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Michelle's Family: Sichuan family hotpot

Shuangliu District, Chengdu · ≈ 50 min from Kuanzhai Alley · Up to 4 guests

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A home-cooked table at Michelle's family home
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Your visit, from hello to goodbye

  1. Arrive and feel at home

    Meet Michelle's Family, settle in, and make yourself comfortable around the table.

  2. Share a home-cooked Sichuan hotpot

    Enjoy a family hotpot done properly: a double broth of spicy beef tallow and mild tomato, with everyone building their own dipping sauce, and cookies the sisters baked to finish.

  3. Stay for the conversation

    Expect the usual family noise: cooking, teasing and someone asking what's for dinner. The elder sister is studying Italian, so you may get a "buongiorno". Most visits last about two hours.

From Michelle's family kitchen

See Michelle's Family's sample menu

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Family hotpot, done properly: a double broth with plenty to cook in it, plus a few home dishes alongside.

Hot dishes

Double broth: spicy beef tallow and mild tomato

Hand-cut beef, lamb rolls and tripe

Mushrooms, tofu, seasonal greens and glass noodles

Braised pork ribs with potatoes and green beans

Steamed fish with lime and chilli

Stir-fried beef with ginger and chilli

Tiger-skin peppers

Soups, sweets and more

The family dipping-sauce station

Home-baked cookies by the sisters

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Signature dish

Family double-broth hotpot

鸳鸯火锅

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Optional activities

Add any of these to your visit when you reserve a seat. Activities are priced per group.

Home cooking participation

Join the family in the kitchen and learn selected steps behind their relaxed Chengdu home dishes.

¥150 / group

Meet Michelle's Family

Portrait of Michelle's Family

Welcome

We know what it feels like to be guests in someone else's country, and we want you to feel like family in ours. Come for hotpot and stay for the cookies the sisters bake.

About me

We're a family of four: Dad, Mom and two sisters. Our home is full of the usual family noise: cooking, teasing, and someone always asking what's for dinner.

Languages

We speak Mandarin and English, and the elder sister is studying Italian.

Outside the kitchen

We love family travel and road trips across China, and the sisters love baking.

Travel experience

Mom is the traveller of the family: Dubai, Fiji, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and counting. Together we've road-tripped half of China, north to south and east to west.

Reviews

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Guest stories for Michelle's Family will appear here after the first visits.

Getting there

Shuangliu District, Chengdu

  • ≈ 50 min from Kuanzhai Alley
  • ≈ 50 min from Chunxi Road / Taikoo Li
  • ≈ 60 min from Chengdu East Station

Exact home address and arrival instructions are shared after confirmation.

Things to know

Food preferences

Please share dietary requirements when you reserve a seat. Your host will confirm what is possible for the meal.

Home access

Please share any access needs when you reserve a seat.

Your group

1–4 guests. Children are welcome.

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 7 days before your experience.

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