S1 E1: A Legend Is Born
Cecilia Chiang was born 100 years ago in a China that no longer exists. This is her amazing story from Beijing to San Francisco.
26 minutes
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Top chefs of the San Francisco Bay Area, including Corey Lee of Benu, Laurence Jossel of Nopa and Nancy Oakes of Boulevard, invite Cecilia Chiang into their kitchens to re-create some of her classic recipes.
Cecilia Chiang was born 100 years ago in a China that no longer exists. This is her amazing story from Beijing to San Francisco.
26 minutes
Cecilia shows Laurence Jossel how to make beggar's chicken, wrapped in lotus leaves and clay, then baked for two hours.
26 minutes
Cecilia teams up with Nancy Oakes, chef/owner of Boulevard, a belle epoque eatery voted San Francisco's favorite restaurant.
25 minutes
Cecilia and Gary Danko recreate Mandarin's crispy Szechuan duck and then Gary shares his lemon pepper duck breast.
26 minutes
Cecilia joins Chef Keiko Takahashi, the first Japanese woman in the world to win a Michelin star.
25 minutes
In this final episode, they recreate glacéed bananas. Then Belinda does her famous chocolate banana almond croissant.
25 minutes