''East Meets West'' is a cooking show on the

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hosted by the

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Ming Tsai Ming Hao Tsai (; born 1964) is an American chef, restaurateur, television personality and a former squash player. Tsai's restaurants have focused on east–west fusion cuisine, and have included major stakes in Blue Ginger in Wellesley, Massachu ...

. During each half-hour episode, Tsai cooked Asian-European fusion cuisine.''East Meets West'' aired from 1998 to 2003. In 1999, Tsai won the

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award in the category Outstanding Service Show Host for the show.

Opening sequence

The opening credits for the show consisted of Tsai doing various things, such as doing yoga, playing tennis, cooking, shopping, hopping out of his van, riding a bicycle, and shopping in an Asian market.

Episode List

Season 1: 40 Episodes Season 2: 43 Episodes Season 3: 27 Episodes Season 4: 23 Episodes Season 5: 35 Episodes

References

External links

* Food Network original programming 2000s American cooking television series 1998 American television series debuts 2003 American television series endings {{food-tv-prog-stub