On The Road - Rhine

On this episode of Simply Ming we are on the road in Northern California with renowned chef and James Beard-Award recipient, Kenji Lopez-Alt. Ming takes us to source the freshest produce at the Farmer's Market at Bay Meadows in San Mateo and from there Ming and Kenji travel to the Sea by Alexander Steakhouse restaurant in Palo Alto to check out some incredible Sashimi. The day culminates with Ming and Kenji at his restaurant Wursthall cooking up a Kimchi feast of spaetzle and pork scallions.

On this episode of Simply Ming we are on the road in sunny Santa Cruz to explore fusion Mexican delicacies with chef Kendra Baker. Kendra takes us to her hidden secret, her favorite tortilla manufacturer located at a small market in a strip mall called El Pueblo Market. With tortillas in hand, they head to her restaurant Snap Tacos, where make tacos two ways, Kendra makes a "Lost Island Taco" with pulled pork and snappy pineapple salsa and Ming makes vegetarian inside out tacos with "mucho queso" (lots of cheese).

On this episode of Simply Ming we are on the road in beautiful Monterey, CA and we are talking abalone with renowned chef Paul Corsentino Executive Chef of Saltwood Kitchen and Oysterette. Before heading to cook the feast, we visit Monterey Abalone Company where they farm-raise sustainable abalone. With the abalone in hand Ming and Paul go back to Paul's restaurant to cook a delectable meal of grilled abalone with shiitake, bok choy salad while Ming cooks his own version of an Asian abalone Rockefeller.

Amanda Freitag, known for her role as a judge on Chopped, joins Ming in his loft for some home cooked favorites. Amanda will be cooking Duck Breast with Pine Nut Relish, followed by Ming who does a Tea-Smoked Duck Breast with Gingered Peaches and Watercress Salad. It's duck two ways on this episode of Simply Ming.

On this Episode of Simply Ming we are on the road in San Jose, CA where Ming will be learning about Portuguese cuisine with chefs Jessica Carreira and David Costa at their Michelin-starred restaurant, Adega. Before we get to the kitchen, we make a stop at Veggielution which brings people together through food and farming to get some fresh produce for the feast.

This week, James Beard Award winning chef Ken Oringer joins Ming Tsai to whip up some weekend favorites. Ken makes King Crab Nachos with Nduja Queso Fundido. Ming puts a different spin on that with his version of Rice Cake Nachos topped with a savory vegetarian beef substitute. It's nachos two ways on Simply Ming.

On this episode of Simply Ming he is joined by James Beard Award winning chef and owner of "Porto" in Boston's Back Bay, Jodi Adams. The chefs used unfiltered apple cider in their creations, Jodi prepared a spicy Vadouvan Curried Scallops while Ming created a tender Braised Pork Shoulder.