Delightful Chinese Lunch-time Cooking Class in an Elegant Courtyard

About

Welcome to Black Sesame Kitchen, where your tasty Chinese cooking journey begins. Come and learn the secrets of stir-frying, noodle and dumpling making, or other cooking traditions, with our professional Chinese chefs assisted by an English-speaking host. Get behind the wok with our hands-on teaching. Enjoy lunch in the tranquility of our courtyard residence.

Black Sesame Kitchen developed out of founder Jen Lin-Liu’s passion for Chinese food. A Chinese-American writer, Jen is the author of two memoirs, Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China, and On the Noodle Road: From Beijing to Rome with Love and Pasta.

The elegant venue, passionate chef Aifeng and dining manager Coco will show you their love of food and the tasty side of Beijing

Here we offer one of Beijing's most unique dining experiences, served in an open kitchen and exclusive traditional courtyard setting. Black Sesame Kitchen has received numerous awards and honors, including being mentioned in 1,000 Places to See Before You Die and being named one of Asia’s Top Restaurants by the Miele Guide.

The class is a good introduction to authentic Chinese cooking and we hope it become the highlight on your trip! The host is generous and informative who speaks excellent English.

Menu

We present a wide variety of Chinese cooking. 
During the class you will learn some chopping techniques and Chinese cooking methods.

• Dumplings from scratch
• Baozi Making
• Kung pao Chicken, Mapo tofu & Fried beans

Schedule

Lunch Class:

• 11:00 am: Meet at the cooking class
• 10:30 am: Beginning of the cooking session
• 2:30 pm: Enjoy the lunch and end of class