Simply Ming: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

As the chef and owner of the acclaimed Blue Ginger restaurant in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and an Emmy award-winning television personality, Ming Tsai has become the standard-bearer of East-West cuisine, the innovative blending of Eastern flavors and techniques with Western ingredients and presentations. Now, in Simply Ming, he presents a breakthrough technique for bringing East-West flair to everyday cooking, making it possible to transform a handful of fresh ingredients into a delicious meal in a matter of minutes. The genius of Simply Ming is a versatile array of master recipes-intensely flavored sauces, pestos, salsas, dressings, rubs, and more that eliminate much of the last-minute prep work.

Series details

• Title: Simply Ming
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2003-10-11
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16466
• IMDb ID: tt0758722
• TVDB ID: 87671

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-10-11; final listed air date 2004-04-13; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-10-02; final listed air date 2005-03-28; episode order: 26.
• Season 7: premiered 2010-02-20; final listed air date 2010-02-20; episode order: 26.
• Season 8: premiered 2010-10-09; final listed air date 2010-10-09; episode order: 26.
• Season 10: premiered 2013-03-23; final listed air date 2013-03-23; episode order: 26.
• Season 12: premiered 2014-11-08; final listed air date 2015-03-28; episode order: 26.
• Season 13: premiered 2015-10-03; final listed air date 2016-02-20; episode order: 26.
• Season 14: premiered 2016-11-05; final listed air date 2017-03-25; episode order: 26.
• Season 15: premiered 2017-02-03; final listed air date 2018-03-31; episode order: 26.
• Season 16: premiered 2018-10-06; final listed air date 2019-03-30; episode order: 26.
• Season 17: premiered 2019-10-05; final listed air date 2020-03-28; episode order: 26.
• Season 18: premiered 2021-04-24; final listed air date 2021-07-17.

Source and licence

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