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š Hi! Iām Chef Ming Tsai, I love sharing the
wonders of East-West cuisine, and helping
you eat super well, super easily. After 20 years on PBS, I recently launched MingsBings. åå¹³å儽ē
š Hi! Iām Chef Ming Tsai, I love sharing the wonders of East-West cuisine, and helping you eat super well, super easily. After 20 years on PBS, I recently launched MingsBings.
åå¹³å儽ē
In high school, Ming headed east to attend school at Phillips Academy Andover. From there, Ming continued to Yale University earning his degree in Mechanical Engineering. During this time, Ming spent his summers attending Le Cordon Bleu cooking school and apprenticing at area restaurants in Paris. After graduating from Yale, Ming moved to Paris and trained under renowned Pastry Chef Pierre Herme and then on to Osaka with Sushi Master Kobayashi.
Upon his return to the United States, Ming enrolled in graduate school at Cornell University, earning a Master’s Degree in Hotel Administration and Hospitality Marketing.
and immediately impressed diners from Boston and Beyond with the restaurantās innovative East-West cuisine. In its first year, Blue Ginger earned…
ā2002 Best Chef Northeastā and since 2002, the Zagat Restaurant Guide rated Blue Ginger within the āTop 5 of Most Popular Restaurantsā. In 2007, Blue Ginger received the Ivy Award from Restaurants & Institutions for its achievement of the highest standards in food, hospitality and service.
in the Independent Restaurant category recognizing overall excellence in the country. In 2012, Boston Magazine ranked Blue Ginger as one of the 50 Best Restaurants. In June 2017, after 19 years of excellence, Ming closed Blue Ginger to pursue other opportunities.
an Asian gastro pub located in the Fort Point Channel area of Boston. The tapas-style menu features Mingās East-West approach with a twist on traditional pub favorites. Blue Dragon was named one of Esquire Magazineās āBest New Restaurants 2013ā and one of Zagat’s ā24 New Restaurants You Need to Know About Around the USā.
In 2017, Chefās wife Polly was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. As they explored medical treatment options at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Polly also made the decision to transition to a mostly plant-based and gluten-free diet with the hope of lowering inflammation by using food as medicine. Ming knew he could create delicious options while at home, but was disappointed by the options he found in the grocery store to stock up on while he was away for work trips.
In that moment, MingsBings was born to create a product full of easily recognized ingredients and most importantly, absolutely delicious. Beyond being filled with delicious superfoods, MingsBings contributes to two organizations close to Chefās heart ā Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Family Reach.
As the longest-running PBS cooking show, Simply Ming received two Emmy nominations for āOutstanding Culinary Programā and āOutstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Hostā, and received two Bronze Telly Awards in the categories of āLightingā and āArt Directionā. Ming began cooking for television audiences on the Food Network, where he was the 1998 Emmy Award-Winning host of East Meets West with Ming Tsai. Mingās Quest, a popular cooking adventure series, also aired on Food Network.Ā
Fun fact! Ming made the list of People Magazineās Most Beautiful People in 2000.
Blue Ginger: East Meets West Cooking with Ming Tsai, Simply Ming, Ming’s Master Recipes, Simply Ming One-Pot Meals, and Simply Ming In Your Kitchen.
Ming’s love of cooking was forged in his early years. Raised in Dayton, Ohio, he spent hours cooking alongside his mother and father at Mandarin Kitchen, their family-owned restaurant. His experience taught him about restaurant operations and most importantly, the art of making customers happy through food.
In high school, Ming headed east to attend school at Phillips Academy Andover. From there, Ming continued to Yale University earning his degree in Mechanical Engineering. During this time, Ming spent his summers attending Le Cordon Bleu cooking school and apprenticing at area restaurants in Paris. After graduating from Yale, Ming moved to Paris and trained under renowned Pastry Chef Pierre Herme and then on to Osaka with Sushi Master Kobayashi.
Upon his return to the United States, Ming enrolled in graduate school at Cornell University, earning a Master’s Degree in Hotel Administration and Hospitality Marketing.
and immediately impressed diners from Boston and Beyond with the restaurantās innovative East-West cuisine. In its first year, Blue Ginger earned…
ā2002 Best Chef Northeastā and since 2002, the Zagat Restaurant Guide rated Blue Ginger within the āTop 5 of Most Popular Restaurantsā. In 2007, Blue Ginger received the Ivy Award from Restaurants & Institutions for its achievement of the highest standards in food, hospitality and service.
in the Independent Restaurant category recognizing overall excellence in the country. In 2012, Boston Magazine ranked Blue Ginger as one of the 50 Best Restaurants. In June 2017, after 19 years of excellence, Ming closed Blue Ginger to pursue other opportunities.
an Asian gastro pub located in the Fort Point Channel area of Boston. The tapas-style menu features Mingās East-West approach with a twist on traditional pub favorites. Blue Dragon was named one of Esquire Magazineās āBest New Restaurants 2013ā and one of Zagat’s ā24 New Restaurants You Need to Know About Around the USā.
In 2017, Chefās wife Polly was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. As they explored medical treatment options at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Polly also made the decision to transition to a mostly plant-based and gluten-free diet with the hope of lowering inflammation by using food as medicine. Ming knew he could create delicious options while at home, but was disappointed by the options he found in the grocery store to stock up on while he was away for work trips.
In that moment, MingsBings was born to create a product full of easily recognized ingredients and most importantly, absolutely delicious. Beyond being filled with delicious superfoods, MingsBings contributes to two organizations close to Chefās heart ā Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Family Reach.
As the longest-running PBS cooking show, Simply Ming received two Emmy nominations for āOutstanding Culinary Programā and āOutstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Hostā, and received two Bronze Telly Awards in the categories of āLightingā and āArt Directionā. Ming began cooking for television audiences on the Food Network, where he was the 1998 Emmy Award-Winning host of East Meets West with Ming Tsai. Mingās Quest, a popular cooking adventure series, also aired on Food Network.
Fun fact! Ming made the list of People Magazineās Most Beautiful People in 2000.
Ā Blue Ginger: East Meets West Cooking with Ming Tsai, Simply Ming, Ming’s Master Recipes, Simply Ming One-Pot Meals, and Simply Ming In Your Kitchen.
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