-cooking-together-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judy-Kaitlin-Sarah-cooking-together-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judy-Kaitlin-Sarah-cooking-together-599x400.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judy-Kaitlin-Sarah-cooking-together-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judy-Kaitlin-Sarah-cooking-together-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Judy-Kaitlin-Sarah-cooking-together-110x73.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1787\" height=\"1191\" data-id=\"85291\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-3-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-3-1.jpeg 1787w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-3-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-3-1-599x399.jpeg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-3-1-90x60.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-3-1-340x227.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-3-1-750x500.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/family-photos-3-1-110x73.jpeg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1787px) 100vw, 1787px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Allow us to quickly introduce ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group team-block\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"Judy from The Woks of Life, thewoksoflife.com\" class=\"wp-image-51414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1-599x599.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1-340x341.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Judy-edited-1-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Judy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/author\/jleung\/\">Judy&#8217;s Posts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1295\" height=\"1298\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Bill cooking at the stove in Sarah's apartment\" class=\"wp-image-68283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited.jpg 1295w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited-599x600.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited-340x341.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited-650x652.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-edited-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1295px) 100vw, 1295px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bill<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/author\/bleung\/\">Bill&#8217;s Posts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Sarah2-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah from The Woks of Life, thewoksoflife.com\" class=\"wp-image-51417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Sarah2-edited-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Sarah2-edited-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Sarah2-edited-1-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Sarah2-edited-1-340x339.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Sarah2-edited-1-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Sarah2-edited-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Sarah2-edited-1-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Sarah2-edited-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Sarah2-edited-1-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Sarah2-edited-1-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TWOL-Headshots-Sarah2-edited-1-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Older Daughter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sarah<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/author\/sleung\/\">Sarah&#8217;s Posts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshots-3-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kaitlin from The Woks of Life, thewoksoflife.com\" class=\"wp-image-51418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshots-3-edited-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshots-3-edited-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshots-3-edited-1-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshots-3-edited-1-340x339.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshots-3-edited-1-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshots-3-edited-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshots-3-edited-1-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshots-3-edited-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshots-3-edited-1-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshots-3-edited-1-110x110.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Younger Daughter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kaitlin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/author\/kleung\/\">Kaitlin&#8217;s Posts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Judy<\/strong> (the family matriarch) regularly scours Chinese cookbooks for new ideas and wants to keep traditional recipes alive for new generations of home cooks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bill<\/strong> (the patriarch) grew up working and cooking in restaurants, including years of experience at his own parents&#8217; Chinese takeout joint, which is why you can be sure our American Chinese takeout recipes are legit!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sarah and Kaitlin<\/strong> are millennials who grew up cooking from a young age, learning from grandparents, their very cool parents, and of course, food TV.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cookbook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, we published our <a href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/the-woks-of-life-cookbook-now-available\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cookbook<\/a>, <em>The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family<\/em>, which debuted as a <em>New York Times<\/em> and <em>USA Today<\/em> bestseller and was named one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/13\/dining\/best-cookbooks-2022.html\">the best cookbooks of 2022<\/a> by <em>The<\/em> <em>New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Food &amp; Wine, NPR, Simply Recipes, Smithsonian Magazine, Delish, <\/em>and <em>Epicurious<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/the-woks-of-life-cookbook-family.jpg\" alt=\"Woks of Life Cookbook Family\" class=\"wp-image-68240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/the-woks-of-life-cookbook-family.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/the-woks-of-life-cookbook-family-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/the-woks-of-life-cookbook-family-599x449.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/the-woks-of-life-cookbook-family-340x255.