Reviews Widget | ClassBento

We booked Cristina for a corporate dumpling making class and she was absolutely amazing. It was super easy to book her in, she was helpful and attentive when we were making the dumplings. She is an amazing teacher and i would 100% book her again

Lucas Andrew • Feb 2026

Cristina was a very passionate and engaging teacher, knowledgeable about every step of the process, even explaining the food science behind stirring ingredients in one direction!

Hand kneading our pork bun dough was fun and seeing them come out so well felt great, all the dishes are delicious, definitely going to make them at home.

Taiwanese Banquet Cooking Class review by Lucas Andrew - Melbourne

Kaye Page • Jan 2026

Cristina was so nice and spoke so well about her cooking heritage and her desire to share that knowledge. She was a pleasure to listen to and her demonstrations were clear and easy to follow. From 14 to 87 years old, we all managed to make our dumplings and thoroughly enjoyed eating the result of Cristina's cooking them for us. She and Chris (husband helper) were a great team, clearing, cleaning and packing away so that venue (in my lifestyle village) was left in perfect condition.

Instead of giving Christmas presents, it was a great family activity, creating lovely lasting memories!

Totally recommend the activity and the couple - thank you Cristina & Chris

Sherelle Aldridge • Sep 2025

Turns out I can cook better than I thought lol. Not really Cristina is just a really good instructor and gives very good guidance.

Brittany Vos • Jul 2025

Absolutely loved our experience! Cristina’s passion and bubbly personality is so infectious! We had an amazing time- delicious food, cool learnings and fun vibes! Thank you so much

Luciano Ferreira • Jun 2025

This was Luciano's second time doing this class

It was a delight to have Cristina teach us how to make dumplings (again). The recipes she shared were family recipes and were all delicious. Cristina catered for all of our dietary needs and then she cooked all of dumplings to perfection. Highly recommend Cristina to anyone interested in having a special and enjoyable gathering with friends or family. Thank you so much for all of the behind the scenes tasks like helping keeping our kitchen tidy and making it an ideal way to entertain at home and not to have to worry about a mess afterwards. We're already thinking about our next lesson and will only go back to Cristina because she is the best!

Yurie Birthisel • Jun 2025

Thank you Cristina!! The team had the best time learning how to make dumplings from scratch! From day 1, Cristina was super helpful when organising our team event and answered all of my questions so promptly so we were able to have a wonderful time! The team had so much fun and were all so eager to receive all the recipes that we used on the night! Will defintely be booking in another session in the future!

Janelle Leeding • Apr 2025

Cristina’s Taiwanese classes are always amazing. The classes include cultural information, techniques and food science, as well as making and eating delicious food. In this class we made Pineapple cakes, red bean mooncakes. We learnt how to laminate the dough to create many layers. Highly recommend all of Ms Cristina's classes.

Isabell Fu • Apr 2025

We really enjoyed this class, the teacher was professional knowledge and gave great tips for these kinds of patries, it was a fun experience, the recipes were great, I would do another class with this teacher in future.

Catherine Johnson • Mar 2025

Taiwanese Pepper Bun Class with Drink Pairings and Dinner

We did this class as part of a team building event at work and it was above expectations! Cristina was super friendly and helpful, and everyone had a lot of fun making (and eating!) the dumplings we made. I would 100% recommend Cristina and this class.

Casey Morter • Feb 2025

Great venue, and a setup for each person attending meaning you get to do every step.

Great tips and tricks. Will def be trying out the recipe.

Erin Watson • Feb 2025

Taiwanese Pepper Bun Class with Drink Pairings and Dinner

Loved this class. Cristina was great, she took us through the process seamlessly and kept it fun and interesting. The pace was good, the scale of the class made it easy to socialise. The food we made was so good, I really want to make it again at home soon, and the dinner/drinks provided was also delicious

Tiana van de Veerdonk • Jan 2025

Gluten Free Taiwanese Banquet Cooking Class

Cristina was absolutely wonderful start to finish! She was prompt in her replies during the organisation process and was happy to accommodate dietary requirements.

She had a great energy while delivering the class and the dumplings came out delicious!

Would happily recommend to anyone looking for a fun private event.

Thanks Cristina!

James Schusterbauer • Jan 2025

Amazing! Cristina was very informative, passionate and helpful throughout the class. Every aspect was catered for and the experience of gluten free cooking was made easy with useful tips and techniques. Highly recommended.

Carolyn Cannata • Dec 2024

Spring Onion Pancake Making Class for Private Groups

Thanks Cristina. The Spring Onion Pancake class was a huge hit with everyone of our Team who were lucky enough to join that group. Thanks for making our EOY Function super special.

Hope to see you again soon so I can also participate.

Navakeerthana Jegatheeswaran • Oct 2024

Make Vegan Char Siu at Home

The teacher explains well about recipe and I learned a lot about vegan food.

Thank you.

Ammu Ruby • Sep 2024

Cristina was such a fun teacher and the recipes were easy to follow and tasted great even if you are a noob! Would definitely recommend!

Phuong Tran • Sep 2024

Thank you so much to Cristina for running such an engaging and fun class! The pastries were delicious!

Ashley Belyuga • Aug 2024

Excellent, knowledgeable and engaging teacher, food was very tasty and authentic and we learned useful cooking skills, highly recommended.

Yamuna Sapkota • Aug 2024

My friends and I had a great time at Cristina's cooking class. This was organised for my birthday. She is a great instructor and knowledgeable about Taiwanese culture and food. I would definitely recommend this for anyone who loves food and loves to experience different cuisine.

