“Shaking” describes how this Vietnamese dish is cooked. Beef cubes, instead of being stir-fried, are browned in a wok. You shake the pan to turn them. The wok or skillet should be very hot before the ...

The rope of dough in chef Wei Dong's hands is folded in two. With a shake and a stretch and another fold, two becomes four. Shake, stretch, fold, twist: eight. With each stretch, each shake up and ...