Learn the craft of making authentic dumplings in a private class built for cooking team building in San Francisco. Your group fills and folds two kinds of dumplings with step-by-step guidance, then shares the results. It is an easy, social activity for Bay Area teams, families and friends, with no experience required.
The class runs two hours and is priced at $119 per guest for private groups of 14 to 30 guests. A chef instructor demonstrates how to make dumpling dough from scratch, then every guest uses store-bought wrappers to fill and make their own dumplings, the same way you can do it at home.
What's Included
- Two hours of hands-on dumpling instruction from a chef instructor
- A live demonstration of dumpling
Learn the craft of making authentic dumplings in a private class built for cooking team building in San Francisco. Your group fills and folds two kinds of dumplings with step-by-step guidance, then shares the results. It is an easy, social activity for Bay Area teams, families and friends, with no experience required.
The class runs two hours and is priced at $119 per guest for private groups of 14 to 30 guests. A chef instructor demonstrates how to make dumpling dough from scratch, then every guest uses store-bought wrappers to fill and make their own dumplings, the same way you can do it at home.
What's Included
- Two hours of hands-on dumpling instruction from a chef instructor
- A live demonstration of dumpling dough made from scratch
- All the equipment and ingredients for both fillings
- Your own dumplings, made and enjoyed in class
What You Will Make
- The chef's version of pork, chives and shrimp dumplings
- Vegetarian tofu dumplings
- Folding techniques you can repeat with store-bought wrappers at home
The ingredients are easy to find at local markets if you do not already have them in your home kitchen. The class is casual and meant to be fun and instructive, not hardcore. It is designed to be just as fun for the cooking enthusiast who wants to be part of every step as it is for the first-timer who is happier observing, assisting or taste testing. Guests work together in small teams of 2 to 4 at each station, and the chef moves between teams with tips on filling, folding and sealing so every dumpling holds together when it is cooked.
Why It Works for Groups
Dumplings are made for sharing, and so is this class. Working in teams of 2 to 4, one guest fills while another folds and a third keeps count, so even a large group stays hands-on and talkative. That is why team building culinary classes like this one beat a standard team dinner: people cooperate, laugh at their first lopsided folds and finish with something they made together.
It is a natural fit for corporate team cooking, a holiday party, a birthday, a reunion or a milestone celebration. Because the chef brings every ingredient and tool, organizers can plan the whole outing in a few minutes, and vegetarian guests have their own tofu filling.
About Your Host
Your host is a social cooking company built on a simple idea: great food is even better when it is made together. Its name means cooking socially in Latin, and its classes run in more than 15 cities with local chefs and partner restaurants and hotels. The mission is to make cooking classes affordable, accessible and genuinely fun, whatever your skill level.
The team hosts private events of every kind, from birthday parties and bridal showers to corporate team building, and its chefs aim to teach real kitchen skills while keeping the room entertained. Guests from past team events describe instructors who move from table to table to check in with every group, and an activity that lets coworkers talk and work together instead of sitting stuck at one end of a restaurant table.
How the Class Runs
- Check in 15 minutes early and find your team station
- Watch the chef make dumpling dough from scratch
- Prepare the pork, chives and shrimp filling and the tofu filling
- Fill and fold your own dumplings with store-bought wrappers
- Enjoy your dumplings together at the end of class
Good to Know
- No experience is required; observers and eager cooks are both welcome
- One filling is vegetarian; share any other dietary needs before the class
- Drinks are not included; a bar at the venue sells cocktails, wine and non-alcoholic drinks
- Alcohol is for guests 21 and over only, and outside food and drinks are not allowed
- Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in, especially with a large group
Plan Your Dumpling Class
Share your preferred date and group size to check availability. At $119 per guest with equipment and ingredients included, this is a relaxed, hands-on cooking class team building option and a warm cooking team bonding session that ends with plenty of dumplings.