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/the-woks-of-life-cookbook-family-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/the-woks-of-life-cookbook-family-205x153.jpg 205w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/the-woks-of-life-cookbook-family-110x83.jpg 110w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/the-woks-of-life-cookbook-family-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1699\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheWoksofLifeCookbook-Cover3D.jpg\" alt=\"The Woks of Life Cookbook Cover\" class=\"wp-image-63068 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheWoksofLifeCookbook-Cover3D.jpg 1699w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheWoksofLifeCookbook-Cover3D-1274x1536.jpg 1274w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheWoksofLifeCookbook-Cover3D-50x60.jpg 50w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheWoksofLifeCookbook-Cover3D-599x722.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheWoksofLifeCookbook-Cover3D-340x410.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheWoksofLifeCookbook-Cover3D-650x784.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheWoksofLifeCookbook-Cover3D-317x381.jpg 317w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheWoksofLifeCookbook-Cover3D-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheWoksofLifeCookbook-Cover3D-206x247.jpg 206w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheWoksofLifeCookbook-Cover3D-110x133.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1699px) 100vw, 1699px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>It\u2019s filled with personal stories and full color photos (one for almost every recipe), and includes 100 recipes\u201480 brand new ones and 20 tried-and-true blog favorites! It was nominated for a James Beard Award in the U.S. Foodways category and an IACP Award Finalist. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/the-woks-of-life-cookbook-now-available\/\">Buy now from your favorite bookseller!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"retailer-links\" class=\"wp-block-group tip-block\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to ORDER (Including signed copies!):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re in the U.S., get your copy from any of the retailers below, or your local bookstore!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/pearlriver.com\/products\/woks-of-life-cookbook?_pos=1&amp;_sid=53403d3ce&amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pearl River Mart<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/themalamarket.com\/collections\/popular-sichuan-products\/products\/the-woks-of-life-cookbook-by-the-leung-family?aff=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mala Market<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.strandbooks.com\/product\/9780593233894?title=the_woks_of_life_recipes_to_know_and_love_from_a_chinese_american_family_a_cookbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strand Books<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/the-woks-of-life-recipes-to-know-and-love-from-a-chinese-american-family-a-cookbook\/9780593233894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookshop.org<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booksamillion.com\/p\/9780593233894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Books A Million<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780593233894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IndieBound<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-woks-of-life-bill-leung\/1141108941?ean=9780593233894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Woks-Life-Recipes-American-Cookbook\/dp\/0593233891\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/the-woks-of-life-by-bill-leung-kaitlin-leung-judy-leung-sarah-leung-hardcover\/-\/A-85923446#lnk=sametab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Target<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Want a signed copy? <\/strong>The following independent bookstores have limited numbers. Check to see if they still have one in stock, and get it shipped to you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/omnivorebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/new-arrival-chinese-bill-leung-kaitlin-leung-judy-leung-sarah-leung-the-woks-of-life-recipes-to-know-and-love-from-a-chinese-american-family-signed?_pos=1&amp;_sid=a4c65ba61&amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Omnivore Books (SF)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nowservingla.com\/products\/preorder-the-woks-of-life-recipes-to-know-and-love-from-a-chinese-american-family-a-cookbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Now Serving (LA)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/booklarder.com\/products\/the-woks-of-life-recipes-to-know-and-love-from-a-chinese-american-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book Larder (Seattle)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenartsandletters.com\/products\/the-woks-of-life?_pos=1&amp;_sid=c4a430576&amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kitchen Arts &amp; Letters (NYC)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-woks-of-life-recipes-to-know-and-love-from-a-chinese-american-family-a-cookbook-judy-leung\/18154415?ean=9780593233894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yu &amp; Me Books (NYC)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you live outside the U.S., check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Woks-Life-Recipes-American-Cookbook\/dp\/0593233891\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=MP0NK&amp;pf_rd_p=5fe95cd4-8512-42fa-bf21-63d83b898785&amp;pf_rd_r=T2JG6JEXYR3MH2MTGVY1&amp;pd_rd_r=334ede2b-5668-4e1a-b467-7641d1b6c672&amp;pd_rd_wg=yQ7Rs&amp;ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a> in your home country, or try the links below, where we&#8217;ve seen the book available internationally. It&#8217;s also available as an eBook!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.com.au\/books\/the-woks-of-life-9780593233894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Retailers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blackwells.co.uk\/bookshop\/product\/The-Woks-of-Life-by-Bill-Leung-Judy-Leung-Sarah-Leung-Kaitlin-Leung\/9780593233894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackwell&#8217;s (UK)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wordery.com\/the-woks-of-life-bill-leung-9780593233894?cTrk=MTk2NDc1NzkzfDYzYTMwNGYxZTYwNDI6MToxOjYzYTMwNGVjYjJiZTQ0Ljg2NzI4NTMwOmJhMzljMzhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wordery<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.betterworldbooks.com\/product\/detail\/the-woks-of-life-recipes-to-know-and-love-from-a-chinese-american-family-a-cookbook-9780593233894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Better World Books<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Origins of <em>The Woks of Life<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Woks of Life was born in 2013, when half of our group (the parental half) relocated to Beijing. Kaitlin was in college stateside, and Sarah began moving between both China and the U.S. whilst figuring out the meaning of post-college life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" data-id=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_0057.jpg\" alt=\"Kaitlin cooking in apartment kitchen\" class=\"wp-image-1650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_0057.