Chinese New Year Feast - In Person

A hands-on in-person cooking class culminating in a meal served with wine and beer. This class is limited to 12 students. See our registration policies here and our rules for in-person events here.

Celebrate Lunar New Year at 18 Reasons with a feast for the senses! Linda will teach you dishes from the Chinese diaspora in Malaysia with Hakka and Hokkien influences. These are auspicious foods associated with the new year and promise prosperity (i.e. getting rich!). 

MENU

Yu Sang Prosperity Salad

Ngo Hiang—Five Spice Pork Spring Rolls

Poon Choi—Treasure Pot of White Cut Chicken, Seared Shrimp, Mushroom with Fish Maw, Roast Pork, and Vegetables

This menu contains the following common allergens: Fish, Shellfish, Soy, Wheat. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions that concern your ability to cook along, please e-mail info@18reasons.org before purchasing a ticket.

Let’s Cook Together! 

Linda Tay Esposito is a teaching chef whose food represents a tribute and commitment to the authenticity of the cuisines of the Pacific Rim. For the last 15 years, Linda has shared her passion and knowledge of East & South East Asian cuisines through Bay Area cooking schools - Cavallo Point, Sur La Table, Parties That Cook and Whole Foods Market. Linda’s teaching philosophy is to make these cuisines approachable to the home cook, while respecting the cuisine’s heritage and authenticity in taste. Besides 18 Reasons, Linda also shares her Nyonya food passion with Milk Street Kitchen and leads a community culinary program on Asian vegetables for Radical Family Farms.

An all-around food professional, Linda’s consulting work centers around helping food businesses flourish through the intersectional lens of food, sustainability and equity. Her past experience includes growing Hodo Foods from an artisanal producer to nationwide distribution, and building inclusive food places. Most recently she led the development of La Cocina Municipal Marketplace – using food as a creative approach to economic development by offering affordable, healthy food options and safe spaces while providing accessible business opportunities for low income, immigrant, women food entrepreneurs. Linda is a member of the Good Food Foundation advisory board and serves on their Equity Task Force. Linda lives in San Francisco. In her free time, she plants Asian herbs at the community garden at Fort Mason. Follow her on Instagram @flavor_explosions

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