Teen Takeover: Gyoza
This is a live, hands-on cooking class held online via Zoom. This is an interactive experience; if online learning is new to you, please read this guide on How to Take an Online Class at 18 Reasons.
Registered students should take at least 10 min before class begins to do the following: download and set up Zoom, test audio and video, wash and prep ingredients, and bring out equipment in the kitchen, per the list linked below. 18 Reasons staff will e-mail registrants one message containing class recipes and a Zoom meeting link; check your junk/spam/event folder in case you do not see the e-mail. Search for any email from 18 Reasons, looking for a subject line containing the full title of the class.
In support of our AAPI friends, staff, and students, we’ll be gathering in solidarity to mix up and hand pleat a batch of delicious gyoza. Folding dumplings together creates space for friends and family to share thoughts and feelings while working together to create a delicious meal. We wish we could gather in person to share the task of filling and folding, but we will share our love with you as best we can over Zoom.
We have a suggested recipe ingredient list below, but please feel free to assemble your own favorite ingredients, or just drop in for a visit. If you have a copy of Feed Your People, check out the three dumpling recipes therein for more inspiration.
In lie of a ticket, we encourage donations to the Asian Pacific Fund, which provides grants to organizations working to address the persistent anti-Asian racism, including supporting the physical and mental health of survivors, ensuring the safety of seniors, and advocating for racial justice across racial lines.
Instructor:
Born and raised in Colorado, Elise Hayashi grew up in a family where knowing how to use a paring knife was more important than riding a bicycle. This sparked her passion for food and cooking at an early age, and she enthusiastically relocated to the Bay Area to study nutrition science at UC Berkeley. Outside of the classroom, Elise helped implement childhood obesity and exercise research, and worked as a pastry assistant to fill her free time with galettes and mousses. She also broadened her experience with food by studying and cooking her way through the Mediterranean diet in Italy, and working on an organic farm in Japan. Now, she is excited to merge her gastronomic backgrounds to share her love of food with the 18 Reasons community. During the rare moments when she is not eating, Elise can be found trying out new sports, playing and listening to live music, or wandering the aisles of grocery stores and farmers' markets.
