Specialties
The Shared Table RTP brings people together through hands-on cooking, handmade food, and shared experiences.
Founded by Chef Jenny, a professional chef and former restaurant owner with over a decade of experience, The Shared Table RTP offers hands-on cooking inspired by Asian traditions, home-style cooking, and street food culture. Guests make food from scratch, step by step, with Chef Jenny's guidance.
We offer sushi, handmade dumpling, and hand-pulled ramen noodle classes throughout the year, along with spring rolls, beef hand pies, and seasonal Asian home-style foods.
Chef Jenny is a ClassPop cooking instructor with a 4.9-star rating and 5-star reviews across multiple platforms. Her goal is to make cooking simple, practical, and enjoyable. Guests receive recipe guides to recreate dishes at home.
Chef Jenny also offers team-building cooking classes for local companies, bringing people together through communication, collaboration, and shared food.
We choose handmade food because it represents care, love, warmth, and sharing.
Sharing Food • Building Community • Creating Memories
More than learning a recipe.
Made by hand. Shared with heart.
One table. One gathering. One dish.
Connecting one heart to another.
History
Established in 2026.
Established in 2026.
The Shared Table RTP was founded in 2026 on the simple belief that food is better when it's shared.
From 2013 to 2023, Chef Jenny was a chef and restaurant owner in Chapel Hill, NC. After closing her restaurant, she continued teaching hands-on cooking classes, hosting private culinary experiences, and leading team-building events for local companies.
Through Asian home-style dishes and street food, she discovered that bringing people together to make food by hand creates more than meals—it creates connection. These experiences inspired The Shared Table RTP: a welcoming community where people gather through handmade food, shared meals, and meaningful conversation.
Sharing Food • Building Community • Creating Memories
Meet the Business Owner: Jenny L.
Hi, I’m Jenny, founder of The Shared Table RTP. As a chef and former restaurant owner with over a decade of experience in Chapel Hill, NC, I’ve learned that food is best when shared.
I’ve lived in this community for many years and received tremendous support from my neighbors, especially during the pandemic, when I faced some of my most difficult years. That support created a lasting connection with the community.
Today, The Shared Table RTP is my way of giving back—bringing people together through handmade food and inviting more people to experience the joy of making and sharing food.
I specialize in Asian home-style cooking and street food, including dumplings, noodles, and sushi. I’m passionate about making cooking simple to learn, practical for everyday home cooking, and enjoyable.
I believe handmade food carries warmth, love, and care.
Sharing Food • Building Community • Creating Memories
One table. One gathering. One dish.
Connecting one heart to another.