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_0057-91x60.jpg 91w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_0057-599x393.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_0057-340x223.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_0057-110x72.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"85308\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/china-1-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Judy and Bill at a mala xiang guo restaurant in China\" class=\"wp-image-85308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/china-1-1-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/china-1-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/china-1-1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/china-1-1-599x399.jpeg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/china-1-1-90x60.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/china-1-1-340x227.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/china-1-1-750x500.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/china-1-1-110x73.jpeg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Between all the plane rides and intermittent Skype conversations, it became difficult to stay up-to-date on all our day-to-day comings and goings, let alone what we were each preparing for dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Our solution? This website and blog, where we could share recipes, kitchen exploits, and travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" data-id=\"68272\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Bill-Judy.jpg\" alt=\"Bill and Judy in the kitchen\" class=\"wp-image-68272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Bill-Judy.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Bill-Judy-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Bill-Judy-599x399.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Bill-Judy-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Bill-Judy-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Bill-Judy-110x73.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" data-id=\"68270\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sarah-Kaitlin-TWOL.jpg\" alt=\"Kaitlin and Sarah making dim sum\" class=\"wp-image-68270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sarah-Kaitlin-TWOL.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sarah-Kaitlin-TWOL-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sarah-Kaitlin-TWOL-599x399.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sarah-Kaitlin-TWOL-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sarah-Kaitlin-TWOL-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sarah-Kaitlin-TWOL-110x73.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We&#8217;ve kept it going ever since, even now that we&#8217;re all back in the U.S. Our recipes represent our own culinary genealogy, from the simple to complex, the traditional to the reinvented.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Cooking-Together.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah, Kaitlin, Judy, and Bill cooking together\" class=\"wp-image-68271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Cooking-Together.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Cooking-Together-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Cooking-Together-599x399.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Cooking-Together-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Cooking-Together-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/TWOL-Cooking-Together-110x73.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">So take a look around. Pour a beverage and find tonight\u2019s meal. Pick up some <a href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/category\/travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">travel tips<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/2018\/08\/best-wok-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wok shopping advice<\/a>, or an explanation of or an explanation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/soy-sauce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">difference between \u201clight\u201d and \u201cdark\u201d soy sauce<\/a>. Learn how easy it is to make <a href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/egg-drop-soup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">egg drop soup<\/a> at home, and what the heck <a href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/chinese-black-vinegar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chinese black vinegar<\/a> is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">(It\u2019s the nectar of the gods, is what it is.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Happy Wokking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to know more? Follow us \/ subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/thewoksoflife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thewoksoflife?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCs_G1H3cQ6m7vEoViij41Xw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>. And check out our bios here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Woks of Life Family Bios<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1950\" src=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Bill cooking at the stove in Sarah's apartment\" class=\"wp-image-68278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-40x60.jpg 40w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-599x899.jpg 599w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-340x510.jpg 340w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-650x975.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bill-Headshot-110x165.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Bill\">Bill: Dad\/Husband<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Grew up in upstate New York, working through high school and college in restaurants with his father, a chef. Rose from modest beginnings as a Burger King sandwich assembler to Holiday Inn busboy and line cook, to cooking at the family&#8217;s Chinese restaurant, while also learning the finer points of Cantonese cooking from his immigrant parents. 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Pretty much a boss when it comes to languages, being fluent in both English and three Chinese dialects. And boy, can she fold a spring roll (the rest of ours tend to just fall apart. It\u2019s sad). 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Writer, editor, photographer, and daydreamer, with a penchant for <a href=\"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/quick-easy-recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quick and Easy recipes<\/a> that take less than 20 minutes to make (especially since becoming a newly minted mom in 2023). 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