Next Great Chefs

Gourmet Cooking Team Building Simulation, Toronto, Dubai

Business Team Building Simulation with Cooking Challenges

IMPORTANT

Please note: We are not a cooking school.

We are a business consulting firm that offers facilitated business simulations that involve preparing a full gourmet meal. We don't specialize in strictly recreational cooking class for small teams. We do offer full organize and offer luxury cooking escapades for teams of all sizes and recreational cooking for groups of 75 or more.

We help organizations succeed even during turbulent times

This cooking team building session involves the most time in the kitchen of any of our cooking simulations. You'll be divided into teams. For a 4 - 4 1/2 hour cooking team building session, we'll provide you with recipes, all the ingredients and utensils you need and chefs to coach you. For business related team building, we'll have one observer for each team to record team dynamics. You'll receive feedback from professional chefs and enjoy your creations. Then, a trained facilitator will debrief the session with you and focus on how to apply what you have learned to business.

For other business simulations available in Canada and globally,
please also see "International Team Building" (on the side menu).

Outline

Cooking Team Building

• What we Offer
  
  
• What we Don't Offer
  
  
• What is Unique About Our Approach
  
  
• Overview of Our Approach
  
  
• A Rough Idea of Pricing
  
  
• Payment Terms

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• Benefits
• Highlights
• Overview

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Demo and Dine

Luxury Gourmet Cooking Events

These simulations are available as:

• A facilitated business team building simulation with observers and feedback re: team dynamics and links to your business
• An add-on to an executive or corporate retreat that we are planning and facilitating for you
• Part of a larger corporate event that we are planning and organizing for you

For Serious Inquiries Only

We would be pleased to handle your inquiry, check availability of dates and venues and send a proposal if:

• For groups of less than 75: You are looking for business team building with a facilitator & not just recreation
• a budget has been allocated
• you have a rough idea of how many people will be attending
• you are DEFINITELY ready to select and book a service provider within 5 business days of receiving our quote

IMPORTANT

Please note: We are not a cooking school.

We are a business consulting firm that offers facilitated business simulations that involve preparing a full gourmet meal. We don't specialize in strictly recreational cooking class for small teams. We do offer full organize and offer luxury cooking escapades for teams of all sizes and recreational cooking for groups of 75 or more.

We will get back to you with a quote within 48 hours to 5 business days of receiving your request.

If you aren't in a position to select a service provider and book your retreat, team building session or event within 5 - 10 business days of receiving our quote, we invite you to explore our website. We have full information about our services and a rough idea of pricing. Please contact us only when your inquiry is serious and you are in a position to make a decision.

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Request Quote by E-mail or On-Line Form

Recent Next Great Chefs for Mayhew and Associates

"It was fun and reasonably fast paced. Good for meeting others within my organization. It was also comfortable and relaxing."

Pierre, Steitlik, Sales

"It was fun cooking with all of the co-workers. We really had fun. Enjoyed and learned some cooking. Nice job."

Shachi Latawa, Architectural Technologies

"This was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed today."

Crystal Kraemer, Interior Designer

"I was very interested and excited in learning about preparing healthy and fun dishes. It was for all team members to participate and engage in something everyone can enjoy."

Sean Feather, Design Consultant

We are an executive consulting firm with expertise
in the design and facilitation of business simulations.

We are not a cooking school. We bundle our expert business facilitation with the skills of professional chefs to flawlessly execute business simulations that involve cooking. We provide the business facilitation and event planning services. The chefs provide the instruction and coaching about cooking.

Recreational Cooking = 75 Participant Minimum

We don't offer stand alone, low budget, strictly recreational cooking class for small teams (74 participants or less). If you don't require a business simulation or event planning services, we suggest that you contact a community college or cooking school directly for options that are likely to be in line with your budget.

Pleased Participants

Recent Next Great Chefs for EMD Serono

"The ambiance was great and the facilitator was helpful and here comments were positive yet constructive."

Julie Morgan, Operations Manager

"An event that anyone, without cooking experience could ultimately get excited about."

