Authentic Chinese Dumpling Making Cooking Class

Learn how to make authentic pan-fried Chinese dumplings in Chicago!



1.5 hours Location Comes to you Class size 10 to 12 guests   $90

Have you always wanted to learn how to make dumplings but didn’t know where to begin? Join this dumpling making class in Chicago and learn step-by-step how to make restaurant-quality dumplings.
Chef Samantha Mui will teach you all of the basics of how to make dumplings for beginners with all her proven and tested dumpling making methods using the Thirsty Dumpling Kit, which has been featured on Forbes, Eater, Buzzfeed, Delish and Daytime Chicago.
Class timeline:
  • 5 minutes: Quick intro, event outline, and essential information
  • 15 minutes: Making the dough
  • 15 minutes: Making the filling and dipping sauce
  • 15 minutes: Rolling dumpling wrappers
  • 15 minutes: Folding dumpling techniques
  • 15 minutes: Pan-frying the dumplings
  • 10 minutes: Eat, take photos, and ask any last-minute questions
This cooking class is designed to empower you no matter your current cooking stage. Chef Samantha will demystify the daunting parts of dumpling making and share how to add creative touches throughout the process.
Bond with your fellow chefs, friends, or colleagues over experiencing something cultural and new while showing off your unique dumpling folds.
What you'll get
  • Expert guidance
  • Dumplings to eat!
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly!
Add-on available for this class
  • Reusable Wooden Chopsticks ($8)
You can add this when you book (optional).
Suitable for

This class is great for a team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or bachelorette party.

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 8 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.

Location

Your teacher can travel within 10 miles of Elk Grove Village, to a venue of your choice.

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Recent reviews of Authentic Chinese Dumpling Making Cooking Class

  • 5/5 from Jc Silverman, attended May 2026: Our company had a great time. It was super easy and had a lot of fun and everything needed was provided!
  • 5/5 from Rachel Giacalone, attended May 2025: We booked Thirsty Dumpling for our team building activity on a recent offsite and it was absolutely a perfect experience! Samantha was a wonderful instructor who kept things fun and easy for our group. She was super adaptable to our building requirements and had a super simple set up which was easy to accommodate. She also was super engaging, amazing customer service, and did a great job of wrangling a group of sales people which is no easy feat. On top of all of this, the dumplings were DELICIOUS. I would highly recommend Thirsty Dumplings for any event! Thank you Samantha for a great time.
Your teacher

Thirsty Dumpling
Thirsty Dumpling

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Samantha Mui, a native of the California Bay Area, now resides in Chicago. A former culinary student and current food blogger, she has worked in and out of the food industry for more than a decade and has a #1 New Release on Amazon cookbook called Melting Pot. She has been a guest on the Bay Area TV show Check, Please!, done cooking demos on live TV on Daytime Chicago, was a runner-up on Food Network’s competition show Supermarket Stakeout, and a beta streamer on the culinary streaming platform, Kittch. Samantha is now the founder of Thirsty Dumpling, a company that sells DIY dumpling kits using a cake mix approach to make restaurant-style dumplings from her Chinese heritage.

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