Executive Chef Wai-Man Chan
Generational Mastery Over High Flame
With over 32 years of apprenticeship and kitchen leadership across Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles, Executive Chef Wai-Man Chan believes Cantonese cuisine is the purest test of culinary discipline.
"In Cantonese cuisine, there is no heavy sauce to disguise tired ingredients. If your rock cod was pulled from water hours ago, you steam it with ginger and first-draw soy. If your roast duck is not dried for a full 24 hours in cool airflow, the skin will never shatter like glass. Every step demands patience."
"The hearth represents family warmth; the wok represents unyielding technique."
— Chef Wai-Man Chan, Executive Culinary Director
Kitchen Tenets
Our Four Culinary Pillars
How our kitchen team honors tradition while embracing California's rich agricultural abundance.
The 24-Hour Hearth
All ducks and pork shoulders undergo 24 hours of maltose curing and controlled air-drying before entering our hanging fire ovens.
True Wok-Hei Breath
Ferocious wok fires reach temperatures exceeding 700°F, vaporizing micro-droplets of oil to impart the unmistakable smoky wok aroma.
Superior Broth (上汤)
Simmered slowly for 8 hours each morning with free-range chicken, aged Jinhua ham, pork knuckle, and dried scallops.
California Provenance
Organic Chinese broccoli, sweet pea tendrils, and seasonal produce sourced weekly from local Central Valley family farms.
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