Fast Facts
Why Choose Cooking Up a Team?
- 100% participation: Everyone can (and does!) participate.
- You are getting a team building event, not just a cooking class. You make the meal in our cooking programs with your teammates, it’s not just a cooking demo
- Recipe for Success programs use regular conference room facilities, no need for a kitchen.
- We can accommodate groups from 12 to over 300
- We come to your conference or meeting, anywhere in North America
- Our programs are designed and facilitated by chefs, and professional team building facilitators
- We come to your Conference or Meeting (much easier than bringing your whole group offsite)
- We have done these programs all over the country, check out our Preferred Venues
- We have competitive programs and collaborative programs
As culinary team building programs are the only thing we do, we are dedicated to understanding the needs and dramatically exceeding the expectations of the corporate marketplace.
Here’s a Quick Overview of our most popular programs:
| Program Name | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Team Cuisine
For 12-300 participants |
Working as a team, you get to prepare, enjoy and celebrate a serious multi-course gourmet meal. The idea here is to combine ingredients, dishes and styles of food from around the world onto one mouthwatering… | Anywhere: kitchen, ballroom, private dining room, hotel banquet room |
| Chili Cook-off
For 12-200 participants |
Each team will see their fiery delight through from start to finish. It all begins with trading and bartering for ingredients, both at the General Store and with other teams… | Anywhere: kitchen, ballroom, private dining room, hotel banquet room |
| Chowda Cook-off
For 12-200 participants |
Yes, it’s another incomparable Recipe for Success competitive cooking event! This time, get ready for chowder: fish, clam, or corn. Recipe for Success will bring all the groceries you need for a taste-filled team building event… | Anywhere: kitchen, ballroom, private dining room, hotel banquet room |
| Chocolate Company Challenge
For 8-200 participants |
We get everybody started with the manic fun of Full Contact Chocolate Bingo. Once your teams are properly energized, tantalize their taste buds with our unique Chocolate Taste Test competition… | Anywhere: outdoors, kitchen, ballroom, private dining room, hotel banquet room |
| Teflon Chef
For 12-200 participants 2 – 3 hours |
Test your cooking, negotiation, bartering, and buying skills by best utilizing the puny budget allotted you. Buy key ingredients or hire our consultant Teflon Chef… | Anywhere: outdoors, kitchen, ballroom, private dining room, hotel banquet room |
| Progressive Dinner
For 24 or more participants 2-3 hours |
Tired of boring business dinners? Would you like your group to meet each other in a fun, non-threatening way on the first night of a conference, or get to know each other better… | Private dining room of a restaurant, hotel or conference center |
| Ice Cream Making Challenge
For 8-120 participants 2 hours |
Turning raw ingredients into sweet and delectable ice cream requires expertise, precision and creativity. It’s a fascinating process that will require all of your team and leadership skills to be put into action. | This is perfect for a culinary twist to dinner entertainment. A private dining room is required |
| Winery Team Challenge
For teams of 6 – 100, 4- 8 people per team, 60 – 90 minutes |
Prepare your palettes for something refreshingly different: a team building event fueled by wine! The Winery Team Challenge is a fun and delicious collaborative program in a relaxed, informal setting… | Anywhere: outdoors, office, ballroom, private dining room, hotel banquet room |