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Host: Judy

Vancouver, Canada

USD
$135-$185 per person

Vancouver Cooking Class OR Chinatown Food & Cocktail Tour

Host offerings
  • Cooking studio
  • Professional cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Transportation
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food tour

Meet Judy

Judy is a chef, historian, and award-winning culinary tourism entrepreneur based in Vancouver, where she runs Historical Chinatown Tours and traditional Chinese cooking classes. With deep family roots in the city and a Master’s degree in history, Judy brings rich cultural insight and personal storytelling to every experience. She is passionate about preserving and sharing Chinese Canadian heritage through food, history, and meaningful connections.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

Cooking experience: (2-20 guests) DUMPLING CLASS: Begin your private, culinary experience with a brief guided heritage tour of Vancouver’s historic Chinatown, led by your host Judy - a chef, historian, and expert in Chinatowns and Chinese culture. You'll explore cultural landmarks, browse a traditional produce shop, enjoy samples from a Chinese tea store, and pop by a beloved Chinese bakery. Judy also offers special access to heritage buildings typically closed to the public, hidden gems you’ll only see on her daytime tours.

After the tour, head to a local restaurant (for daytime bookings) or café kitchen (for evening bookings) for a dumpling-making class. During your hands-on Vancouver cooking class, you’ll learn to make dumplings with Judy. While the organic filling is pre-prepared, you'll receive the full recipes to take home. Choose to pan-fry or steam your dumplings, then pair them with your choice of up to 10 sauces - soy sauce, black vinegar, hoisin, oyster sauce, and more. Finish your meal with a light dessert. You’re welcome to BYOB. Judy is happy to accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, pescatarian - just let her know if you have any dietary preferences when making your booking.

CANTONESE COOKING CLASS: Prefer something beyond dumplings? Judy also offers an immersive Cantonese cooking experience, where you’ll learn traditional stir-frying, steaming, or braising techniques to prepare a Cantonese meal from scratch. A sample menu you learn to cook might include sticky rice with Chinese sausage and mushrooms; green beans with prawns; and chow fun. Just let her know your preference when booking, otherwise it defaults to a dumpling class. Judy is passionate about preserving the rich culinary traditions of Chinatowns around the world and Cantonese cooking as recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.

Food tour: (2-15 guests) FOOD & COCKTAIL TOUR: Chinatown Food Crawl and Cocktail Bar Hop in Vancouver. Join Judy, a culinary-heritage business owner, for a one-of-a-kind 3-hour late afternoon experience exploring Vancouver’s hottest cocktail bars, each paired with global dumpling delights. You’ll visit three award-winning bars, all located in historic Chinatown and each featured on the Top 100 Best Bars in North America list. This is the first time this curated experience is being offered in Canada!

Expect a fun, flavor-packed evening of cocktails, culinary storytelling, and cultural connection – led by Judy, a passionate host who brings Vancouver’s Chinatown to life in a whole new way.

Notes:
1. Unlike most Traveling Spoon experiences, this class takes place in a restaurant or café kitchen, not in a private home. This allows Judy to host you in a professionally equipped space while still offering a warm, personalized, and immersive culinary experience.
2. This venue is wheelchair accessible.
3. Sunday evening cooking classes start at 4:30 pm (not 5 pm).
4. The 1:00 pm experience is not available on Sundays or Mondays, as the venue is closed.

Languages spoken: English, Cantonese, Spanish, French

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • DUMPLING CLASS:
  • Chinese seasoned peanuts and shrimp chips
  • Handmade dumplings | cumin lamb, ground chicken with truffles, beef, seafood or vegetarian
  • Fortune cookies and fruit

Traveler reviews

5.0 (1)
I loved the experience! Judy is a great instructor - she is also friendly and personable. I also loved the tour around Chinatown.
- Kelly November 17, 2025

Judy

$135-$185 USD

per person
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Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $135 $135
Food Tour
 Not offered $185 $185
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $135 $135
Food Tour
 Not offered $185 $185
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 1:00pm-4:00pm 5:00pm-8:00pm
Food Tour
 3:00pm-6:00pm

