Teddy Fare or Who'd Make Smooth (and Delicious) Fried Rice...? He'd Need Heed a Rough Rider's Advice (A Wok in Progress or Spooner on Steroids: You Decide)

President Theodore Roosevelt's most-frequently quoted maxim must surely be his famous, "Walk softly and carry a big stick." Less widely known is his counsel to a young Chinese-American friend and fellow hero of the charge up San Juan Hill which takes the form of his advice regarding the successful preparation of what would become this friend's -- indeed, this future White House chef's -signature dish, Colonel Roo's Felt Chicken:

"To carry this off, Li Yan, stick with a big wok!"