Wok ever happened to chef Stephen Yan? Over 15 years and more than 500 episodes of his show “Wok With Yan,” the Hong-Kong-born chef taught thousands of households how to make classic Cantonese dishes like beef and broccoli, while delighting them with hundreds of wok-related puns. The series aired on CBC from 1980 to 1995. Since the show ended, fans across Canada have wondered about his whereabouts.
Now, after nearly 30 years since he was last in front of a camera, the 85-year-old Vancouver resident is back in the spotlight with a merch collaboration with the Toronto-based, millennial-nostalgia-fueled clothing brand Retrokid as well as a live talk at The Royal theatre on Aug. 10.