Bring your favorite Asian dishes to your dinner table in this hands-on cooking class from Chef Karen. She'll share her tips and tricks for preparing a savory spread filled with familiar flavors made with a gourmet touch.
Start your lesson with a fiery homemade mango dip, served with light and crispy wonton chips. Then, create classic kung pao beef and Szechuan chicken, a pair of entrées with their own spicy and savory personalities. You'll also whip up a traditional fried rice filled with vegetables and make matcha green tea mochi for a fun and flavorful dessert.
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Wonton Chips and Spicy Mango Dip
With spices, serrano peppers, lime and lemon
Kung Pao Beef
With chiles and spices
Schezwan Chicken
With soy sauce and scallions
Vegetable Fried Rice
With onions, peas, carrots, soy sauce and sesame oil
Matcha Green Tea Mochi
With rice flour, sugar and red bean paste
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.
Chef Karen was delightful, welcoming, and provided fantastic direction. She was warm, friendly, and easy to be around. And the food was delicious!
Jennifer
12 Sep 2023
Chef Karen was FABULOUS! Highly recommend 😊
Amanda
31 May 2023
Chef Karen was so much fun to work with! She had just the perfect balance of guiding us, while also showing off some of her cooking skills! Her recipes were easy and delicious. Helped elevate our weekday dinner. She was a blast and we had the best time!
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Veronica
10 Aug 2024
We had a wonderful time in Chef Karen’s pizza making class. The instructions were clear, informative, and we all learned some great cooking tips. The pizza’s turned out delicious! I would highly recommend taking a class with Chef Karen for a fun and yummy experience.
Fiona
20 May 2024
Reserved a dessert class for my parents’ wedding anniversary and they loved it! Karen was so sweet and had great communication, I can’t wait to book her again.
Anna
12 Feb 2024
Chef Karen was wonderful! She was so fun, funny, taught us a lot, and personable. I highly recommend her to anyone thinking about booking with her!
JoAnn
29 Dec 2023
Karen is an excellent teacher and chef. Our family enjoyed learning how to make tamales and eating the delicious food. (best chips ever!) Would highly recommend this class or any that Chef Karen teaches. Thank you!
Frank
17 Nov 2023
Excellent experience!
Jenna
29 Mar 2023
Chef Karen is so personable and makes the experience fantastic!
Outside Reviews for Chef Karen
Bridget B.
24 Jan 2023
Chef Karen is passionate about sharing her love of food with others. She provided a lot of helpful tips and techniques with us and we had a wonderful time. I highly recommend her classes and private chef experiences!
With over 20 years of kitchen experience, Chef Karen has done it all, from earning culinary degrees in pastry and restaurant management to working with Michelin-star chefs. She began cooking Southern soul food at age seven and now owns and operates her own catering company. She's even prepared gourmet dishes for A-listers and celebrity clients! It's all part of Chef Karen's mission of, "Building a greater community one smile at a time."