Culinary team building in Los Angeles is a new and creative way to bond with clients or employees producing a great end result; a fabulous meal to be enjoyed by all. With corporate team building and cooking together there is guaranteed to be a joyful, creative way for company leaders, managers and employees to work together as a team.

How many people can we accommodate?
We can facilitate teams from ten to seventy-five people.

Events Include:
Friendly staff,recipes, aprons, ingredients, non-alcoholic beverages, staff, set-up and clean up. The culinary team building events are approximately three hours from arrival to finishing the meal. Wine, beer and other types of alcohol can be provided with an additional per person cost for the culinary team building event. Martini and appetizer evenings are priced accordingly.

Event Locations:
There are professional kitchens throughout Los Angeles that can be reserved to accommodate your corporate team building group, ask Amanda for more information for the location nearest you for your event. If you prefer the culinary team building class to be held in your home this is also a popular option. We will arrange all the transportation for your clients if needed.

Pricing:
Prices are based on the type of culinary team building event and the number of people, and are priced on a per person basis. Let us know if you have a budget in mind so we can accommodate you.

How would creating a delicious meal benefit your company, employees and clients?

With culinary team building, everyone contributes although the experience is different enough from day-to-day activities to allow participants to find new ways to communicate and work together. Whether participants are novice cooks or considered gourmet chefs, talents shine in ways that might otherwise go unnoticed. When you bring people together and enjoy cooking as a team building activity strengths surface and become the foundation for further growth, for individuals as well as the team. Most team building cooking classes are in the greater Los Angeles area.

Corporate Team Building Classes,
by Amanda Cushman

Ongoing Team Building and Wellness Program Classes
This is a four week cooking class series.

We meet on site weekly in your company cafeteria or kitchen. The purpose of this series is to build culinary skills and learn more in depth how to put a meal together with the focus on health and wellness.

Amanda has been teaching these hands-on classes at Guess Incorporated for over three years. Their very popular Wellness program enrolls employees who are interested in learning about a healthier lifestyle.

The series includes tips on shopping for food, preparing meals ahead, cooking with fresh herbs and reducing the fat in your meals. The program can be set up in any cafeteria kitchen with equipment that is purchased once in the beginning of the series and then stored in between sessions.

About Your Chef
Amanda has been teaching cooking as a team building event for over ten years in Manhattan and since 2003 in Los Angeles. Her regular clients include: Google, Yahoo, DirecTV, Fitness Magazine, Toyota, Exxon Mobil, Korn Ferry International and a number of law firms.

About The Experience
With Chef Amanda’s hands-on cooking events the fun begins when they walk in the door; our staff have an appetizer prepared for you, a glass of wine or a non-alcoholic beverage is available and you get the time to relax before being briefed on your menu and group assignments. The culinary team building group is arranged into small teams with an assistant chef at each table and the recipes are prepared with the entire group participating.

Adding A Competitive Edge To Cooking
Many team building groups prefer a competitive edge to their class which can be pre-arranged with Chef Amanda. Iron Chef competitions are very popular and companies often choose to offer a prize for the winner of the event.

Click here to contact Amanda about Culinary Team Building Classes in Los Angeles or call 310.980.0139

Example Menus for Team Building or Corporate Dinners

The menu will be divided up between the teams unless otherwise specified. Each menu has an appetizer which will be prepared by our staff before your group arrives. If you would like an extra appetizer let us know and we can arrange for this.

Tuscan
Bruschetta with Tomatoes, Olives and Basil

Tri-Colore Salad with Shaved Parmesan
Chicken with Prosciutto and Basil
Pasta with Eggplant Tomato Sauce
Tiramisu
Balsamic Strawberries

Provencal
Crostini with Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

Green Salad with Warm Chevre
Sautéed Chicken with Mustard Cream Sauce or Provencal Chicken (white or dark meat) with Olives, Capers and Tomatoes
Potato Gratin
Apple Crepes with Caramel Sauce or Poached Pears with Red Wine Reduction

Mediterranean
Crostini with Grilled Eggplant, Roasted Peppers and Chevre

Mixed Greens with Crunchy Fried Feta
Lemon Chicken Skewers with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
Orzo Pilaf with Toasted Pine Nuts
Garlic Braised Escarole

Phyllo Bundles with Fig Almond Filling

California Cuisine
Pizza with Various Toppings

Butternut Squash Soup with Crème Fraiche
Seared Salmon or Grilled Flank Steak with Rosemary Balsamic Marinade
French Lentil Salad or Roasted New Potatoes with Garlic
Sautéed Greens with Garlic
Flour-less Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Coulis or Crème Brulee

* Vegetarians can be accommodated- let us know and we will arrange an entrée for their meal

DirecTV team building sales event in Pasadena


Chef Amanda leading a team for Grilled Skirt Steak with Balsamic Dijon Marinade



Chef Amanda teaching how to julienne scallions