Portland, OR
Taste of Home, Where the Heart Belongs — Chinese Homestyle Cooking Demonstration
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WhereLan Su Chinese Garden, 239 NW Everett Street, Portland, OR, 97209, United States. Directions
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Explore the flavors of home with culinary expert Anna in a Chinese cooking demonstration featuring simple, authentic dishes. 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Every 2nd Saturday, May 23 – December 12, 2026 Food in Chinese culture is more than nourishment—it is culture, history, and a vital medium for social connection, care, and love. It plays an essential role in both festive celebrations and everyday life. We warmly invite you to join this Chinese cooking demonstration led by culinary expert Anna. She will demonstrate how to use locally sourced ingredients to create simple, authentic homestyle dishes that capture the true flavors of home. Get Admission Featured at the event: The Asian Food Pantry (AFP) Cookbook — a culturally inspired collection of recipes using ingredients commonly distributed through the pantry over the past six years. Cookbooks will be available for purchase, with all proceeds supporting the Asian Food Pantry and its work serving low-income Asian seniors in our community. Meet the Instructor Anna Xu is a passionate baker and home cook, known for her expertise in traditional Shanghainese cuisine as well as Western pastries. She is the author of The Taste of Home, Where The Heart Belongs 家的味道，心的归属, a bi-lingual cookbook that celebrates the emotional connections we build through food and a fundraising initiative that supports the pantry’s mission. Anna also leads the Asian Food Pantry program at the Community for Positive Aging (Hollywood Senior Center), where she supports low-income Asian seniors by providing culturally familiar foods and fostering community connection. A longtime volunteer at Lan Su Chinese Garden, Anna is deeply committed to promoting and preserving Chinese culture through her work and community engagement. Parking & Directions Free Lan Su Parking There is free first come, first served parking in our sister lot next to the garden at 424 NW Third Avenue. Additional metered parking and garages are available on surrounding streets.
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