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Apr 24, 2012 • Comments Closed We knew the team from Price Cao Lawyers were smart, but when they requested to host a pies and ales night at The Hutong, we quickly realized that they had good taste too! On Saturday evening we opened up our little red hutong doors to entertain guests with home-cooked Aussie goodness from Two Guys and...
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Apr 19, 2012 • Comments Closed The Hutong proudly hosted a group of professionals from all over the world for a truly international team building program. Hailing from India, Singapore, China, the United States, Germany, Japan, Korea, Italy and Australia–this team first tackled a Chinese Market by diving elbow-deep into tofu, seasonal vegetables and pickled garlic to gain a better understanding...
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Mar 14, 2012 • Comments Closed We aren’t sure what impressed us more, Cowan Design’s creativity in the kitchen, or the incredible post-event powerpoint they created to showcase the great time they had in The Hutong Kitchen. Photos say much more than words about this outgoing team’s vibrant Hook n Cook experience, so take a look!
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Mar 2, 2012 • Comments Closed The Hutong was thrilled to work with Outpost Beijing to create an afternoon of family-friendly activities to welcome the newest additions to Shell’s Beijing team. Guests arrived at 10am for a market tour, where Chefs Sophia and Vivienne guided families through the basics of stocking a Chinese kitchen. It was no easy task to navigate...
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Feb 22, 2012 • Comments Closed For this event, tea expert Mark Thirwall first took the Total team on a metaphorical tea journey through some of China’s most enchanting tea-growing areas. From the tea farms in Xishuangbanna to Wuyi Shan, Mark introduced little-known secrets to how China has maintained its reputation for growing the best teas in the world. After being...
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Jan 18, 2012 • Comments Closed The Hutong was proud to host Wokai in our Tea Room last week for the launch of Wokai 3.0. We’re not exactly sure how this incredible micro-finance social enterprise could get any more awesome…but their sweatshirts were certainly a start. Casey and her team rented our Tea Room out for the day and had a great time playing around...
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Jan 17, 2012 • Comments Closed Prompt and ready for action, the Schlumberger team arrived at The Hutong ready to cook for their lunch-time Hook n Cook event. This team skillfully maneuvered their way through a culinary quiz, auction for ingredients, recipe navigation, plating and dish presentations. Schlumberger took the art of Hook n Cook plating to a whole new level,...
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Jan 17, 2012 • Comments Closed The Hutong was pleased to welcome translators from Williams Lea for their first event, a Contemporary Chinese Private Chef’s Table with Chef Sue. Focusing not only on unique flavors but incredible presentation, Chef Sue revealed culinary delights such as lotus-leaf steamed drum sticks with a mandala-influenced circular presentation, Sichuan-style Scotch eggs on a bed of...
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Jan 17, 2012 • Comments Closed Fei Fang was a little hesitant at first when we suggested a dumpling-making party for her team of Chinese and German colleagues. She was worried the task would be too simple and cliché for her Chinese co-workers. Fortunately, at The Hutong we specialize in putting a creative twist on everything, and Fei and her group...
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Jan 12, 2012 • Comments Closed They may be experts in carbon credit trading, but many Arreon employees were not quite as comfortable in the kitchen! However, with support from their co-workers and a little elbow grease, the Arreon team cooked their way to culinary excellence. With wine flowing, this team learned a little bit about cooking and a lot about...
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Jan 2, 2012 • Comments Closed On December 26th, the Adobe crew celebrated boxing day at The Hutong! First, two teams worked together to coordinate just the right combination of ingredients for egg nog and mulled wine. Despite never having made these drinks before, the results were excellent! Next up, Chef Sue helped the group nagivate fields of powdered sugar and...
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Jan 2, 2012 • Comments Closed LanDesk arrived in late December to participate in a Corporate Hook ‘n’ Cook with the theme of cross-cultural communication. The group consisted of employees who work together all over the world, most meeting each other for the first time! Experienced facilitator Stacey Shine led the group to culinary and communication victory through creating a mock...
