At 12, she competed in the inaugural season of “MasterChef Junior,” the children’s spinoff of “MasterChef.” Yu nearly won it all, placing as runner-up. “I’m always the youngest one in the kitchen,” she says. bakery at the Grove and personally asked her to be a part of his opening team. When Yu was still a sophomore in high school, Ansel launched his L.A. She was mentored by famed Cronut creator Dominique Ansel at both his New York bakery and restaurant. in Los Angeles while still in high school. She staged at the Tasting Kitchen, Bouchon Bakery and A.O.C. Yu has worked in more prestigious kitchens and bakeries than some culinary professionals will have in their entire careers. For Sunday’s Congee & Crullers, which takes place at the Curious Palate in Santa Monica, she will introduce three of her own versions, combined with her unique takes on youtiao, the Chinese cruller-like strips of fried dough traditionally served for dunking into the porridge. I always asked her to make it.” Yu’s congee, however, is anything but basic. “Grandma’s congee growing up was pretty basic: rice porridge, chicken stock, shredded chicken, soy sauce. Now Yu’s first pop-up, Congee & Crullers, brings her full circle to the love she has for her grandmother’s congee. “One for immediate family and the bigger one for when the extended family is over.” Home-cooked family meals were a significant part of her upbringing - her grandmother insisted on it. “You’re a true Asian if you have two rice cookers,” she says. and selects the smaller of two rice cookers. Yu opens a kitchen cabinet at her home in West L.A. “My memory of congee or jook, as my family calls it, is of my grandmother or mother making it for me when the weather got cold or when I was sick,” Yu says. Just ask Dara Yu, who at all of 21 years old, is the most recent (and youngest) winner of the hit cooking competition show “MasterChef” with Gordon Ramsay and a part-time cooking instructor at the Gourmandise School in Santa Monica. If you're looking for more to watch, check out our TV Guide and Streaming Guide or visit our Drama hub for more news and features.Frosty mornings are for making the traditional Chinese rice porridge called congee. Neil Chinneck (Sommaren 85) plays Mr Jenkins - a housing officer for the council.Ĭall the Midwife airs on BBC One on Sundays.Romo Sikdar (EastEnders) plays Ayub Khan - Sahira's partner.Rachel Kamath (Shantaram) plays Sahira Khan - a pregnant woman who's experiencing health problems.Annabel Betts (Doctors) plays Edna Bristow - a single mother with one child and another on the way.Andy Burse (Shadow and Bone) plays Les Melia - Iris's husband.Sophia La Porta (The Gold) plays Iris Melia - a pregnant woman who is having trouble at home. ![]() Jake Lampert (Andor) plays Graham Purvis - Doreen's partner and the father of her baby.Georgia Alexandra plays Anne Challis - Doreen's sister.Jennifer Hennessy (Dickensian) plays Ada Challis - Doreen's mother.Rosie Jones (The Last Leg) plays Doreen Challis - a pregnant woman with cerebral palsy.Dame Vanessa Redgrave as the voice of Jennifer WorthĬall the Midwife season 13 guest stars Episode 1.Edward Shaw plays Edward 'Teddy' Turner.Francesca Fullilove plays Colette Corrigan.Linda Bassett plays Nurse Phyllis Crane.Helen George plays Nurse Trixie Aylward (née Franklin).
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