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PUBLIC TELEVISION’S SIMPLY MING KICKS OFF NINTH SEASON "COOKING on the FLY"

– Public Television Series SIMPLY MING Cooks up a New Season

(Boston, MA, October 7, 2011) The Emmy-nominated public television series SIMPLY MING is back for its ninth season featuring 26 fresh new episodes. This year, Ming and his guest chefs will be "Cooking on the Fly" finding inspiration from his East-West pantry and surprise ingredients that range from exotic fruits and vegetables to meats and fish. In each studio episode, Ming kicks off the show by highlighting techniques to help you "Cook on the Fly" at home. From filleting a fish to sharing the technique for cooking veggies kids will love, Ming and his guests use their culinary tricks to bring you a season of delicious new recipes.
"This year I want to bring you into the mind of the chef; we went into the studio and on the road with no recipes, no thought of what we would be making - using our pantry or favorite market as inspiration." says Ming. “We want to show you how you can shop in your own pantry and create delicious dinners on the fly."
For half of the season, Ming is on the road visiting some of his favorite chefs and places in San Francisco, Napa Valley and the latest culinary hotspot, Singapore. Ming gets privileged access to some of his favorite restaurants seeking inspiration from his guest chef's favorite markets and pantries.
The new season of SIMPLY MING kicks off on Saturday, October 8, 2011 (check your local listings) with a special episode featuring the one and only Jacques Pepin. Ming and Jacques will "cook on the fly" using the French technique “paner a l’anglaise” to create two amazing new dishes.

“We want viewers to have the courage to experiment with what you have right in your own kitchen,” says Ming, “when you do it’s amazing what incredible homemade creations you’ll come up with!”

All-Star In-Studio Line-up
This season, Ming has an all-star studio line-up. Sharpening their knives are: Jacques Pepin, chef and cookbook author of over 26 books/cookbooks, Andrew Zimmern, host of Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Jason Santos, chef/owner of Blue Inc., Jody Adams, chef/owner of Rialto and Trade, Joanne Chang, chef/owner of Myers+Chang and pastry chef/owner of Flour Bakery+Cafe, Jonathan Waxman, chef/owner of Barbuto, Michel Schlow chef/owner Radius, Alta Strada, Via Matta, and Tico, Jamie Bissonette, chef/co-owner of Coppa and Toro, Carla and Christine Pallotta, chef/owners of Nebo, Bryan Caswell, chef/owner of Reef, Little Biggs, Stella Sola, and El Real Tex-Mex Cafe, Charles Phan, chef/owner of the Slanted Door, Out the Door, The Moss Room and Heaven's Dog, Michael Rhulman, Author of seven books/cookbooks, Dante deMagistris, chef/owner of Dante and il Casale, Jonathan Taylor, Tom Woods and Michele Fadden chefs/pastry chef of Ming's own Blue Ginger.

All-Star California Line-Up
Ming hits the road, taking us on a culinary adventure with stops in Napa where we cook with Iron Chef Morimoto, chef/owner of Morimoto; a visit to San Francisco with Julio Bermejo, owner of Tommy's, and Dennis Lee, chef/owner of Namu, and a trip up to Cain Vineyards where Ming cooks with Mom & Dad, Iris and Steven Tsai, and wine maker and General Manager, Christopher Howell.

All-Star Singapore Line-Up
This season, Ming also embarks on a trip to the other side of the world when he teams up with Singapore chefs to create six all new international episodes. The programs will feature: Andre Chiang, chef/owner of Restaurant Andre, Janice Wong, chef/owner of 2am DessertBar, Shermay Lee, chef/owner of Shermay's Cooking School, KF Seetoh, author of Makansutra, Samson Chan, chef of Barnacles at the Shangri-La Rasa Santosa Resort, and chef Damian D'silva.

About SIMPLY MING

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SIMPLY MING is produced by WGBH Boston and Ming East-West, LLC, and distributed by American Public Television. Ming Tsai is host. Executive producers are Ming Tsai, Laurie Donnelly for WGBH Lifestyle Productions, and Julia Harrison for Ming East-West, LLC. Studio production facilities are provided by Clarke. SIMPLY MING is closed-captioned for viewers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing by The Media Access Group at WGBH Boston.

Funding for SIMPLY MING is provided by Melissa's/World Variety Produce, Inc., Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Subaru of New England, T-fal ActiFry, and Wanjashan. Special thanks for the generous support of the Bernard K. Chiu Charitable Foundation, the Singapore Tourism Board and the California Travel and Tourism Commission.

Viewers can also become a fan of Simply Ming on Facebook www.facebook.com/SimplyMingTV and follow the series on Twitter www.twitter.com/SimplyMingTV.

Simply Ming Media Contact
Lauren Klatsky
PR/Marketing
Ming East-West
781-283-5797
lklatsky@ming.com

Ming Tsai/Blue Ginger Press Contact
Lauren Klatsky
Ming East-West
781-283-5797
lklatsky@ming.com

All press materials and photography for SIMPLY MING are available through the WGBH Boston and American Public Television online pressrooms: pressroom.wgbh.org and aptonline.org/press.

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