Andrea Smithies • Apr 2024

Amazing So many excellent tips on cooking skills and the food was incredible. Will definitely be back!

Therese Buttarelli • Jan 2024

Cristina’s knowledge for dumpling making was fantastic. Any questions asked Cristina was able to answer.

Cristina was able to cater to our dietary requirements with ease.

I would highly recommend Cristiana and I would happy do another class with her.

Tim Norton • Dec 2023

Cristina facilitated an excellent in-house cooking class for a group of us in our office kitchen space. Cristina was a fantastic instructor and very engaging. The set up worked perfectly and the event was extra special being able to host it within our workplace after work. Everyone had a blast! Would highly recommend Cristina for work or private social events. We are thinking of getting her back as it went down so well :)

Anna Xia • Nov 2023

Make Vegan Char Siu at Home

Today we had Christina’s spring menu which shouldn’t be confused with the winter menu that features the crowd pleaser beef noodle soup. Even though we weren’t fortunate enough to taste her famous beef noodle soup we did try some of her other dishes that were tasty and flavourful particularly since we kneaded the dough with our own hands. Pork belly bao buns, mapo tofu, beancurd veggie salad and custard buns for dessert. Tantalising few hours of preparation certainly gives you a good appetite and we all left with happy full bellies.

Sharna Stone • Oct 2023

Cristina is an inspiring teacher and cook. Cristina assisted me to expand my plant based cooking and create connections with others through food and knowledge sharing.

This class is a one of a kind and it was a really beautiful way to make lunch and meet a new person who is clearly passionate about what she does. Thank you Cristina :)

Make Vegan Char Siu at Home review by Sharna Stone

Luciano • Oct 2023

Our family and friends had a great time learning how to make dumplings from our fantastic tutor Cristina. She helped make it a memorable experience and we tried two different vegetarian options that were delicious as well learning different methods of folding dumplings. I highly recommend having a private class because we were able to enjoy ourselves and feel relaxed in the comfort of our own home. Cristina is a wonderful cook and helped with finishing the remaining dumplings we made while we feasted on waaaaay too many dumplings. Our four year old daughter joined us and she loved participating and became quickly fond of Cristina. Much thanks to Cristina.

Delphine Huffner • Oct 2023

Cristina was great, it was a wonderful experience to learn her story and to cook beautiful taiwanese dishes. I will surely come back again for another class next year!

I highly recommend.

Anna Xia • Sep 2023

Christina is so warm and lovely and generous with her expertise. Born in Argentina and raised in Canada with Taiwanese roots, she shares food from her cultural heritage with us today. We made three different savoury and sweet moon cakes. One with mung bean pork filling, adzuki bean filling and daikon relish. Always ready to help and save your pastry when you are in strife. The trick is not to be too liberal with flour. She runs other Taiwanese cuisine classes too and I’m looking forward to another one of her delicious classes.

Jenny Chan • Jul 2023

Cristina is an enthusiastic and engaging cooking instructor. Each cooking stage was explained well. I particularly adored the texture of the spring onion pancakes and the dough rolling technique used to create layers. Take home recipes were provided. We closed the class with a filling and appetising meal.

Christopher Gatto • Jul 2023

Cristina was lots of fun and I feel like I learnt a lot in her class. You can tell that she is a teacher in her day job as she is very relaxed during the class and manages everyone well. The food was delicious and I’ve come away with lots of new things to try and more confidence with Taiwanese cuisine. The noodles were amazing but I’m really keen to make lots of mochi at home.

Antoinette Gatto • Jul 2023

I had a great time with the lovely Cristina. She was very welcoming and bubbly, creating a fun atmosphere in the cute and intimate Brunswick Kitchen. The fact that Cristina runs a class with only 10 people means that she had lots of time to speak to all of us and share lots of little cooking tricks.

The food was delicious and I was really pleased with how my spring onion pancake turned out! It was really nice to finish the class by having our beef noodle soup and mochi all together as a group.

Mariana Robledo • Jun 2023

Cristina was amazing! She knows so much about Taiwanese food and culture, it was such an amazing experience where we could make food and take some home, we learned so many new tricks and new products to use in our everyday cooking. And the best part was that we got to eat a delicious dinner at the end. The venue was amazing, we had all the tools provided plus a super fancy apron, it was definitely good value, would recommend to anyone who likes cooking or just eating good food. Five stars

Ben Beattie-Hood • Jun 2023

Christina was super friendly, made sure everyone was included in a way that made them feel comfortable, and kept the class moving at a nice pace. She also made it very easy to ask lots of questions, and now I really feel empowered now to create similar dishes myself at home. I'd highly recommend this class as a birthday present, or as a fun date night.

Allyson Bader • May 2023

Cristina is a great instructor. The tips on folding the pastry and salting the cabbage were just some of the interesting details. And the dumplings …. Yum!

Allyson Bader • May 2023

Cristina is friendly, patient and a great teacher. She came to us to deliver the dumplings masterclass. Cristina provided all the food and equipment. We enjoyed the experience, making the filling, learning how to fold dumplings into different shapes, how to cook them and make an authentic dipping sauce. We highly recommend Cristina's class and would happily do another! Great value for money.

Suzanne Playfoot • Apr 2023

This was a comprehensive workshop on Asian pastry making. Cristina broke down the learning for us really well by demonstrating each step before we made our attempts. Cristina was then available for one on one advice as she circulated around the room.

The fact that Cristina's family was part of this workshop was a particular highlight and her mum gave me some useful tips. I would definitely recommend Cristina's classes to anyone keen on authentic Taiwanese cuisine.

Victoria Patten • Apr 2023