Duck Butchery and South East Asian Cookery

A hands-on in-person cooking class culminating in a dinner served with wine and beer. This class is limited to 12 students. Review our registration and cancellation policies here.

It’s the collaboration you’ve been waiting for and dreaming of. Our head chef and butcher, Gracie, will lead students through whole duck butchery, and will teach you how to efficiently and carefully break apart this delicious bird. Then, our resident Malaysian and South East Asian chef, Linda, will show students how to cook each piece of duck to optimize flavor, tenderness and beauty! If you love to order duck at restaurants but have struggled to make it shine at home, this class is for you. Get ready to level up your butchery skills and gain a deeper understanding of this tasty bird! 

MENU 

Goi Vit - Vietnamese Banana Blossom Salad with Shredded Duck Confit 

Thai Tea Smoked Duck Breast Laab with Crispy Rice Paper

Balinese Tum Bebek  -  Minced Duck, Galangal and  Warm Spices in Banana Leaves 

Malaysian Duck Rendang - Toasted Coconut and Star Anise Curry Duck Legs

Garlicky Duck Fat Rice
 

This menu contains the following common allergens: Fish, Dairy. 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 a commitment to the authenticity of the cuisines of the Pacific Rim. For the last two decades, Linda has shared her passion and knowledge of East and Southeast Asian cuisines by teaching at many notable cooking schools in the Bay Area. An all around food professional, Linda works on placemaking projects by building equitable food systems through the intersectional lens of food, sustainability and equity. She led the development of La Cocina’s municipal marketplace as well as the food program at the Presidio Tunnel Tops. She currently works on ground floor activation initiatives at several affordable housing projects in San Francisco. Linda's specialties include Malaysian cuisine, Chinese cuisine, and various Southeast Asian cuisines. She teaches both public and private cooking classes and hosts pop-up dinners at 18 Reasons.

Gracie Schatz has been in the food industry for over fifteen years. In her career, Gracie has worked in a variety of places: as a baker and private chef in Eugene, OR, farming and cooking in Italy, raising pigs in the Sierra Foothills, butchering at the Fatted Calf in San Francisco, managing Avedano’s in Bernal Heights, cooking at Bay Area restaurants Molina and Cala and her own pop-up restaurant, Bread and Bones Supper. In Eugene, she started her own food justice nonprofit, Marigold Cooking Collective. After working with 18 Reasons as a guest instructor for the past 7 years, Gracie has decided to move from Eugene to San Francisco and join us as our head Chef. Her dream is to never stop learning about delicious food, to never stop exploring the many nuanced ways that food brings us joy, connection to culture, identity, seasons and community. 18 Reasons feels like the perfect place to explore this dream and she is so excited to be here!