On The Road - Rhine

This week on "Simply Ming," Ming's longtime friend and James Beard Best Chef of the Northeast Ken Oringer, joins him in the loft to work with a New England staple - fresh oysters from off the shores of Massachusetts. Ken makes a mouthwatering Thai sausage with oyster aioli and Ming rivals that with butter poached oysters with lapchong salsa. It's oysters two ways this week on Simply Ming.

On this episode of simply Ming, we're cooking at home with Top Chef winner Kristen Kish. Kristen's worked at high profile restaurants across the country, including Menton in Boston and Arlo Grey in Austin, Texas. This week, it's all about seafood. Kristen cooks a delicious Crispy Rice with Crab, Bacon, and a Saffron Aioli. Ming follows that up with a Tuna Poke with Avocado Lime Puree.

This week on "Simply Ming," Joanne Chang, the mastermind behind Boston's wildly popular Flour bakery shops, stops in for a day of desserts. Joanne makes an amazing passion fruit and raspberry Pavlova, while Ming follows up with a light, delectable, and dairy-free isle flottante or "floating island." Get that sweet tooth ready for this week's episode of Simply Ming!

This week on Simply Ming, we're cooking with one of the pioneers of California cuisine, chef Jonathan Waxman. Jonathan shows us the best way to cook chicken at home. It's a chicken under a brick! And Ming follows that up with the best way to make lobster at home: Black Pepper Lobster with Lemongrass Fried Rice.

This week on "Simply Ming," Boston chef Jay Hajj swings by to cook up some savory tastes from the Middle East. Chef Hajj prepares three different kinds of Lebanese flatbread called manakish, each with a delicious and unique topping. Ming follows that with a savory Japanese pancake called okonomiyaki and tops it with ground lamb. This week we are moving across the globe, right here at home, on this episode of Simply Ming.

This week, Ming's on the road in beautiful Cologne, Germany. After a quick visit to the spectacular Cologne Cathedral, Ming heads over to Wurst Case Scenario Restaurant to meet up with chef Rene Stessel, who shows Ming how to makes liver sausages. Then they cook up a storm, as chef Stessel makes an Austrian blutwurst with potatoes dish, and Ming follows with a spicy sausage fried rice.

The queen of southern cooking, Emmy Award winning chef Carla Hall joins Ming Tsai in his loft kitchen. Carla cooks up a childhood favorite: Fried Fish Southern Style with Black-Eyed Pea Salad and a Hot Sauce Vinaigrette. Ming counters with Thai Bird Chile Tempura Fish with Maitakes and a Black Bean-Thai Basil Sauce. It's hot and spicy fish served up two ways, this week on Simply Ming.

This week on "Simply Ming," chef Rudolph van Veen joins Ming in beautiful downtown Amsterdam to taste some fantastic Indonesian food and cook up some incredible Indonesian desserts. Chef Ming makes a delicious gingered mango-pineapple galette while chef van Veen whips up a traditional Indonesian speck cake. It's all right here on Simply Ming.