Team Building Activity - Gnocchi Making Showdown

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$ 85 Per person

all-inclusive: 2-hour class, 2-course meal.

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What You’ll Do

Discover how pasta-making builds creativity, communication and a shared sense of accomplishment.

Gather your group for a team building activity that's all about rolling, shaping and bonding over gnocchi. In this hands-on experience, your group will work side by side to craft pillowy potato gnocchi from scratch under the guidance of a world-class chef. You'll prepare two flavorful sauces, zesty marinara and vibrant pesto to toss with your handmade pasta. Whether you're kneading dough for the first time or a seasoned veteran, this fun activity promotes collaboration, creativity and communication in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.

Perfect for birthdays, celebrations or any special gathering, this flavorful experience brings people together one bite at a time.

This experience is fully mobile and beginner-friendly, so you can host it anywhere: your office, event space or one of our partner venues in Sacramento. No kitchen is needed and all necessary materials, including food ingredients and cooking tools, are provided for the class. Please note that travel fees may apply beyond the city center.

Your Menu

All necessary utensils will be provided by the chef. The venue is required to have access to sinks nearby, tables set-up to prep and garbage containers. Chefs are able to arrive a minimum of 30 minutes in advance.

Gnocchi

With potatoes, flour and umami seasoning

Pesto Sauce

With basil, garlic and Parmesan cheese

Marinara Sauce

With tomato, pepper and onions

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 10
Maximum Guests 50
Meal Courses 2
Event Duration 2 hours
Labels Beginner, Cooking Competition, Group, Italian, Pasta Making, Traveling Experience

Meet your chef

Chef Maggie

Food safety certified

30 reviews

Chef Maggie's knowledge of global cuisines and intimate knowledge of locally grown produce and ingredients is invaluable. Formerly a cook at a yoga and wellness retreat and sous chef at a vegan restaurant, this yoga instructor and current cooking school chef instructor is passionate about vegan food, which is evident in her curated plant-based creations. Chef Maggie is excited to share her culinary knowledge and expert techniques with you in a variety of cooking classes.

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Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.

What You’ll Do

Discover how pasta-making builds creativity, communication and a shared sense of accomplishment.

Your Menu

All necessary utensils will be provided by the chef. The venue is required to have access to sinks nearby, tables set-up to prep and garbage containers. Chefs are able to arrive a minimum of 30 minutes in advance.

Gnocchi

With potatoes, flour and umami seasoning

Pesto Sauce

With basil, garlic and Parmesan cheese

Marinara Sauce

With tomato, pepper and onions

Details

Minimum Guests 10
Maximum Guests 50
Meal Courses 2
Event Duration 2 hours
Labels Beginner, Cooking Competition, Group, Italian, Pasta Making, Traveling Experience

Reviews

Reviews guests left for this experience

Alisa

09 Sep 2025

Amazing class. Very fun, and everyone learned lots of practical tips for home. Great job Chef Maggie!

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Maggie

28 Jul 2025

We had a delightful evening, with excellent teaching, delicious food and lots of good humor. Chef Maggie was well-organized and well/prepared, and made the cooking lesson meaningful as well as practical and entertaining. We gave a tip directly.

jeff

11 Apr 2025

Super fun experience, learning about Mediterranean "Science of flavors". Great time working and learning from Maggie and as she made it entertaining and educational. Amazing food and we will definitely do another experience with her soon. Will be recommending to friends.

Kristin

28 Mar 2025

We had a wonderful time with Chef Maggie! We learned so much from her - she does a great job of explaining and showing what she was doing, then letting us try to do it ourselves. We ended up with a fantastic vegan taco dinner with homemade tortillas and dessert - totally delicious!! Maggie was also just a lovely, easy person to spend time with, was punctual and friendly, and was very gracious and flexible when we had a childcare snafu pop up in the middle of the class. All in all, we had a great time with Chef Maggie and highly, highly recommend her!

Rebecca

27 Mar 2025

Maggie was so organized and prepared for our class. She taught us some great professional techniques, the meal was delicious and we have such a better understanding of vegan cooking techniques. By the end of class we were both flipping our own crepes!

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Shevaun

16 Mar 2025

What a fabulous experience we had with Chef Maggie! She made everything so fun and accessible, and was very accommodating. We learned some new skills and enjoyed a delicious vegan meal, that even my die hard meat eating father was still talking about the next day! Thank you, Chef Maggie!

Alex

06 Mar 2025

Chef Maggie's vegan thanksgiving feast was amazing!!! Both my partner and I are fairly good cooks, but she taught us new skills and ways of cooking that we wouldn't of thought of. The meal was also delicious. We cant wait to invite Chef Maggie back into our home again for more amazing food experiences.

Jerri

02 Mar 2025

Maggie was fun and a joy to get to know! We all learned tips for working in the kitchen and the food was amazing!

Bobbie

02 Mar 2025

Maggie was delightful and so thorough! We loved the class, the food was so delicious and we learned a lot.

