Chuseok Feast with ParksKitchen
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.
Celebrate Chuseok, Korea’s autumn harvest festival, with a special cooking class led by JiYoung Park, the beloved instructor behind ParksKitchen in San Francisco. With over 18 years of teaching experience, JiYoung shares not just recipes, but the rich cultural stories and traditions behind each dish. Learn to make authentic Japchae using her family’s vegetarian recipe, pan-fry savory Yuk-jun (beef pancakes), and shape Songpyeon, the sweet rice cakes traditionally made for Chuseok. We’ll all celebrate the holiday with a table filled with the dishes you created, alongside a toast with JiYoung’s two favorite types of makgeolli or sikhye as a non-alcoholic alternative.
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Japchae—JiYoung’s vegetarian family recipe for glass noodles with mixed vegetables
Yuk-jun—Pan-fried beef pancake - one of the most popular dishes at ParksKitchen!
Handmade Songpyeon—Traditional Korean rice cake filled with honey and sesame seeds
Dinner served with JiYoung’s two favorite types of Makgeolli! Sikhye available as a non-alcoholic option
This menu contains the following common allergens: Egg, Sesame. Soy, Wheat. 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!
JiYoung Park runs ParksKitchen, a San Francisco woman owned business in Noe Valley that hosts Korean Cooking classes. She has been teaching Korean cooking for over 18 years and has taught over a thousand classes, for intimate groups of 10 to company outings of over 100 people. She has hosted classes all over the world including NYC, Bangkok, London, Seoul and Tokyo with companies like Google, TikTok, Meta, Intuit and groups like Asian Art Museum, Korean Culture Center, San Francisco Consulate, and the Asia Society Northern California. Her classes have been described as a "foodie's ultimate experience", "a cultural and culinary tour of Korea", and "the funnest and tastiest work event I've ever been too."
