At Mei Mei, we believe in the power of bringing people together through food. Our dumpling making classes offer more than just culinary lessons; they provide a space for connection, creativity, and cultural exploration. Let's delve into the Mei Mei Dumpling Making experience through the voices of our cherished customers. "Attending Mei Mei's dumpling making class was an absolute delight! Not only did I learn how to make delicious dumplings from scratch, but I also gained insights into the rich culinary heritage of Boston." - Emily Our cooking classes aren't just about following recipes ..read more

OFFICIAL RULES OF MEI MEI RESTAURANT  DOUBLE AWESOME DUMPLING FACTORY GOLDEN TICKET  SWEEPSTAKES NO PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram or any other social network or platform. You understand that you are providing your information to Mei Mei Restaurant, Inc. (“Promotion Entity”), and not to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or other social network or platform.  ELIGIBILITY Th ..read more

Our Mei Mei Dumpling Factory dreams are becoming a reality with our fans and supporters helping us cross the fundraising finish line with a NuMarket Campaign to raise $188,000 in one month to complete construction! Fans contribute funds to use with Mei Mei - just like buying yourself a gift certificate - and get “dumpling dividends” of an extra 20% back in value to use at farmer’s markets, at the new South Boston location, for merchandise, classes and more. To ensure our campaign would start strong, our Iron Works South Boston landlords, National Development, pledged a matching contribution f ..read more

Our dumpling factory dreams are becoming a reality with our new headquarters opening this winter at Iron Works in South Boston! We are saying farewell to our location at 506 Park Drive and moving to a bigger space so we can make even more dumplings! Our new HQ will allow us to expand into wholesale dumpling distribution, open a classroom space for in-person cooking classes, and add a cafe to serve hot dumplings, and bring menu classics like the beloved Double Awesome. We are planning a grand opening during Lunar New Year of January 2023 with special soft opening events for our fans in Decemb ..read more

What’s Irene been up to? Late last year, Chef Irene launched a startup called Prepshift that was accepted into the Visible Hands incubator and earlier this month, into the MassChallenge US Early Stage 2022 startup program. She’s movin’ and shakin’ all over the place! (Btw, did you hear the news about her James Beard Leadership Award?) Read on to learn more about her latest project and the impact it’s already having on restaurant workers. But what exactly is the deal with Prepshift?  Launched by Irene and her co-founder Dylan Gully, Prepshift is a tech-enabled solution to improve onboardi ..read more

With the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we know more people than ever will be left vulnerable and without access to necessary healthcare. Many people have an abortion. Abortion is healthcare. Mei Mei Dumplings will be donating $1,000 across the following organizations crowdsourced from our staff. National Network of Abortion Funds The National Network of Abortion Funds builds power with members to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive just ..read more

We’re so proud of our co-founder Irene Li! She is the youngest ever recipient of the award. The James Beard Foundation presented Irene Li of Boston with a 2022 Leadership Award in a ceremony hosted by Chef Bryant Terry on Sunday, June 12 in Chicago, IL. 2022 Leadership Award Honorees In a panel discussion with fellow Leadership winners, Li called for more transparency and guest education about what happens under the surface in the restaurant industry: “I hope we can love our communities and our restaurants enough to think critically about our dining experiences,” including where ingredients c ..read more

(c) Michael Piazza Sometimes it’s fun to explore obscure and ignored cuts of meat; other times, we crave a classic cut like a beautiful, well-raised pork chop. We treat it like a great steak—high heat and flip often—but at about half the price, so you can put the money toward high-quality, sustainably farmed meat. Knowing you’ve got great meat, we’re all about cooking to medium-rare so it’s juicy and pale pink, and not doing too much to it. Our quick version of an apple hoisin sauce gives the pork a touch of sweetness and an intriguingly earthy edge to the charred crust. Quick Apple Hoisin In ..read more

The dressing for this dish combines two of our favorite flavors—miso for a rich earthy note and maple for a hit of sweetness and New England charm. Add in a bit of soy sauce for seasoning and touch of lemon juice for brightness and you’ve got a light yet surprisingly complex sauce that seems to melt into the potatoes. A garnish of fried shallots adds an extra-addictive oniony crunch that we can’t get enough of. While the dressing is pretty simple, the potato process might seem unnecessarily complicated. I learned this parboiling + shaking method from London friends with very particular opinion ..read more

Meet Hal, our new HLT-700XL, a filling and forming machine Hi, everyone, it’s been a while! As the farmers’ market season winds down, we’re realizing that it’s November (!) and we’re pausing to take stock of the year we’ve had. As promised, we have doubled down on dumplings and are now producing 9,000-12,000 per week! This means that we can now produce a week’s worth of dumplings in a day. How, you might ask? Thanks to our NuMarket campaign contributors, we are now the proud owners of a HLT-700XL, a small but mighty filling and forming machine. I like to call it “Hal” after the manager who in ..read more