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Face the whole world. >> anthony: what is the future? i dont know. but to a very great extent, it is surely being determined here. is there a plan? probably not. only appetites. and increasingly, the means to fulfill those appetites, those dreams and aspirations. who will drive the car that takes us to wherever we are going? they will be young, whoever they are, and not unlike yao minji, a 30-year-old shanghai native educated in the usa at wellesley, currently a features reporter for "the shangh...

Theres no menu, no waiting list, and you only get a seat if she likes you. >> minji: oh, i ordered -- i ordered too much. sorry. >> anthony: no, thats fantastic. >> minji: i was trying to get all my favorite dishes. >> anthony: no, im very happy. were joined by minjis friends, liu jing, an artist, and matthew lei, a restaurateur. this looks fantastic. how do you eat these? whole? >> minji: i eat them whole because i really like this. ooh. >> anthony: that works. mmm! >> minji: good, yeah. >> ant...

As close to the kitchen as possible to capture that elusive, fast-dissipating breadth, flavor of the wok itself. toss them around, coating those bones with all that good stuff, then serve. and because we like it to burn, thomas orders some la sa shi ding, a spicy chicken dish. "hei" means energy, life force, or breath, and thats what youre looking for -- the vestigial flavor, the essence of a very old, carefully seasoned cooking vessel. ♪ >> anthony: oddly enough, thomas tells me theres no man...

Face the whole world. >> anthony: what is the future? i dont know. but to a very great extent, it is surely being determined here. is there a plan? probably not. only appetites. and increasingly, the means to fulfill those appetites, those dreams and aspirations. who will drive the car that takes us to wherever we are going? they will be young, whoever they are, and not unlike yao minji, a 30-year-old shanghai native educated in the usa at wellesley, currently a features reporter for "the shangh...

Youre looking for -- the vestigial flavor, the essence of a very old, carefully seasoned cooking vessel. [ chef speaking mandarin ] ♪ >> anthony: oddly enough, thomas tells me theres no mandarin or at least shanghainese word for wok. its simply called a cooking pot, to which i say, i really do know nothing about this country. oh, fantastic. wow. >> thomas: its actually so-so. >> anthony: yeah? >> thomas: its actually so-so. >> anthony: no? youre not loving that? >> thomas: not so, not too good...

Classic, home-style shanghainese. theres no menu, no waiting list, and you only get a seat if she likes you. >> minji: oh, i ordered -- i ordered too much. sorry. >> anthony: no, thats fantastic. >> minji: i was trying to get all my favorite dishes. >> anthony: no, im very happy. were joined by minjis friends, liu jing, an artist, and matthew lei, a restaurateur. this looks fantastic. how do you eat these? whole? >> minji: i eat them whole because i really like this. ooh. >> anthony: that works....

Possible to capture that elusive, fast-dissipating breath, flavor of the wok itself. toss them around, coating those bones with all that good stuff, then serve. and because we like it to burn, thomas orders some la sa shi ding, a spicy chicken dish. "hei" means energy, life force, or breath, and thats what youre looking for -- the vestigial flavor, the essence of a very old, carefully seasoned cooking vessel. [ chef speaking mandarin ] >> anthony: oddly enough, thomas tells me theres no mandarin...

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Classic, home-style shanghainese. theres no menu, no waiting list, and you only get a seat if she likes you. >> minji: oh, i ordered -- i ordered too much. sorry. >> anthony: no, thats fantastic. >> minji: i was trying to get all my favorite dishes. >> anthony: no, im very happy. were joined by minjis friends, liu jing, an artist, and matthew lei, a restaurateur. this looks fantastic. how do you eat these? whole? >> minji: i eat them whole because i really like this. ooh. >> anthony: that works....

>> anthony: oddly enough, thomas tells me theres no mandarin or at least shanghainese word for wok. its simply called a cooking pot, to which i say, i really do know nothing about this country. oh, fantastic. wow. >> thomas: its actually so-so. >> anthony: yeah? >> thomas: its actually so-so. >> anthony: no? youre not loving that? >> thomas: not so, not too good, but its not bad. >> anthony: to me, and ive eaten a lot of food, look, this is spicy, fresh, bright, vibrant. im telling you. >> thoma...