Chef Jon Yao stopped by The Kitchen to prepare his Steamed Blackthroat Sea Perch with ginger and Tokyo Negi. , a plate he credits as being the first to really lean into his Taiwanese heritage. Yao credits his upbringing in the San Gabriel Valley and his mother for his rise as a chef, creating authentic, original dishes.

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