Culinary Arts & Ateliers
Private culinary immersions with master chefs, tea ceremony scholars, and artisan producers — from a Longjing tea plantation above West Lake to a private dim sum class in Hong Kong's finest kitchen.
Longjing Tea Ceremony — West Lake Plantation
龙井茶道 — 西湖茶园
A private session with a Longjing tea master at the historic #18 plantation on the slopes of West Lake. Learn hand-frying technique, grade fresh leaves, and conduct a four-stage ceremony with spring water. Lexus LM 500h transfers from your Hangzhou hotel.
Private Dim Sum Masterclass — Hong Kong
私家点心大师班 — 香港
Conducted in the private kitchen of a Michelin-starred Hong Kong chef. Six canonical dim sum preparations: har gow, siu mai, char siu bao, egg tart, turnip cake, cheong fun. Maximum 4 guests. Your FFGR Rolls-Royce Ghost collects you at 08:30 from The Ritz-Carlton.
Sichuan Wok Skills — Chengdu
川菜炒锅技艺 — 成都
A private afternoon class in a Chengdu hutong kitchen with a third-generation Sichuan chef. Master the five mother sauces of Sichuan cuisine: doubanjiang braising, numbing oil technique, dry-fried aromatics, mapo base, and fish-fragrant sauce. No translation device — your FFGR guide interprets throughout.
Peking Duck School — Beijing
北京烤鸭学堂
A private session at a historic Beijing roast-duck house founded in 1864. Watch the master hang-dry, inflate, and roast a full duck in the traditional fruit-wood oven. Learn the 108-slice carving technique. Lunch on the duck you prepared. Maybach S 680 from your Beijing hotel at 10:00.
Pu'er Tea & Yunnan Herbs — Kunming
普洱茶与云南草药 — 昆明
A curated full-day tea journey to the Kunming highlands with a Pu'er specialist collector. Visit a warehouse of aged cakes, conduct a vertical tasting of vintages from 1990 to 2020, and learn the compression and storage protocols. Private lunch with a Yunnan herbal medicine physician.
Imperial Mooncake Atelier — Suzhou
苏式月饼工坊 — 苏州
A private atelier session at a Suzhou pastry house maintaining a 300-year-old tradition. Learn the lard-lattice Suzhou pastry technique, hand-craft six mooncakes with lotus paste and salted egg, and take them home in a lacquered box. Rolls-Royce Ghost from Shanghai for the day.
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