Small hands-on classes with chef Yun, in our 17th-century barn in the Chiltern Hills. Choose your class and date below.
How the day runs
Welcome tea ceremony → hands-on cooking → sit-down tasting → Q&A
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Drinks included: Korean teas and soft drinks.
- Every meal is served with a selection of seasonal kimchi.
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All dietary needs can be catered for. Please tell us at least 7 days in advance (add them in the order notes).
- 5–8 guests per class.
The classes
Kimjang · Kimchi & Gochujang · £75 · 3 hours
Wed 25 Nov · Sun 29 Nov · Tue 8 Dec · Sun 31 Jan · 10:30–13:30
Learn the art of waiting. Make gochujang from scratch, plus one classic kimchi and one seasonal kimchi (such as mul kimchi, white kimchi or cucumber kimchi). A light bite and drinks from the chef, and your jars to take home.
The Korean Table · Comfort · £95 · 3.5 hours
Wed 13 Jan · 10:30–14:00
Korean fried chicken · beef bibimbap with doenjang broth · gochujang & ssamjang sauces · geotjeori kimchi · hotteok
The Korean Table · Vegan (Veganuary) · £95 · 3.5 hours
Sat 16 Jan · 10:30–14:00
Namul bibimbap with ssamjang & gochujang sauces · doenjang broth · kimchi · hotteok
The Korean Table · Lunar New Year · £95 · 3.5 hours
Sat 6 Feb · 11:00–14:30
Cook a Seollal feast: galbi-jjim (braised beef short rib) · japchae · tteokguk (rice cake soup) · sujeonggwa (cinnamon & ginger punch)
Menus may change with seasonal availability. If anything changes, we'll let you know before your class.
About Chef Yun
Chef Yun has spent her career in food: creating products for Britain's best-known retailers, cooking on ITV, and catering events at major London venues including the V&A and the National Gallery, for corporate and private clients. Through SSUG she makes small-batch kimchi, sauces and seasonings. At Understory House she brings people to her table to make, share and slow down.
Private classes & event catering
Book a class just for your group at our barn (up to 10 guests at a squeeze), or bring Yun to you. With years of event catering for major London venues and corporate and private clients, you're in safe hands. Every private booking is completely bespoke. Email contact@ssug.life with your date, numbers and occasion for a quote.
Good to know
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Where: our barn in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire. The full address is sent with your booking. Parking on site; nearest stations High Wycombe, Marlow or Saunderton, then a short taxi.
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Bring a bottle to enjoy with your meal if you like, no corkage.
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Ages: from 14. Under-18s with a participating adult.
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Minimum numbers: each date runs with at least 5 guests. If a date hasn't reached 5 seven days before, we'll offer you another date or a full refund.
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Gift it: give a class with an SSUG gift card, valid 12 months for any experience.
Cancellations
- 7 or more working days before: full refund, or move to another date
- 7 working days to 48 hours before: 50% refund, or a free move to another date
- Within 48 hours: no refund, but you're welcome to send a friend in your place
- If we cancel: full refund or a new date of your choice
