Short and Sweet: Korean Kimbap
A hands-on in-person cooking class culminating in a dinner served with wine and beer. This class is limited to 14 students. Review our registration and cancellation policies here.
Let’s roll our way towards cooking the perfect Korean picnic food! Kimbap is a rice and seaweed roll, filled with any and all types of ingredients. It is a convenience store staple and an even more delicious way to repurpose leftovers from your own fridge. It’s also a portable flavor bomb that can be packed away for your favorite outdoor adventure, or shown off at your next get together. Together, we’ll make Elise’s Grandmother’s bulgogi (marinated beef) and a variety of sauteed vegetables and egg ribbons to wrap within the kimbap, alongside a light but soothing soybean sprout soup (kongnamul guk). It will be the perfect pairing to a San Francisco Summer evening!
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Kimbap: Korean seaweed rolls with mixed vegetables
Bulgogi: A Lee family recipe! Marinated sirloin - *tofu as vegetarian substitution*
Kongnamul Guk: Soybean sprout soup
*This class can accommodate Vegetarian and Gluten-Free substitutions with advance notice*
This menu contains the following common allergens: Egg, Sesame, Shellfish, Soy, Wheat (in the soy sauce). 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!
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, and lean into her Japanese and Korean heratige 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.
