Team Building Activity - Classic Sushi 101

Name: Team Building Activity - Classic Sushi 101
Brand: Cozymeal
SKU: 21987
Price: 159 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (26 reviews)

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all-inclusive: 2.5-hour class, 3-course meal.

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What You'll Do

Learn authentic techniques for creating your own sushi specialties with your team.

Let Chef Alejandro demonstrate his modern methods for preparing sushi with artful culinary flair in this hands-on team building class. You'll get the inside scoop on his creative process, a fusion of traditional recipes and contemporary character that elevate every dish.

Gather your team and begin by preparing vegetable gyoza and homemade ponzu sauce. For the sushi main course, create kappamaki rolls with cucumber, crunchy salmon rolls with spicy mayonnaise, and temaki rolls featuring salmon and avocado. For dessert, your crew will handcraft mochi ice cream infused with sweet plum wine.

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

Your Menu

Vegetable Gyoza

With ponzu sauce

Kappamaki Rolls

With cucumber and toasted sesame seeds

Crunchy Spicy Salmon Rolls

With salmon, scallions, fried shallots and spicy mayonnaise

Temaki Sushi

With salmon and avocado

Mochi Ice Cream

With plum wine

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

Details

Minimum Guests 14
Maximum Guests 30
Meal Courses 3
Event Duration 2.5 hours
Labels Asian, Corporate, Group, Holiday, Pescatarian, Sushi Making

Meet your chef

Chef Alejandro

Food safety certified

26 reviews

Chef Alejandro is a sushi itamae bringing more than a decade of professional culinary experience to the table. Chef Alejandro first learned the Japanese art of sushi making in Venezuela. Fascinated by this multidisciplinary craft, he went on to study sushi making in three more countries before settling in the U.S. Today, Chef Alejandro can be found teaching sushi-making classes and hosting private events.

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For your selected date, , you will receive a refund minus a cancellation fee of $780 if you cancel. The noted cancellation fee is to cover the venue, which is non-refundable. For bookings cancelled within 48 hours of the event start time, the full amount is non-refundable.

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What You'll Do

Learn authentic techniques for creating your own sushi specialties with your team.

Your Menu

Vegetable Gyoza

With ponzu sauce

Kappamaki Rolls

With cucumber and toasted sesame seeds

Crunchy Spicy Salmon Rolls

With salmon, scallions, fried shallots and spicy mayonnaise

Temaki Sushi

With salmon and avocado

Mochi Ice Cream

With plum wine

Details

Minimum Guests 14
Maximum Guests 30
Meal Courses 3
Event Duration 2.5 hours
Labels Asian, Corporate, Group, Holiday, Pescatarian, Sushi Making

Reviews

Verified guest reviews for this experience

Kasey

03 Feb 2023

Chef was amazing! He taught us so much, kept us engaged and helped us all find our inner sushi chef. We did this as a team building activity for a newly assembled team and it was a wonderful way to connect with new colleagues. Thank you!!

Peter

23 Dec 2022

Perfect for a team building event! Chef Alejandro is personable, knowledgeable, and fun! Everyone had a great time and lots of sushi :-)

Verified guest reviews for other experiences with Chef Alejandro

Jasmine

20 May 2026

We made a cucumber and avocado maki, a crab salad maki, and a tuna handroll. We learned the procedure to create all of these and how to best handle the kitchenware needed. Chef Alejandro was great at first showing us each of the steps we needed to do, then mentoring us as we tried to replicate each of those steps. My partner and made such delicious rolls, and we are now motivated to apply these new skills at home. Chef Alejandro was great at making us feel welcome and taken cared of at his place, and took fun candid pictures of us as we were making our sushi. I highly recommend him for anyone that wants to learn how to make sushi and build great memories!

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Ali Calikoglu

29 May 2026

We made sushi.

Robin

27 Apr 2023

What a WONDERFUL experience. Chef Alejandro is such a good and patient teacher, teaches not just technique but respect for the process of creating sushi. I just loved his class, and the resulting sushi. Besides the teaching and learning, he also made the experience fun and memorable for our group. Our friends who live here in Chicago will be recommending this experience to others. What a lovely and memorable and yummy experience. HIGHLY recommend.

