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In order
to get the most out of your team-building event at AndyFood please
consider the following: What do you/your
company want to achieve by having a team cooking class event? What
are your goals? The following are most common:
1. Build Camaraderie.
2. Build bridges, remove barriers, and establish communication
- between 1) employees who currently do not get along or work
well together and/or 2) between new employees and long-time staff.
3. Tap the known and hidden potential in each participant
- and foster diversity by observing the value that each participant's
unique qualities bring to the team.
4. Create bonds between people who work toward the same goal
Whether or not they see each other every day.
5. Show the participants how to build a team foster and the values
associated with working toward a common goal.
6. Have a good
time - and in the process strengthen existing bonds and friendships
among employees.
7. With groups that already work well together consider having an
"Iron-Chef" sort of contest by creating two teams - each of which
is responsible for part of the meal all will ultimately share.
8. The best teambuilding classes are hands-on. For larger groups
a demonstration-style class is available, but dividing the group
in half and having 2 separate classes back-to-back the same day
or 2 days in a row is the best way to maximize the teambuilding
effect of your event.
To the extent possible,
an event where the cooking ends at or near a mealtime is best (although
the realities of running a business may preclude "perfect" timing).
It is important to let AndyFood
know what you (your business/your department) do on a day-to-day
basis. A teambuilding for a group within a company can (and should)
depend in part on what the group does. For example, a class for
a group of engineers might focus more on the "science of cooking,"
while a class for the marketing department might focus on food trends
and presentation.
Menu selection - choose
something with appeal to everyone (or appeal to the most people).
Andy will help with this. Considerations for choosing a good menu
for your group include where you're from, the time of day/year,
the abilities of your group (most are mixed and include a lot of
people with no kitchen skills at all), the demographics of the group
(all men, all women, mixed, age(s), etc.), personal preferences
(do you just love Italian food?).
Click
Here to See Menus
(and call Andy to see which menus will work best with your group)
How to schedule a class:
1. Give us a call
2. Pick a date
3. Choose a menu.
4. Talk with Andy about the intensity level of the class (easy flowing
camaraderie building, some built-in problems to solve, or an intense
"iron chef" competition).
5. Pay a deposit (half at the time of booking, balance is due 1
week prior to the class)
6. Enjoy your teambuilding cooking class.
FYI: AndyFood does not serve
alcohol. You may bring your own wine or beer. No alcohol may be
consumed until the cooking portion of the class is over. AndyFood
has wine glasses, corkscrews, etc.
Interested in a small gift for your guests? One option: handpainted "AndyFood" aprons. They're great as take-home souvenirs of your AndyFood event. (Generally we need 2 weeks notice to ensure availabiliy). Aprons are $20 each plus tax Other options: a box of Mexican Chocolate, a set of tongs, a French Rolling Pink, or a Microplane. All are under $20 |