Meet Judy

Judy is a chef, historian, and award-winning culinary tourism entrepreneur based in Vancouver, where she runs Historical Chinatown Tours and traditional Chinese cooking classes. With deep family roots in the city and a Master’s degree in history, Judy brings rich cultural insight and personal storytelling to every experience. She is passionate about preserving and sharing Chinese Canadian heritage through food, history, and meaningful connections.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

Cooking experience: (2-20 guests) DUMPLING CLASS: Begin your private, culinary experience with a brief guided heritage tour of Vancouver’s historic Chinatown, led by your host Judy - a chef, historian, and expert in Chinatowns and Chinese culture. You'll explore cultural landmarks, browse a traditional produce shop, enjoy samples from a Chinese tea store, and pop by a beloved Chinese bakery. Judy also offers special access to heritage buildings typically closed to the public, hidden gems you’ll only see on her daytime tours.

After the tour, head to a local restaurant (for daytime bookings) or café kitchen (for evening bookings) for a dumpling-making class. During your hands-on Vancouver cooking class, you’ll learn to make dumplings with Judy. While the organic filling is pre-prepared, you'll receive the full recipes to take home. Choose to pan-fry or steam your dumplings, then pair them with your choice of up to 10 sauces - soy sauce, black vinegar, hoisin, oyster sauce, and more. Finish your meal with a light dessert. You’re welcome to BYOB. Judy is happy to accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, pescatarian - just let her know if you have any dietary preferences when making your booking.

CANTONESE COOKING CLASS: Prefer something beyond dumplings? Judy also offers an immersive Cantonese cooking experience, where you’ll learn traditional stir-frying, steaming, or braising techniques to prepare a Cantonese meal from scratch. A sample menu you learn to cook might include sticky rice with Chinese sausage and mushrooms; green beans with prawns; and chow fun. Just let her know your preference when booking, otherwise it defaults to a dumpling class. Judy is passionate about preserving the rich culinary traditions of Chinatowns around the world and Cantonese cooking as recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.

Food tour: (2-15 guests) FOOD & COCKTAIL TOUR: Chinatown Food Crawl and Cocktail Bar Hop in Vancouver. Join Judy, a culinary-heritage business owner, for a one-of-a-kind 3-hour late afternoon experience exploring Vancouver’s hottest cocktail bars, each paired with global dumpling delights. You’ll visit three award-winning bars, all located in historic Chinatown and each featured on the Top 100 Best Bars in North America list. This is the first time this curated experience is being offered in Canada!

Expect a fun, flavor-packed evening of cocktails, culinary storytelling, and cultural connection – led by Judy, a passionate host who brings Vancouver’s Chinatown to life in a whole new way.

Notes:
1. Unlike most Traveling Spoon experiences, this class takes place in a restaurant or café kitchen, not in a private home. This allows Judy to host you in a professionally equipped space while still offering a warm, personalized, and immersive culinary experience.
2. This venue is wheelchair accessible.
3. Sunday evening cooking classes start at 4:30 pm (not 5 pm).
4. The 1:00 pm experience is not available on Sundays or Mondays, as the venue is closed.

Languages spoken: English, Cantonese, Spanish, French

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • DUMPLING CLASS:
  • Chinese seasoned peanuts and shrimp chips
  • Handmade dumplings | cumin lamb, ground chicken with truffles, beef, seafood or vegetarian
  • Fortune cookies and fruit

Traveler reviews

5.0 (1)
I loved the experience! Judy is a great instructor - she is also friendly and personable. I also loved the tour around Chinatown.
- Kelly November 17, 2025
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $135 $135
Food Tour
 Not offered $185 $185
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $135 $135
Food Tour
 Not offered $185 $185
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 1:00pm-4:00pm 5:00pm-8:00pm
Food Tour
 3:00pm-6:00pm
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