Team Building Activity: Fiesta Fun Cooking Competition
Learn kitchen skills from an expert and get excited for some friendly (or feisty!) competition in this fun team building activity. Chef Blake will give your team a culinary crash course, including techniques and recipes for making fresh guacamole and salsa. Once everyone's learned the basics, the competition will set in!
Everyone will split into groups and work together to compete for the title of Guacamole Guru! Using their natural strengths in leadership and problem-solving, groups will get a serious exercise in creative thinking as they use a wide variety of ingredients to create their own unique guacamole and salsa flavors. From fiery habanero peppers to blue cheese crumbles to bacon and smoked salmon, the combinations and flavors are nearly endless! Teams will be judged on the creativity, appearance and overall taste of their dishes.
Treat the team to a team building activity that strengthens their teamwork skills, lets them have fun and provides them with plenty of tasty bites!
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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.
Guacamole
With avocado, garlic, salt, pepper and lime
Salsa
With tomato, onion, cilantro, garlic and jalapeño
Various "mix-in" Ingredients
With green chili, habanero peppers, corn, mango, tomato, bacon, blue cheese, smoked salmon and more
Various Dippers
With tortilla chips, crostini, veggies and more
- Minimum Guests 4
- Maximum Guests 25
- Event Duration 2 hours
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Kaitlin
27 Dec 2022
We were honestly very disappointed in this class. Chef Blake was very nice and gave us good cooking tips, but this was a “demonstration only” class which was not at all advertised or stated in the description. Previous reviews made it seem like you could participate, but we were not able to get hands-on at any point which was incredibly disappointing, especially at the price point. There was a lot of sitting around and waiting while the meat/chili cooked in the instant pot. It would have been much better if he had us chop the vegetables or something at least. That way he could have gotten us involved in the “knife skills” portion of the class as advertised. Instead we watched as he did it all (albeit not too much is involved with chili) and described. He was kind to answer our cooking-related questions, but it was a bit of a bore to just sit and watch. As far as the chili goes, a leaner cut of meat would be much more preferable as there was quite a bit of gristle and large chunks of fat that made it less palatable. My opinion may be anomalous, but I’m not a fan of meat gum and I found myself needing to spit large chunks out into the napkin. It was tender enough to fall off the bone, but we all thought it would have been better to be more finely shredded as well. The broth was also more soupy than a chili consistency and the flavor only really became good only after we added in all of the toppings (everyone wanted more seasoning). Overall, while Chef Blake was personable and kind, advertising the class better to reflect the demonstration-only nature and a better cut of meat with more seasonings (prior to cooking) would go a long way.
Jasmine
11 Oct 2022
Chef Blake provided a wonderful experience for my corporate team event! I received a call from him the day before to check-in with me and my group. When I asked for accommodations for vegetarians, he was able to come prepared with an alternative recipe (tofu instead of shrimp). He was knowledgeable and informative about buying good produce, knife skills, prepping food, and cooking. He let us prepare/cook as much or as little as we wanted, he would take over if we wanted to take a break and drink some beer. We had a child with us, and he was inclusive of all ages. I highly recommend this event with Chef Blake!
Outside Reviews for Chef Blake
Rachel K
23 Jun 2022
Blake provided warm hospitality and comforting home cooked food. Honestly the whole experience was good for the soul.
With nearly 15 years of experience under his belt, it's no secret that Chef Blake is passionate about one thing: food. However, if you asked Chef Blake, "food" encompasses more than just ingredients. Being a chef is a profession that he does not take lightly, and he strives to put his entire heart and soul into every endeavor that he has undertaken, including having served as a line chef and sous chef at several well-known eateries and a prestigious steakhouse. With a background in visual design, he sees his culinary practice as another artform that requires methodology, attention to detail and passionate creativity. Let Chef Blake pass his skills and passion along to you!
