Office Holiday Parties will be looking a little different this year — but you can still make yours one to remember

As more companies than ever have resorted to remote work in 2020, the upcoming holiday season is sure to look just as unprecedented as office life in general this year. With virtual holiday parties as the only option for many remote teams, companies will have to find new, creative ways of bringing their employees together to celebrate the hard work they’ve accomplished.

Whether this is your first time planning a virtual holiday party for your remote workers (thanks, COVID), or an event your remote team looks forward to every year, make this year’s company holiday celebration unforgettable by hosting an interactive cooking class with your remote workers near and far.

We’ve pulled together 5 reasons why you and your team will love an online cooking class as your virtual holiday party.

1. Everyone Gets Involved (AKA not your typical virtual happy hour)

By now, most of us have exhausted the virtual happy hours — staring at each other’s faces with a drink of our choice in hand. With a shared cooking class, your team will have an opportunity to do a creative activity together, even though you’re apart. You’ll step into each other’s kitchens and lives, share the challenge of kneading your pasta dough to the perfect consistency, or artfully folding your empanadas. You’ll get to ask questions, share stories, and get feedback from your chef and teammates.

Not everyone on your team is an experienced cook? Our chefs make sure even the least kitchen-confident participant has the coaching they need for a successful dish and a fun experience.

Employees all across the country making handmade pasta carbonara with Chef Alain in TUscany

2. Enjoy a Unique Experience Together

When was the last time you made authentic, international cuisine taught live by a chef in Portugal, Peru, Italy, Indonesia, or Japan? When was the last time you made authentic, international cuisine taught live by a chef in Portugal, Peru, Italy, Indonesia, or Japan with your coworkers?

We'll take your team on a culinary adventure through the backstreets of Osaka, the countryside of Tuscany, or high into the Andes Mountains of Peru as we learn to cook traditional recipes — and often personal family recipes — from locals themselves, bringing a bit of the world right into your kitchens to enjoy together.

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3. Completely Customizable

Vegetarian, vegan, gluten or dairy free? Not a problem. We can work around any dietary preference to find a recipe that’s just perfect for your group.

Wanting to turn it up a notch? We can add wine tasting, wine pairing, or cocktail making to any class to really get the party started (in the classiest and most-cultured of ways, of course). Make Pisco sours from Peru or Negronis from Florence; try your dish paired with northern and southern Italian wines, or taste the difference between Japanese sakés — all with our chefs to guide you.

4. Stress-Free Set Up

We organize all the details so you can relax, have fun, and focus on cooking and connecting with your team. Once you book, we set up an event page with all the information you and your participants need to prepare for class. As well as all of our classes come not just with a chef, but with a Zoom moderator to field questions, type cooking instructions, and make sure the event and tech runs smoothly.

We can even send Recipe Kits with pre-measured ingredients to all of your participants — including cocktail ingredients and wine (depending on location) — for extra ease and less mess.

5. Employee Gift Add-Ons

We find many companies, especially around the holidays, want to include little gifts for participants in their Recipe Kits. You can choose from a variety of items such as cocktail shakers, aprons, tumblers, t-shirts, kitchen items and more, branded with your company’s logo for an extra special holiday surprise.

Just because your team will have to party remotely, doesn’t mean you can’t throw an incredible virtual holiday party that they’ll be sure to love. Let us help you make this end-of-year celebration extra special and extra memorable.

Learn more about our Team-Building Cooking Classes and book yours today.

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