About this Event
2024 Chinese New Year Celebration (2024 Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragan will be Saturday, February 10)
We are extremely excited to bring the Chinese Lunar New Year Hand Made Dumpling Event back to Philadelphia this year! We cordially invite you, your families, and your friends to attend a fun DIY Dumpling + Tangyuan/or Wonton Soup cooking experience. Tangyuan (汤圆), also known as yuanxiao, is a ping-pong sized traditional Chinese desert, taking its name from a Chinese homophone for union (tuányuán). This glutinous rice ball is only offered around Chinese New Year, and symbolizes togetherness and completeness; as well as being super tasty! Everyone will learn a new cooking skill – making dumplings + Tangyuan (汤圆)!*
Come learn to make your own dumplings at the Dumpling Academy - Home of the Dumpling Queen - at our new location in Center City, Philadelphia! Wheel chair accessible and easy parking!
-Parking, easy, free street parking!
At this dumpling making party, you will enjoy a hands-on adventure: make-your-own dumplings! You'll be guided and taught by Yin, a dumping making expert who will teach you how to fill and shape your own pot stickers in a candidly authentic way.
A quick overview:
-First, we will learn how to prepare the dumpling filling. Then, with either pre-made wrappers or wrappers we made ourselves, we will then learn the proper ways to cook dumplings; Everyone will learn well-rounded dumpling making skills. Finally, we will feast together on the dumplings we made - delicious!
Dumplings are the singular best food to make for (and with) a crowd: They’re easy, fun, beginner-friendly, and cook super quickly. The more hands we have on deck, the quicker the dumplings come together and the faster we can get to eating.
Bonus - You will sample assorted Chinese dim sum/snacks at your arrival!
Come join us for a sincere and splendidly-authentic experience, unique for you and your family!
*Chinese Tangyuan is only offered in the sessions around Chinese New Year. If we do not make Tangyuan in the class, we will learn to make and have Wonton soup!
We are accepting private party reservations now! There is a minimum of 10 guests.
Proudly first in Philadelphia - Breaking Through Culinary Experience and Innovative Therapeutic Recreational Services Through the Art of Dumpling Making!
While we host dumpling making classes for the general public, we are determined to make a social impact by primarily offering dumpling making workshops to seniors (nursing homes, assisted living, personal care homes and senior centers), intellectually disabled, people who suffer mental illness, and of course, children, families, and corporation teams striving to learn and connect with each other more genuinely. We are accepting private donations from individual and organizations. We are also accepting volunteer requests. Join and help us make this world happier, healthier and more productive.
PLACE: Near Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA 19131. 3 mins after Rt 76 Montgomery Drive Exit. The address will be disclosed prior to the event. After you make a payment, you will receive a confirmation prior to the event. Please feel free to call to confirm.
CONTACT: [email protected] Tel: 267-213-6787, Facebook: Dumpling Academy
WHAT TO BRING: We will provide all the dumpling ingredients, experiences, and fun (Also Chinese appetizers)!!! You will just need to bring a container to bring leftover dumplings home.
COST: $105/adult person, $55/child (12 year old and under) - prepaid. There is no processing fee if your registration and payment are made via the google form (https://forms.gle/8FYTpavLdWpYP9dm7). The Google form also lists more class dates available. However, other platforms may charge a processing fee if your registration is made on their platform.
CANCELLATION POLICY: You will receive a full refund if:
- The event is canceled
- The event is rescheduled
ALLERGIES: If you have any food allergies, please inform us beforehand.
This party is offered by Dumpling Academy. This is a BYOB event!
Dumpling Academy - The First and Only Unprecedented, Breaking Through Culinary Experience and Innovative Therapeutic Recreational Service Through the Art of Dumpling Making to empower people to make this world happier, healthier and more productive.
We offer customized products and therapeutic recreational services to seniors in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health care & senior community centers, individuals with intellectual disability & seeking mind freedom, children & families, and corporate teams at competitive prices to help individuals and organizations in their performance.
We offer World Class Education, Unforgettable Experience, which offers unprecedented team building activities and leadership workshops to corporate and institutional clients.
Our services:
Dumpling Making (class for):
-Seniors in nursing homes/assisted living facilities, home health care & senior community centers
-Individuals with intellectual disability
-Individuals suffering from mental illnesses (depression and anxiety)
-Children & families striving to learn more about East Asian culture and bond through activity
-Corporate Team Building Workshop
Corporate Event Asian Cuisine, Dim Sum Catering
Public Dumpling Making Parties – Chinese New Year, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and other major holiday celebrations
Private Birthday/Special Occasion Parties. Please contact us for your private party needs; birthday party, school groups, etc.
Fundraising Dumpling Making Event
About Yin
Yin operates the "Five Spice Tour of Philly's Chinatown", a cultural walking tour with dim sum tastings as well as restaurant hopping tours in Philly Chinatown. As a dumpling expert, she hosts classes and competitions based on the iconic food. She has worked in City Kitchen for the dumpling making show at the Reading Terminal Market as its guest for Chinese New Year. Yin was also interviewed by “What’s Cooking” on 1060 by Hadas Kuznits, of the Philadelphia (CBS) KYW radio station about Chinese New Year. In early 2017, she was invited by the show, Travel & Adventure, to host a dumpling making show in the PA Convention Center.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Near Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 3 mins after Rt 76 Montgomery Drive Exit. The address will be disclosed prior to the event., United States
USD 105.00
