Quick Details
Group Requirements: Minimum of 12 and maximum of 60 participants. (You may book a group of less than 12 people, but need to purchase a minimum of 12 tickets.)
Time: Offered daily. We’re flexible on the start time – it’s ideal to begin the class anytime between 11 am and 7 pm.
Duration: 2 hours of flavor and fun!
Where: Our cooking space (exact address available upon inquiry)
When: We offer classes all-year round. We highly recommend inquiring at least 2 weeks in advance. In some cases, we can accommodate requests within 2 weeks of the class date.
Food: See cuisine options below. Enough food for lunch or dinner. You will be greeted with complementary welcome snacks!
Pricing: The class is priced based on a sliding scale related to your head count:
$159 per person for groups of 12 – 15 people
$149 for groups of 16 – 30 people
$139 for groups of 31+ people
*There is a 12 ticket minimum. You may take the class with less than 12 participants, but you would still have to purchase 12 tickets.
The price includes all the delicious food your team prepares (enough for lunch or dinner). There is a 20% gratuity for the support staff in addition to the class price.
There is a $200 cleaning surcharge. The surcharge is waived for groups larger than 15 people.
There are no additional taxes or fees. The prices above are all-inclusive.
Add Ons: You can purchase “add-ons” to your event depending on your team’s needs:
- For an additional $20 per person your professional chef will make appetizers and/or sides and dessert that pair well with the cuisine option you choose. Your chef decides what foods to make. We recommend the additional food. Your tastebuds will thank you later!
- Alcohol: Some of our kitchen venues are BYOB. Others require a licensed bartender to serve the alcohol. We will let you know if the venue is BYOB during the booking process.
- If the venue is BYOB, we can purchase the alcohol, soft drinks, water, ice, etc and bring it to the venue for you. Simply let us know what you want to drink and your budget. There is a 15% provider surcharge on the cost of the drinks if you want us to bring the drinks to the venue for you.
Cooking Classes & Competitions
(Choose from below) per guest
12-15 people
per guest
$ 159
16-30
per guest
$ 149
31-60
per guest
$ 139
*12 ticket minimum
*You may take the class with less than 12 people but need to purchase 12 tickets.
Cooking Classes & Competitions
(Choose from below)
The Art of Plating
Pasta Classics
Taco Planet
French Culinary Essentials
Seafood Showdown
Chowder Challenge
GROUP COOKING CLASSES FOR TEAMS IN BOSTON
Looking for a fun and interactive way to bring your team together? Our Boston Team Building Cooking Classes are the perfect solution! Whether you’re fostering collaboration, celebrating a milestone, or simply want to enjoy a great time with colleagues, these hands-on classes provide an unforgettable bonding experience.
We’ve been creating team-building activities for 14 years. We live and breathe team-building. We know what it takes to pull off an amazing food experience. Your team will bond in ways they can’t in the office or over a video call. And we don’t want to toot our own horn, but our chefs are second to none!
WHY CHOOSE OUR TEAM-BUILDING COOKING CLASSES?
- Interactive and Engaging: Learn new cooking techniques while working together to prepare a delicious meal.
- Professional Chefs: Our experienced chefs guide you through every step, making the experience both educational and entertaining.
- Tailored Experiences: From menu planning to dietary accommodations, we customize the class to meet your team’s needs.
- Convenient & Fun Location: We operate in multiple locations, so you can select a space close to your office. Some other companies only come to your office. We believe Team-building is about taking a break from the office environment (though if you prefer we come to you, we can do that).
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
- Renowned professional chefs as your instructors
- All necessary ingredients and cooking equipment
- Recipes to recreate the dishes at home
- Plenty of food to enjoy at the end of the class!
Meet Your Chef
Chef Joe Henderek is a lifelong Massachusetts resident. He grew up in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. Joe studied at The Institute for Culinary Education, formerly known as The French Culinary Institute. After finishing his studies, Joe worked in several Michelin star restaurants alongside two world-renowned chefs, Thomas Keller at Per Se in New York City and at Chez Nous in the Berkshires where he eventually worked as Chef de Cuisine under Franc Tessier. At the age of 28, Joseph was appointed Chef de Cuisine at the Langham Hotel in Boston. In his position as Chef of BOND, the Langham’s amenity restaurant, Joseph led his team to achieving a four star rating from Forbes Travel Guide (2016 – 2017).
In his own words: “As long as I can remember I have wanted to be a chef, I just didn’t always know it. My earliest memory is of my Paternal Grandmother cooking in her kitchen. I vividly remember not only the food we ate but the happiness I felt when we ate. It was these formative years that I learned what later became my overall philosophy for food. ‘Food Unites’ You may not remember every detail of the most important meals of your life, but you remember with exacting detail the people you were with. I grew up with not only a passion for food, but the stories it tells.”
