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Graceful Kitchen
location_on Richmond, Oakland (Bay Area)
local_activity classes: Chinese Cooking • Cooking
5.0 (41)
5.0 stars (17+)
Growing up in Shanghai, my interest in cooking started at a young age. Influenced by my culture and my surroundings, I strives to share my passion of cooking authentic Chinese cuisine with my students.
Classes
Reviews
(41)
Arthur Wong • Mar 2024
It was a fantastic time! Grace was very fun and incredibly knowledgeable! We loved how she explained the history and reason why we added certain ingredients. She was fun to talk to and fostered a fun environment for all participants to get to know each other and have a good time. 10/10 would do again.
Alex Lucas • Feb 2024
Wow So delicious
We will be making dan dan noodles & egg tarts all the time now. Learnt some cool techniques and essential flavors that really make the dishes stand out. Left with 10 tarts, dan dan noodles & a jar full of spicy fragrant chili oil. Make sure you take 2x takeout sized containers and a jam jar for delicious chili oil.
Katherine Stecher • Jan 2024
This was a lovely private class in Grace's home. She had everything well prepared and timed, and we enjoyed taste-testing as we went! She readily shared all of her knowledge about the cuisine and cooking techniques. Grace was also very patient with my daughter, which made it an ideal parent-child activity!
Braden Pells • Dec 2023
Grace hosted us for a cooking class at her home, and it was a great way to spend my birthday! She was very accommodating, allowing us to add one additional person pretty late notice. I learned a lot at the class about typical Chinese ingredients and techniques, and the food was delicious. This was a very participatory class, which I loved, so be prepared to get your hands in there!
Michael Ju • Nov 2023
This was the first time that my partner and I had done a private cooking class, but Grace made us feel very comfortable in her house. I felt like I was just cooking a meal with a friend. The class was super well-prepared, with all ingredients and utensils ready for us. We finished in exactly 3 hours. The food was so delicious too! I was very pleasantly surprised to learn how to make high-quality egg tarts in such a short amount of time. I highly recommend Grace for anyone looking for an instructive and fun cooking experience!
Teacher's response
Thank you, Michael, for your fantastic review! I appreciate your recommendation and look forward to welcoming you back for another advanced and fun cooking experience again!
Douglas • Oct 2023
Grace was a great teacher. I could tell that she was paying close attention to my cooking and prep techniques and gently guided me on how to improve while leaving me room to make mistakes and learn. Being a cooking professional herself, she shared a lot of interesting knowledge on how Michelin restaurants prep efficiently and bring out the best flavors in ingredients. I will definitely be using her tips when I cook at home!
She is also just a generally cool person. She has a DIY spirit with many homemade ingredients, such as fermented tea leaf, Sriracha, and black garlic (all of which tasted amazing). You can tell that she is very passionate about food, cooking, and diverse cuisine, not just Chinese, including European, Mediterranean, and Southeast Asian. I would love to learn other cuisines from her in the future!
And most importantly, everything we cooked was delicious - a perfect balance of salty, sweet, sour, umami, and spicy with contrasting textures and aromas in every bite. In such a short amount of time, I learned so much about not only cooking but also how to live passionately. I definitely would recommend her to my friends and plan to come back again. Thanks Grace!
Joyce • Oct 2023
2 ClassBento workshops attended
We had such a great time with Grace! She’s so sweet and so knowledgeable! She not only teaches you how to cook, but gives you a full experience and Chinese immersion. We made noodles from scratch for the first time ever and will always cherish this memory with Grace.
Will definitely reach out again for more classes!
Jennifer Lauter • Aug 2023
2 ClassBento workshops attended • 2 reviews
We had a wonderful time cooking with Grace! It was such a special evening. Grace taught us some unique Chinese pastry recipes that were all so delicious, we really enjoyed it. Hope to do it again sometime!
Abigail Ilagan • Jul 2023
The teacher was authentic and attentive. Also set us up for success. A great ethnic experience. Also learned baking tips since I’m a beginner
Chris • Feb 2023
We had a great experience. The dishes we learned to cook all used readily available ingredients. The recipes were pretty straight forward and the end products were exceptional. These are all things we will cook at home but never would have thought of before this class. The sticky rice deserts were really unique and tasty, the egg tarts were delicious and the won tons will be a staple in our dinner rotation. We were very happy with the whole experience and would recommend this class for sure!
Tiffany Liu • Oct 2022
Grace was incredibly sweet and well prepared. She was very accommodating when I had to change my initial reservation and then she texted us with some additional things to bring (like tupperware and drinks) if we wanted.
While we cooked she taught us techniques and history for each of the dishes.All of the ingredients were meticulously prepared. The equipment was all so great too. I could tell she was passionate about cooking and I learned so much.
It was an incredible and unique experience.
