Cooking Class: Cooking Dynamite Dumplings

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Chef Li is ready to share the secrets of authentic Asian-style dumplings in this informative cooking class! These dim sum favorites are a cinch to prepare with Chef Li leading the lesson. You'll learn to prepare a simple yet sumptuous traditional dumpling dough using only flour, water and salt. Then, you'll cook up a delicious filling using fresh pork flavored with aromatics like warm ginger, bright spring onions and zesty Chinese vinegar.

Cooking classes on Classpop! are designed to be social events that do not require any previous experience. Guests are welcome to purchase alcoholic beverages from the venue to enjoy during the class.

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Handmade Dumpling Dough

With flour, water and salt

Dumpling Filling

With ground pork, soy sauce, spring onion, ginger and Chinkiang vinegar

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

Minimum Guests 4
Maximum Guests 25
Event Duration 2 hours
Activity Level
Activity Level
Restrictions Must be 21 years of age or older to attend.
Labels Couples, Group, Asian, Date Night, Fun
This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.

Reviews Guests Left For This Experience

Staci

04 Oct 2023

She did an amazing job 👏

Sarah

29 Sep 2023

Tasty and a lot of fun!

James

19 May 2023

This was so much fun and dumplings are so easy to make. I can’t wait to make more at home and freeze a big batch of them.

Kimberly

19 May 2023

Enjoyed this class so much! Chef Li was so kind and knowledgeable. I can’t wait to attend another class taught by her!

Jeffrey

21 Apr 2023

Chef Li was very knowledgeable, friendly, and accommodating. My partner is vegetarian and chef Li personally made a recipe just for her. She goes above and beyond for her students. The dumplings were delectable. My partner and I had a wonderful time, thanks chef Li!

Colleen

21 Nov 2023

Chef Li was amazing!! She was so nice, she accommodated food for someone in our group who can’t eat meat, and she was so helpful! I would highly recommend taking a class with her. However, the way the ad for this class was written made us believe there would be a drink included with the purchase and there wasn’t, there were only two burners to use for cooking, and the location didn’t allow for great conversation as it was only one long table (but these aren’t anything Chef Li could control!).

Thu

29 Sep 2023

Wonderful to do at our own pace! Easy going chef and fun. However, I don't like having QR recipe. My phone turns itself off after little use. Having dirty hands, trying to touch, revive recipe was mega drag. Suggest a recipe printout to follow and take home afterwards is better. If we want to re-create recipe, we have a hard copy. After class, QR is long forgotten.

Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences

Zayne

30 Aug 2025

Me and my dad had a great time with Chef Li! Her house was beautiful, clean, and there was plenty of space for everyone to work. The food was amazing and we can’t wait to try the recipes at home ourselves. It is very clear Chef Li loves to cook and is very knowledgeable about it as well.

Nicholas

10 Aug 2025

This was a wonderful unique experience. Chef Li opened her home to us and we enjoyed learning from her.

Connie

16 Feb 2025

We enjoyed our class very much! Chef Li gave us excellent instructions, the food was portioned out appropriately for each couple, and we had lots of room at our cooking station. We sat at a communal table in her lovely home, which made it cozy and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. And, we even got a special treat since it was Valentines Day.

Jennifer

10 Aug 2024

Class was fun and a good size for learning. Food was delicious!

Jennifer

10 Aug 2024

Class was engaging and the food was delicious! Great size group too

Andrew

01 Mar 2024

great class, very kind and helpful instructor. food was delicious. would highly recommend if you go by yourself (lots of nice people) or if you go with a date. looking forward to cooking this meal on my own again soon!

Emilia

03 Feb 2024

It was an amazing class. She went at a good pace and stopped when people needed clarification on anything. The instructions were delivered in a clear and concise manner and she was really engaging to everyone online. I felt like I was right there in her kitchen!

Yaret

30 Mar 2023

We had so much fun and she was a great teacher!

Michelle

25 Mar 2023

Chef Li was very knowledgeable and pleasant!

Elizabeth

23 Mar 2023

Had a great time learning to make dumplings with Chef Li! She makes it very approachable for a beginner chef like me.

Elizabeth

11 Mar 2023

Chef Li did an amazing job of breaking down the lesson into something we could do. I’ve never done dumplings before or used a steamer and she made everything very approachable. We ended up with a delicious meal. 10/10 recommend. She’s fantastic.

Roxanne

25 Feb 2023

Great teacher. Hopefully I can master with dumpling making soon!

Brandy

10 Dec 2022

She goes a little fast when we go over the ingredients but still a great experience!

Betty

12 Sep 2022

Our team had a wonderful time with Chef Li.

Emma

18 Jun 2022

Great class

Steven

20 Jan 2022

Thank you so much.

Emily

11 Jul 2021

This class was great! Really enjoyed learning from Chef Li. We enjoyed learning about the cultural and linguistic significance of the xiao long bao. Great flavours and new techniques to learn. Thank you!

cindy

21 May 2021

Really enjoyed this class. Chef Li really knows her stuff!

Jenny

21 Feb 2021

This class was awesome and so were the recipes!

Maureen

22 Jan 2022

Fun! Food was great and I learned.

Megan

18 Jan 2022

The class was awesome, the recipe turned out great! Only reason I took off a star is because it was pretty fast paced, and the recipe was half in metric system (grams) and half imperial (cups, ounces) which made it tough to measure quickly. My husband and I did this together and it was necessary to have an “assistant” to get these things together while he was doing the main cooking.

Linda

06 Apr 2024

She jumped around too much. She focused on too many things at once. It would’ve been nice to finish one thing and move onto. The next was hard to follow her.

Jennifer

09 Feb 2022

Although I made a mistake with the time, it was because I received a text saying 3pm. I did not see the ET portion. This was my first class. Yes that is my mistake, however good customer service would have allowed a credit or reschedule. They were nice enough to just send a copy of the cancellation policy when they said too bad we won’t work with our customers.?Another site that a friend uses and recommends will take into account a honest mistake and allow a credit. So someone got $40 dollars for a class I did not attend, but will not get any further money. The other company will.

Outside Reviews for Chef Li

Olga R.

22 Nov 2020

We booked the cooking class with chef Li as a surprise birthday gift for our friend. All of us had so much fun while exploring the new cooking experience and new flavours.

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Chef Li

31 reviews

Chef Li is an experienced chef who has cooked and studied all around the world. She was formerly based in Singapore, where she offered private cooking classes as well as corporate cooking events. Now Chef Li offers cooking classes in the US, although her style is influenced by her international background. Although Chef Li specializes in traditional Chinese and Southeast Asian cuisine, she welcomes students of all culinary backgrounds and loves the chance to open their minds to new cooking styles.

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