WHAT TO EXPECT ON YOUR SIDEWALK TEAM BUILDING COOKING CLASS
- Arrive at our cooking space for a 2-hour cooking event
- You’re greeted by our professional Chef and his staff
- Snack on a beautiful crudite and charcuterie appetizer. Talk about a warm welcome!
- Your chef will explain how it all works and give a knife skills demo
- Collaborate with your co-workers for a hands-on experience. Your team prepares delicious dishes from scratch.
- Your chef will walk around and help your team cook. (Trust us, it’s not intimidating at all!)
- Sit down with your team for a delicious meal that you’ve cooked with the help of our expert chef.
- Continue connecting with coworkers as you nosh on a delectable dessert
- High Five for a job well done! Say your goodbyes.
PERFECT FOR ANY OCCASION
Whether you’re celebrating a team achievement, throwing a holiday party, onboarding new employees, or simply wanting to strengthen workplace bonds, our cooking classes are the perfect way to mix fun and teamwork.
CHOOSE BETWEEN A COOKING CLASS, COOKING COMPETITION, OR IRON CHEF-STYLE COMPETITION
We have two main types of cooking events: classes and competitions. In our cooking class, your group will learn how to make the cuisine of your choice. Our classes are both hands-on and informative. It’s an excellent way to bond with friends, family, or co-workers.
Our cooking competitions are run similarly to our cooking classes but with a fun yet relaxed competitive component. Upon arrival, you will be split up into teams that will compete to make the perfect dish in your cuisine of choice. Our chef will be the judge. You will be judged as a team on presentation, taste, and timing. The winning team will receive a bonus tasting and bragging rights.
All of the class options have enough food for a hearty lunch or dinner.
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In our cooking class, your group will learn how to make the cuisine of your choice. Our classes are hands-on and interactive. It’s the ideal activity to bond with friends, family, or co-workers.
The class is designed to be fun and informative for both beginners and more advanced cooks. Our expert chefs are there to help you as much as you would like throughout the cooking process. We do the prep work in advance, so you can focus on the fun part, cooking and connecting with your people.
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Our cooking competitions are run similarly to our cooking classes but with a fun and relaxed competitive component.
Upon arrival, you will be split up into teams that will compete to make the perfect dish in your cuisine of choice. Everyone will make their food but will collaborate as a team to help each other cook a scrumptious dish.
Our chef will be the judge. You will be judged as a team on presentation, taste, and timing. The winning team will receive a bonus tasting and bragging rights.
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The Iron Chef-Style Cooking Competition is slightly different from the cooking class and cooking competition. Instead of choosing the cuisine you want to make in advance, you will be given a pantry full of ingredients and your team will decide on the spot what dish to prepare.
Our chef will act as judge and choose the winning team based on culinary criteria familiar from TV. The winning team will receive a bonus tasting. All the teams will enjoy eating the ‘fruits’ of their labor.
*Included in all cooking class options: A charcuterie and crudite platter as a welcome snack, an expert chef with support staff, enough food for lunch/dinner, BYOB or we can bring the alcohol to the space for you. Loads of creativity, food and fun!
WHAT’S ON THE MENU?
The following are the most popular options. And if you want to pick something “off menu” so to speak, don’t hesitate to ask!
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Cooking is about more than just amazing flavors – it’s also about presentation. Elevate your cooking abilities with the art of plating by learning about key elements of food presentation like height, spacing, color, and texture. You will discover how to use a plate just like a painter uses a canvas: to create a visually stunning meal that pleases the eyes as much as the taste buds.
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If pasta is your passion, this class featuring authentic Italian favorites is certain to satisfy. Guests will be given fresh, homemade pasta dough and a full slate of ingredients to channel their passion for Italian cuisine. Let our expert show you how to prepare a classic Italian meal in this hands-on cooking class filled to the brim with Old World flavor.
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From trucks and stalls to high end restaurants, tacos have become the common currency of cuisine all over the world. With this class you’ll learn each step of cooking and combining all the elements you’ll need to build the perfect taco.
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Take your cooking from the ordinary to the extraordinary with this class featuring the simple yet sophisticated techniques that have made French culinary tradition the standard of excellence in restaurants all over the world. From julienne to chiffonade, sous-vide to mirepoix (aka the Holy Trinity of Flavors), our expert chef will put you on the road to mastery in the kitchen.
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Our Chef will let you in on tips and tricks of using the fresh bounty of the sea to create a mouth watering meal. From preparing stocks and sautees, cutting fish properly, and the art of searing. Learn to cook fish like a pro in a casual and fun environment that will give both beginners and more advanced cooks hands-on skills. And if you want to “go raw,” the class can focus on sushi and sashimi.
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New England’s most famous culinary tradition is its world famous clam chowder. Discover how to make an outstanding clam chowder that will be sure to impress .
BOOK YOUR BOSTON COOKING CLASS TODAY!
Let’s get cooking! Reach out to us to plan your team’s unforgettable culinary adventure in Boston.
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