There may not seem like there is a difference when choosing between a carbon or stainless steel wok, but each are unique ...

At most of the Chinese restaurants I’ve eaten at over the years, the fried rice accompanying the meal is usually quite boring. You know that mysterious brown stuff dotted with tiny bits of yellow and ...

When I was 11, my Irish American stepdad came home with a $10 wok and a used paperback Chinese cookbook. Chinese food was a treat reserved for the rare occasions when we ate out at local Cantonese ...

As an expert in outdoor cooking, Greg has written more than 30 articles on grilling and barbecuing for Food & Wine across categories including kamado grills, pizza ovens, and meat thermometers.

"The woks we have at Mister Mao are from San Francisco's Chinatown, and we make sure we dry and season them well after every use to keep them nice and non-stick," she says. "But if I was giving a ...

Paul Kitagaki Jr. pkitagaki@sacbee.com When Sacramento wanted to ban gas hookups in new buildings two years ago, it sparked a passionate debate over an unexpected cooking tool: the wok.