4th Annual Mooncake Workshop with Bakers Bench x Rooted Fare

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Learn how to make vegan mooncakes (or yuèbĭng 月饼), an iconic sweet delicacy eaten during Mid-Autumn Festival to celebrate the year's harvest and gather with family!

Get hands-on in this fun and intimate class taught by Jennifer Yee, owner and baker of Bakers Bench, located in Chinatown. Born and raised in San Gabriel Valley, Jennifer has worked at multiple Michelin-starred kitchens across the country (The French Laundry, Jean-Georges, Gilt and more) and led the pastry program at Konbi before opening Bakers Bench, known for phenomenal vegan pastries. This year, we'll be hosting our 4th annual class in the shaded garden behind her beautiful brick-and-mortar space in Chinatown.

Class Flow: After a brief introduction and discussion about Mid-Autumn Festival and mooncakes, you'll master making mooncakes with a golden, crumbly crust with a black sesame almond filling. Throughout the class, you'll get expert tips on how to perfect the dough and fold in the black sesame filling. After the class, you'll have the option to stick around for an hour for us to bake your mooncakes or pack them to-go and bake at home. Coffee, tea, and small snacks will be served afterwards for you to mingle with your classmates!

You'll have the chance to shop our "marketplace" of goodies from Rooted Fare and ready-to-eat pastries from Bakers Bench and contribute to the senior mooncake "fund" to serve seniors in Chinatown homemade mooncakes.

We'll provide everything, so just bring yourself and your curiosity!

Class Details:
Date: Saturday, 9/19 AND Sunday, 9/20
Times:
9:00 am
11:30am
Duration: 1.5 hours (optional +1 hour to bake your mooncakes there)
Location: Shaded garden @ Bakers Bench (1021 Alpine St, Los Angeles)
Early Bird Price: $79/guest thru Sat, 9/12 (applied automatically at cart)
Regular Price: $96/guest
*Please note that our site-wide 10% off code does not apply to this class.
Max # of Attendees: 28 per session

*Kids 6 years old and up are welcome, but need their own ticket.

*Allergy Information: Contains sesame seeds, almonds, wheat, and soy. No allergen accommodations are possible.

Scholarship Information (OPEN)

We wholeheartedly believe that the cost of a ticket shouldn't stand in the way of someone connecting to Chinese culinary culture and their community in a deeper way! We're offering 4 pay-what-you-can tickets to anyone who needs financial assistance for this workshop. We'll reach out no later than 1 week before the event to confirm your spot. To apply, please share the following to hedy@rootedfare.com ASAP:

A memory of eating mooncakes or why you'd like to take the class
Which class time(s) you can attend (Sat and/or Sunday, 9:00am and/or 11:30am).

REFUND POLICY: No refunds allowed. Thank you for your understanding!

Photo Credit of Jen: Alexis Gross

Dates Sat 9/19 at 9:00 am Sat 9/19 at 11:30 am SUN 9/20 at 9:00am SUN 9/20 at 11:30am

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Contains sesame seeds, almonds, wheat, and soy. No allergen accommodations possible, sorry!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
10 months ago
Great first time experience
It was really fun to make my own mooncakes for the first time. Instructions were easy, staff friendly and helpful, and highly recommend!
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Familiarity with Black Sesame Lover of black sesame
Best Uses Breakfast, Snack, Dessert, Baking, Cooking
Product Standouts Delicious, Nostalgic
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
10 months ago
Delightful
It was fun to learn about the history of mooncakes and to make some with friends in the back garden. Loved sampling Bakers Bench pastries too -- so delicious!-- and exploring the other eateries there. A surprising foodie haven. I was thrilled to take home so.e of the black sesame almond filling to.mix into my coffee and spread on toast. Thank you Rooted Fare and Bakers Bench!
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Familiarity with Black Sesame Lover of black sesame
Best Uses Snack, Dessert
Product Standouts Delicious, Tastes homemade, Nostalgic
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
10 months ago
So much fun and so delicious
We had a wonderful time learning to make mooncakes at the workshop. The organizers set things up so well that all we had to do was follow their instructions (easy ones!) and we had authentic-looking and tasting mooncakes, Highly recommend!
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Elena
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Familiarity with Black Sesame Lover of black sesame
Best Uses Baking
Product Standouts Easy to use, Delicious, Great quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
11 months ago
So fun and straightforward!
The workshop was well-organized and punctual! This was a great way to connect with my culture and share something handmade with my loved ones. Thank you for the lesson and creating this space!!
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
11 months ago
Great cooling class!
Great class! Fun, very well coordinated and the setting at Bakers Bench is darling! They give you an option to have them bake the moon cakes for you, which we then walked over to Chinatown , 15 min walk, to grab a delicious lunch and came back to grab a dessert moon cakes. Lovely day and loved supporting local women entrepreneurs.
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