Mary Fok received her culinary training throughout various provinces in China. In 1971, Mary was the owner and chef of Mary's Magic Wok Restaurant in Montgomery Village, which provided catering services, a full service restaurant, and a cooking school. She has been an adjunct instructor since 1981. For further professional development to expand her teaching credentials, Mary completed the SRJC Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry certificate programs in 2002.