Keisha

14 Feb 2023

Highly recommend! We really enjoyed the experience Chef Alejandro provided. It was more than I could have ever imagined it would be. The food was amazing, and Alejandro was on time, professional, personable, neat and tidy! I will absolutely be using his services again in the future.

Mari

10 Feb 2023

We had a great time in Chef Alejandro's call! He provided a fun, educational experience and we had a wonderful time--and delicious sushi.

Helena

08 Feb 2023

Thank you so much Chef Alejandro! The class was fun and informative, the ingredients were fresh, and the space was absolutely spotless. Chef did a fantastic job of teaching us and letting us venture out on our own. We will absolutely be trying something like this again, and I highly recommend Chef Alejandro!

Alexander

29 Jan 2023

Great experience!

Sam

18 Nov 2022

Chef Alejandro was excellent! He was very technical with his teaching which helped us learn all about the best way to prepare sushi. Overall great experience for anyone interested in learning more about the art of sushi.

Becky

07 Oct 2022

very knowledgeable and passionate sushi chef! he made the class extremely educational, fun, and personal. cant wait to continue making sushi for a long time to come!

Ambika

06 Oct 2022

Chef Franco was prepared, informed, engaging and brought awesome ingredients and tools. It was a fun experience

Tiffany

10 Sep 2022

Chef Alejandro gave us such a great experience! He was very detailed and patient! Along with instruction there was fantastic conversation so that it felt more like dinner with a friend, while learning something new! He’s extremely knowledgeable and gives great tips along the way! We would highly recommend him!

MARK

14 Jul 2022

Chef Alejandro was great to learn from. Everything was well organized and he truly knew how to convey the intricacies of his craft. My daughter, 12 years old, had a great time and Chef went above and beyond to accommodate a special request that wasn't a normal part of his menu. Really a pleasure taking this class.

Theodore

02 May 2022

Chef Alejandro's class was phenomenal! We had a great time and learned a lot, he is very talented and patient, but also very instructional and informative. Can't wait for part 2!

Sasha

14 Apr 2022

Chef A, was great! Both patient and knowledgeable. We loved it!

Kent Swanson

01 Apr 2022

The Chef Alejandro class was a great experience. Delicious results, great stories and a very enjoyable evening.

Dan

28 Mar 2022

Chef Alejandro did an amazing job teaching the art and zen of sushi to me and my 10 year old daughter (who never held a knife before), a great fun and delicious evening!

Samuel

24 Mar 2022

Very informative and enjoyable experience making Nigiri with Chef Alejandro! He was direct, helpful and patient in his teachings.

Sarah

02 Feb 2022

Alejandro is a great teacher with a lot of interesting stories. We had a very fun evening and are inspired to keep practicing. It’s exciting to know that even after one short class we’re thinking about and tasting sushi differently!

Alyssa

01 Feb 2022

I gifted this to my brother and his gf and they raved about chef Alejandro. He was super personable and you could tell he tailors to each individual. They loved his class and look forward to their next cooking class with him

Julianne

22 Dec 2021

We had a wonderful time! Alejandro was very knowledgeable, interesting, and a great teacher. He told us he has been a sushi chef for 16 years, and loves sharing his knowledge with others. We focused a lot on the way the sushi should feel in our mouths, and how to make it patiently and slowly. Thanks so much!

Talha

23 Nov 2021

Amazing experience, thank you chef!

Daniel

30 Jul 2021

Chef Alejandro rocks! Simply put, he held an incredible event in our home and showed just how passionate he is about his work. He invested a significant amount of time teaching us the start-to-finish skills and tools to make beautiful sushi rolls and hand-rolls. From just this one class, we successfully navigated the entire process again on our own a week later. Whether looking just for a fun event or to learn useful skills to recreate items on your own, Chef Alejandro is your guy.

Reviews Chef Alejandro received outside of Cozymeal

Nicole M

31 Mar 2021

Our experience with Alejandro was amazing. Every dish was delicious and he did a fantastic job explaining each course. He left our kitchen the way it looked when he arrived. He was also very friendly - my husband and i enjoyed his company very much. We will definitely be reaching out to him again in the future.

Danielle H

31 Mar 2021

Everything was perfect! It was a great birthday surprise. The chef explained every dish and was able to change up flavors based on what we liked and didn't like. He didn't rush us and was nice. He cleaned up after as well. Would highly recommend.