Skip the takeout menu and get your hands deliciously busy. Inside a relaxed local distillery setting, you’ll turn simple ingredients into two craveable batches of homemade dumplings while learning techniques you can actually use again.

First, sharpen your knife skills by chopping cabbage and mushrooms for a savory vegetable filling. Next, prepare a flavorful chicken filling and learn how to portion both mixtures into dumpling wrappers without overstuffing them. Then comes the fun part: folding, sealing and shaping each dumpling by hand. Cook both varieties until tender, dip them into soy sauce and chili sauce and enjoy the satisfying moment when your handmade creations hit the plate. Whether you live nearby or you’re exploring Houston, this beginner-friendly cooking session delivers good food, useful skills and plenty of delicious bragging rights.