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Serious Dumplings. Slightly Less Serious People.
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Grumpy Dumpling Co.

Grumpy Dumpling Co. is a family business started in 2022 by husband and wife, Kook and Joc. Kook is from Thailand and Joc lived there for nine years teaching English.

Kook was a suit-wearing, Bangkok business guy with a passion for food and always dreamed of starting his own restaurant. Joc had entrepreneurial experience and missed good Thai food after moving back to America in the Spring of 2022.

They put their heads and passions together after Kook made some awesome dumplings one night. In late June 2022, Grumpy Dumpling Co. popped up at our first event and sold out.

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OUR name

One night, Joc came home and Kook was making dumplings for dinner. He was in a bad mood, a grumpy mood, if you will. And she said, “Wow, you’re a real grumpy dumpling tonight.” Bingo, company name. He will never live it down.

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Our Logo

Pre-Covid, Joc and Kook were on a trip to Nara, Japan and saw a street artist doing marker drawings of couples. They sat and had him draw a hilarious picture of the two of them. Joc followed him on IG. Fast forward to 2022 and trying to think of a logo for the business. A lightbulb went off and Joc contacted @BlasterMatsushita and hired him to draw the Grumpy Dumpling. He nailed it, we think.

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OuR Dumplings

Our dumplings are all hand folded and fresh. Yes, you’re right, it takes a long time. We believe in the importance of high-quality food and use organic meat and local vegetables to fill our dumplings.

You can order them cold and cook them up in 3 minutes at home, or snag some hot ones from an event or farmers’ market.

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Our Grumpy Sauce

A bold, balanced, Thai-inspired dipping sauce. With the perfect blend of sweet, savory, sour, and a little spicy, it is the perfect complement for dumplings, stir fries, noodles, roasted vegetables, meat marinade, and has plenty of other creative uses for the at-home chef.

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WHAT THEY SAY?

Testimonials

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I attended a fundraiser dumpling making class last night and it was amazing !! This married duo are not only incredible dumpling makers but funny and informative too, I would highly recommend !! As a bonus they were kind enough to donate a portion of the proceeds to the Community Dining Room Inc. , many thanks to them as a committee member of the fundraising committee. PS purchase some of their dumpling sauce, homemade recipe, it’s outstanding as well.
- Rhonda Rooney
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I bought Grump Dumplings today at the Fairfield Farmer’s Market. My family and I LOVED them. They were absolutely amazing. I will definitely be getting these again!!!
- Allie Kagel
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Discovered Grumpy Dumpling Co at The Wilton Farmer’s Market. As someone who has loved Asian food since the age of 7 or so, and I’m much much older than that now, I can honestly say that these are the best dumplings that I’ve ever put in my mouth.
- Skip Ploss
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We attended their recent cooking class at Reverie Brewing in Newtown. Great time with great dumplings and a great story!
- Raymond Boudiette
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