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Sarah

14 Feb 2025

Chef Maggie was AMAZING! We had such a fantastic time with her at our home. The food was incredible, and we learned so much—from chopping techniques to vegan cooking tips and even creative ways to use leftovers. Speaking of which, we have so many leftovers and can’t wait to enjoy them tomorrow when we’re not as full! Maggie came fully prepared with everything needed for the class, making the experience seamless. She was organized, engaging, and an absolute joy to chat with. We had so much fun learning from her, and I can’t wait to book with her again! Thank you, Maggie!

Allison

27 Jan 2025

This was fun, informative, and delicious! Maggie made a custom menu for us and was extremely positive and accommodating. She was extremely professional and prepared, and she was totally unfazed by our rather small kitchen. Highly recommend!

Mike

19 Jan 2025

Chef Maggie was amazing! Her culinary class was a perfect birthday gift. My friends and I learned so many great cooking tips, and we had a lot of fun helping to make the meal. Chef Maggie led us in making a delicious Mediterranean meal that was fresh and flavorful. She honored a special request to make dolmas which we really appreciated. I would highly recommend a class with Chef Maggie!

Nishchay

16 Nov 2024

Maggie was such a fantastic teacher and made amazingly flavorful food for us! I don't usually expect delicious Vegan European food, but this surpassed all my expectations. My favorite dish of the night was the ratatouille with each flavor note standing out beautifully and paired perfectly with a simple baked potato topped with hollandaise sauce. Yum! The best part was that all the dishes being so simple and healthy, are easily replicable any other time at home. We definitely learned a lot and cannot recommend her enough! Truly a wonderful birthday surprise!

Elise

10 Nov 2024

We loved Chef Maggie’s vegan French cooking class. Despite having taken other cooking classes in the past, we learned new knife skills techniques and facts related to the meal from Maggie. She’s a delight to be around and we had fun cooking with her. We particularly appreciated how she set us up for success: focusing our efforts on chopping and tasting for balance, while explaining her cooking technique along the way. The meal was absolutely delicious. We are excited to make it again with her instruction in mind.

John

08 Nov 2024

Excelente clase

Bruce

04 Nov 2024

My friends and I had an amazing evening. Chef Maggie did an excellent job curating a unique dining experience. It was a great balance between learning, cooking, and socializing. She came prepared and quickly responded to questions leading up to the dinner. I would highly recommend Chef Maggie. She's awesome!

Doreen

23 Jun 2024

MChef Maggie did an amazing job. Learned many new things. Maggie was very informative and made us feel very much apart of the experience. The food was delicious. A wonderful evening.

Siobhan

22 Jun 2024

Maggie was absolutely amazing! She took time to explain how to prepare the food and the background of the dishes. All of the food was incredible!! Would definitely book again.

Dawn

29 Apr 2024

We had a great time with Chef Maggie! She was fun and energetic, and made us feel very comfortable. We are not vegan but we really enjoyed both eating and learning about the food we were preparing, and she suggested several options to try in the future. Thank you, Maggie!

Sandra

21 Apr 2024

Maggie is a wonderful teacher and Chef. Just like before my family had a wonderful time and the food was fantastic. We look forward to many more classes with Maggie in the future...

Vivie

13 Apr 2024

Maggie was so fun and informative. Everything was so delicious, and fun to participate. We learned quite a few things and would love to do it again!

Sandra

14 Mar 2024

Maggie was fantastic! She was a 16th Anniversary present for my husband and I couldn't be more pleased. She was very personable, engaging and extremely informative! Her teaching skills are masterful. We will invite her back again. Thank you Maggie, we want all the best for you and we hope to see you again!

Dwayne

19 Feb 2024

Chef Maggie was wonderful and we learned a lot! Such a great experience that I highly recommend!

Sally Price

09 Feb 2024

Chef Maggie prepared some great vegan dishes and taught us techniques that will really raise our skills. I especially appreciated learning how to make beautiful round pitas that puff and make a pocket. And the falafel were so tender. All the dishes were delicious.

bryan

30 Jan 2024

Maggie was amazing. She offered great instruction/information and interacted well with the whole group. The food was delicious and it was a great time had by all. We would definitely recommend her!

Thomas

20 Jan 2024

The American Vegan cooking class with Chef Maggie was excellent. She arrived a bit early and was super organized. She has a wonderful personality and the food was sooo good. We cooked the barbeque cauliflower with ranch sauce which was so tasty. The cupcakes and icing were perfect. The zucchini fritters were great and the caesar salad was wonderful. We had so much fun, what a great evening!!!

Susanne

05 Jan 2024

Chef Maggie was an excellent educator and created a very fun experience. We all learned a lot about cooking techniques. I would highly recommend her.

Reviews Chef Maggie received outside of Cozymeal

Anissia

15 Aug 2024

Fun first cooking class. Chef Maggie was full of helpful tips in the kitchen and created an amazing experience. Looking forward to more classes with her!

Elena

15 Aug 2024

We had a great and productive time. Thank you!

Michelle

16 Jun 2024

Very fun experience Chef Maggie was incredibly knowledgeable, patient and kind to everyone! Fresh ingredients made the gnocchi and sauces delicious. Will definitely be trying at home.