Team Building Activity - Handmade Pasta Competition

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Test your crew's collaboration skills with a team building pasta-making cooking class.

Preparing pasta becomes a team building challenge in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Desmond. He'll get your group working on a traditional Italian meal with a hearty dash of competition in the mix.

Your team breaks into smaller groups before assembling a classic tomato and basil bruschetta appetizer. The pressure mounts as your iron chefs prepare their own homemade pasta and topping selections, plus a batch of lemon curd Napoleons for dessert. Teams will sample each other's creations as Chef Desmond assesses and ranks their pasta presentations.

Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.

  • Minimum Guests 16
  • Maximum Guests 24
  • Meal Courses 3
  • Event Duration 3 hours
  • Labels Cooking Competition, Corporate, Fun, Italian, Pasta Making

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Desmond

Zite

Zite

25 Sep 2022

Overall, the food was good and Chef Desmond was very kind. I would’ve given 3.5 stars if I could. The reason for less stars is 1) because we felt very rushed throughout the meal. We barely had time to finish each course before chef desmond was taking our plates and serving new ones. I don’t know if he had somewhere else to be but it felt like he was just itching to get out of our house and so we couldn’t really take our time to enjoy the meal. 2) the main course wasn’t really seasoned. the tuna was bland, the green beans were bland, and some of the potatoes were uncooked, which doesn’t feel right considering how much we paid. I think maybe the rushing may have contributed to that. 3) he wouldn’t leave our house without a tip, and I was planning to give him one anyway through cozymeal, but it just felt odd the way he went about it. Overall, not a bad experience, but I likely wouldn’t do it again. At least not at this price point.

Connor

Connor

01 May 2022

Chef Desmond was amazing and we had a wonderful evening! Would highly recommend and look forward to the next chance to spend a meal with Chef!

Gaddiel

Gaddiel

25 Feb 2022

Chef Desmond was great. He was on time, very entertaining, a great teacher and the food was great. It was such a fun date night with my husband!

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Chef Desmond loves using inventive methods to teach others about food and nutrition. He’s even created educational rap lyrics on the subject! He holds a master's degree in nutritional studies from Cambridge, has co-created several textbooks and is currently working his own cookbook. He’s also been featured in print and television, including "Best Leftovers Ever" on Netflix. Chef Desmond is excited to share his creative energy with aspiring chefs of all skill levels.

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For your selected date, , you will receive a refund minus a cancellation fee of $685 if you cancel. The noted cancellation fee is to cover the venue, which is non-refundable.
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