Join us on a personal tour of Asia with Chef Ann Ahmed at the helm, traveling across the regions of SE Asia without leaving the comfort of our South Minneapolis cooking studio. Explore the taste, smell, and style of SE Asian cuisine in our immersive, chef driven cooking classes and demonstrations.
Join us on a personal tour of Asia with Chef Ann Ahmed at the helm, traveling across the regions of SE Asia without leaving the comfort of our South Minneapolis cooking studio. Explore the taste, smell, and style of SE Asian cuisine in our immersive, chef driven cooking classes and demonstrations.
Engage your taste buds in a sensory experience while discovering regional cuisine, cooking techniques, pantry staples, and artisan crafted market fare. We’re so excited to welcome you into our kitchen and embark upon a journey across Asia together.
“In the Lao language, it’s a simple translation meaning “please” but it comes from the Buddhist teaching which means compassion”
The patterns embedded around the border of our logo were designed by Chicago-based Laotian artist Chantala Kommanivanh. The Lao Sinh is a traditional skirt that symbolizes the Laotian culture and ethnicity, which was the inspiration for the border.
Khâluna has a resort atmosphere that will transport you to across the ocean with it’s colorful array of food that will satisfy all of your vacation cravings. It is Chef Ann’s goal to have a little something for everyone in the neighborhood, with Khâluna and The Shop at Khâluna acting as a bridge between Minneapolis and the regions of Southeast Asia.
Chef Ann believes in fair trade, and it is her goal fill her shop with curated goods from her home country of Laos, highlighting and supporting artisans by procuring market goods at a fair, viable wage-supporting price. In addition to housing hand-crafted goods, The Shop will also be used as a Private Dining Space and features a state-of-the-art cooking studio in which Chef Ann will lead cooking classes and demonstrations.
Chef Ann is excited to embark upon this journey and hopes to have the opportunity to take you along with her.
Gather a few friends for some time around the grill. You'll perfect your skills and add an Asian accent to your grilling repertoire. Not only will you learn a little about the ingredients but you and your friends will pick up tips on how to grill seafood, beef, and even dessert.
From food stalls in Laos and Cambodia to the islands in Malaysia and the Philippines, Southeast Asian cuisine is as unique as countries that comprise this tropical oasis.
Winter Asian II class is offered by Chef Alyssa's Kitchen. We help people enjoy delicious food in a bunch of ways. Our hands-on classes teach cooks at every age how to make seasonal, flavorful meals at home.Â
Asian Stir-Fry Dishes cooking class is offered by Chef Joe's Culinary Salon. Fresh, healthy, stress free, gluten free Asian inspired stir-fry's that are not only delicious and fun to make but are perfect for bolstering up your knife skills!
Asian Dumplings cooking class is offered by Moore Norman Technology Center MNTC. Are you interested in improving your cooking skills? Join our instructors as they walk you through step-by-step instructions to prepare a delicious meal.
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