Ray Goggios, Product Manager

"I came in this morning not knowing what to expect. I was amazed how much fun I had. It was great working with my co-workers in a totally different environment."

Rita Busa, Field Nurse Supervisor

"A painless way to learn. I’d do this again in a heartbeat. A really great experience."

Chris Bedford, Patient Services Specialist

Benefits

Through this powerful simulation, participants will:

• Break down silos.
• Improve their ability to produce results in a short time frame
• Hone their teamwork skills to lead or become a productive member of a cross functional team.
• Acquire strategies to clarify roles, responsibilities and expectations.
• Learn to think “outside the box”

Highlights

Available:

Group Size:

All Year

• Business Simulation: 14 - 200+
• Recreation: 75 Participant Minimum

Time Required:

Locations:

Skills/Competencies:

• 1/2 Day

Canada (Toronto, Niagara-on-the Lake, York Region), Dubai, Oman
In Saudi Arabia we can organize strictly recreational events for your team

• Time Management
• Breaking Down Silos
• Executing Projects in Short Timeframes
• Marketing Strategy
• Creativity
• Communication

Pricing

A Rough Idea of Pricing

Programme Details

Please contact us and let us check
availability before you lock in your dates.

Gourmet Culinary Team Building sells out fast.

At times we can book cooking team building simulations on short notice. We will do our best, however, these team building simulations are popular. We highly recommend that you:

• book cooking team building at least 6 weeks in advance (8 - 12 weeks in advance for Christmas season bookings)
• let us check availability of venues BEFORE you lock in your dates
• Provide a few options for dates.

Book Early to Avoid Disappointment.

Request Quote by E-mail or On-Line Form

Upgrades Available

We can upgrade these team building simulations by:

• transporting you and your team to the winery, resort or 5 star restaurant by helicopter, private plane or limousine
• upgrading the decor using chair covers, crystal, china, and fine linen

We are based in Toronto, Canada. We regularly travel to other parts of Canada to deliver team building sessions.

We require 1 night's accomodation prior to your retreat so that we can finalize all logistics with the venue and set-up for your arrival. If we are driving to destinations more than 2 hours from Toronto, we require transportation or an additional night of accommodation after your retreat is over so that we can avoid night and winter driving after a full day of facilitation.

More Pleased Participants

Recent Next Great Chefs for Novo Nordisk Canada

"Very different and unqiue. A different kind of team building event but good team building practices. Excellent team building event.Thank you for a great event."

Doug Wyatt, Director

"The event was excellent and brought the entire SBO together to achieve a common goal."

Nik Sibal, Manager Strategic Sourcing

Overview of Next Great Chefs: Cooking Team Building Simulation

Phase 1: Pre-Event

A few weeks prior to the cooking team building session, learning style surveys and participant profiles will be distributed to identify business challenges and pinpoint team strengths and perceived areas for improvement. We will use the information in the surveys to help for teams.

Phase 2: Briefing

A professional business facilitator will do a presentation highlighting the links between cooking team building, business and team effectiveness

Optional Shopping Challenge

If you have time for a longer cooking team building session, we will give each team:

• a budget
• an opportunity to brainstorm and come up with a menu
• a chance to shop for ingredients before the cooking begins.

Either way you will have loads of fun, tons of laughs and take away some valuable lessons about team effectiveness.

Phase 3: Gourmet Cooking hallenges

our team will have to work smoothly together to prepare your meal. We will assign a chef's assistant and observer to each team. We will appoint a team leader for each team. A professional chef will assign the task and provide coaching to the teams as required. In preparation for the judging, each team will prepare a presentation plate of each of the dishes.

Relaxing and Dining

Phase 4: Judging & Prizes

The chefs, professional facilitator and obsevers will confer while you enjoy your creations or a catered meal

We'll provide each team with feedback about team dynamics and the quality of their creations. Then, we'll announce a winner and award prizes.

Phase 5: Debriefing

After lunch, with the assistance of your facilitator, you and your team will spend time debriefing your experience and applying it to your business

Optional Business Meeting

After your session, the venue will be available for a business meeting.