We love finding new activities in the cities we explore. Thanks to Team Building with Taste we were able to attend an event with fellow bloggers in Dallas, Texas.
This team building event included a cooking class turned challenge. When our group arrived we were broken into four teams to prepared delicious appetizers that not only would everyone eat but the professional chefs would judge.
Not much of a cook? No worries, each team is equipped with their own sous-chef in the commercial kitchen to help guide them along the way. We were given ingredients and recipes as a foundation.
Although our personal sous-chefs instructed us on how to use each kitchen tool and how to safely cook on their commercial grade stovetops, grills and fryers, they tried to remain hands-off as much as possible. Which made this team building exercise a true cooking class.
All the recipe ingredients were fresh. Half way through the cooking class we were given a surprise ingredient to incorporate into our dish. Remember, we were being judged so it was important to make it taste and look amazing. Have you seen the show Chopped? Visualize that, except mostly the clueless in the kitchen competing against one another.
I learned several tips at the event. For instance, how to correctly slice this meat for our Korean Beef Lettuce Wraps. Slice at an angle across the grain.
Each member of our team prepared a portion of our dish. Then the fun part came in, plating it and getting ready to present to the other teams and professional chef judges.
It may sound intimidating, but it wasn’t. It was so much fun. We were given 50 minutes to cook our appetizer and the time flew by. There was so much laughing, communicating and helping one another. This event truly took team building to a new level. All the guests at the event had different levels of experience with cooking but after sampling these recipes we all felt like a professional for the day.
After the judging finished, we sat down and ate lunch. Each team made enough appetizers for the entire groups. Four appetizers, mimosas and a yummy dessert prepared for us by the chefs = the best lunch.
I would highly recommend trying out a cooking class or team building event at Team Building with Taste. They do not only host corporate events. They also host private parties for a minimum of 10 people up to 100 – think bachelorette, birthday or anniversary. There are two locations: Dallas and Atlanta.
Occasionally they host open events where you can signup as a single guest or couple. For example, in June they are hosting a Father’s Day cooking class in Dallas.
Thank you to Team Building with Taste for hosting us at this event. We had a blast! All photos and opinions are 100% our own.
Cooking classes are so much fun! I have done a few with my husband and the teamwork was the best part of the night!
This sounds like a blast! You look like you had an amazing time and ate great food. I’m definitely checking this place out next time I’m in DFW!
This is so fun! I love taking cooking classes in our area and finding new and fun things to do with my friends and family!
Oh my gosh! Is this real life?! Lol! It looks like such a fun event! What a cool thing to be a part of. I would love to do something like this.
This is such a cooking class upgrade! I love the competitive part, the chefs judging and the secret/unexpected ingredient at the last moment! What a blast!
This looks like so much fun! I LOVE cooking. I’d love to find a place to do a cooking class with the hubby. I think we would enjoy it.
What a fun way to get to know other food bloggers! I’ve done a few cooking classes with my husband and they have been a lot of laughs! I don’t enjoy cooking, but for some reason cooking classes are a hoot!
This looks like so much fun! I know my hubby would definitely love to do this. Maybe we could try it out when we come to Dallas in July.
This is an awesome thing for food bloggers! Looks like a little master chef challenge for food bloggers!
It sounds like loads of fun!!! I like that there’s a challenge as well. It’s definitely going to make the cooking part even more exciting. I think it’s worth going to especially if you’re out with friends and would like to have a good time as well as enjoy good food.
How fun is this cooking class! I like that it can accommodate a large party of people! It’s definitely perfect for hosting parties and get togethers, even a family reunion would be so much fun here.
That looks like so much fun! I have always wanted to take a cooking class. We have a few places around me that offer them, and I think that it would be a fun date night with the Hubs to do it together. We also have kids’ cooking classes close to us that I think my daughter would love.
I absolutely love doing things like this! How fun! Cooking classes are a great way to build a team and foster togetherness!
Oh this looks so fun! I always wanted to go on a cooking class. I will surely learn new in cooking class.
My kids and I love cooking shows that are competitions and it looks like you were able to pull it off. That cooking school is something we all could use.
I love Chopped. It would be so much fun to take a cooking class with a similar style. The addition of the sous chef sound amazing.
This is a great team building exercise. Plus, when you’re done, you’ve learned some recipes and have yummy food to enjoy.
These are awesome team building activities. At work we are always looking for ideas. I borrowed some from your post.
Wow this would be so fun! I was just telling my hubby how much I want to take a cooking class with him. It would be amazing.
How fun! I’ve never taken a cooking class before. Love the photos of all that yummy food!
These look like so much fun & the dishes you’ve prepared look absolutely delicious! I wish they did more team building exercises in the UK I don’t this they really think of them very much here x
I’ve always wanted to try a cooking class! This looks so fun and the food looks so good! Now I’m really excited about a cooking class!
I’ve always wanted to take a cooking class! I just haven’t taken the plunge yet! This looks so good and definitely inspiring me to try it out!
This is so cool! I would love to do something like this with my husband. Would be a fun date night!
This is seemed like a cool cooking class. I’ve never taken one before but want to drag my husband to one even more.
This looks so fun! I would love to do this by myself or with my husband. The food looks so good too!
Omg, that looks so fun!! I love learning to cook and trying new food. The last dessert looks so yummy <3
That sounds like so much fun! I love chopped, and actually do quite a bit of cooking. My kids always like to throw random ingredients at me that I need to incorporate into our meal. Such a fun time! Although it definitely takes me a lot longer than the professionals 🙂
Those mini burgers are fantastic, I’ll have a whole tub of them.
I would love to participate in a cooking class. My kitchen skills need a little improvement. Thanks for sharing, especially the yummy food photos.
I would LOVE to take a cooking class!
This looks like so much fun! I would love to take a real cooking class like that. The closest thing I have gotten to one is the foodnetwork lol.
great idea!
I love learning new things and cooking is fun!
this sounds fun and it looks like a great learning experience
What a great idea and the food looks so good. Thank you for sharing at Dishing it and Digging it link party.
That looks very fun! I definitely love attending cooking classes especially when my family and I do it for fun. I’ve got to visit Team Building! Those burgers look so delicious!
This sounds like so much fun. I would love to do this. It looks like you did a great job. Thank you for sharing