"Any Asian woman can relate to the dynamics between Leeann and Katie," laughed Nakanishi, operations manager for Sub-Zero/Wolf. "Mom Leeann is the traditional Chinese and daughter Katie has been 'Americanized.' And since their show isn't scripted, you never know what's going to happen."

That unpredictability will be half the fun this Wednesday, when mom and daughter — the first Asian American women ever to have their own cooking show on public television — give a live cooking demonstration at the Sub-Zero/Wolf Showroom, which is located on the corner of Piikoi and King streets.

"It's a coincidence that our first anniversary happens to be the same time as their show's first anniversary," Nakanishi said. "And it's perfect that it falls during the week before Mother's Day."

During the one-hour free demonstration that starts at 11 a.m., the Chins will prepare "simple" Chinese dishes, including siu mai (steamed pork dumplings), vegetable dumplings, pan-fried-pork dumplings and firecracker shrimp.

"I'm looking forward to meeting them," said Sub-Zero/Wolf executive chef Carol Nardello, while preparing bacon-wrapped, ginger-infused chestnuts, Boursin-cheese-and-ham puff pastry and cheddar-cheese-and-mustard triangular turnovers. "Coming from a Tuscany cuisine background, I'm not very familiar with Chinese cooking, so this will be a learning experience for me."

And it will also be an educational, fun and tasty experience for attendees, which is limited to 25 people.

"We always do free monthly cooking demonstrations here," Nakanishi said. "But for our anniversary, chef Carol will do six classes in a span of four days."

Nardello's free cooking demos are scheduled for this Friday, and Mon. and Tue., May 9 and 10, with the first class slated for 11 a.m. and the next at 3 p.m. during all three days.

During her classes, the Pittsburgh transplant will choose recipes from the Chins' cookbook, "Everyday Chinese Cooking."

She'll feature such recipes as stir-fried chicken with red curry sauce, honey-barbecue pork and beef chow funn.

"The point of the demonstration is to show people how to use their Wolf equipment at home," Nardello said. "For example, some people have a convection oven feature but they never use it.

"And that's just a shame because you can prepare several dishes at the same time in the convection oven," she added. "And at the end, each dish will still maintain its distinct flavor."

In preparing for the Chins' arrival, Nardello and Nakanishi have shopped at Chinatown.