Cooking Class: Recreating Chinese Takeout Classics
Learn to create your own healthful versions of Chinese takeout favorites in this exciting cooking class from Chef Gilley. You'll discover techniques for limiting sodium and other tricky ingredients to make a more mindful yet authentically Chinese meal.
Kick off this course by learning to make perfect chicken lo mein featuring stir-fry noodles. Next, master the art of crafting from-scratch wontons stuffed with a savory filling of your choice using chicken or pork. Then, you'll create a homemade soy chili sauce that's perfect for dipping and will become a staple condiment in your kitchen. End this class with a savory Chinese specialty: golden scallion pancakes.
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Chicken Lo Mein
Homemade Wontons
Choice of chicken or pork
With soy chili sauce
Scallion Pancakes
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 2
- Maximum Guests 4
- Event Duration 2.5 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsCouples, Date Night, Chinese, Asian
Reviews Guests Left For This Experience
Jaclyn
08 Feb 2025
We loved having Chef Gilley over! He was so informative and helpful. Food was AMAZING and we have so many leftovers. Would recommend 10/10. Just make sure you have pots/pans/an appetite.
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Corey
11 May 2025
Chef, thank you so much — 5 stars all the way! It was such a joy having you in our home for Mother’s Day. The experience was more than we ever could have imagined. Thank you for taking the time to walk us through each step — it made the whole day even more fun and memorable. We truly appreciate you!
Akil
20 Feb 2023
Thank you son much Chef Gilley. You made our date night really special and the food was great! We had so much leftover food too so money was well spent. Appreciate your time and being so patient and good at teaching!! Wish you all the best in future classes
Event location: New Jersey
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Chef Gilley is a passionate chef and cooking instructor with a love for traditional Chinese cuisine. It's clear where he gets his skill from, as his family owns a restaurant that he helped represent at a Brooklyn food festival. Chef Gilley currently works as a sous chef at a New York restaurant and hosts cooking classes on the side. He is famous for his cold sesame noodles, which have received rave reviews in several major publications.
