COOKING TOGETHER:
AN EXCELLENT TRAINING METAPHOR

The choice and design of what we call metaphors for experiential training cannot be improvised.
Indeed, training metaphors are not simply games or forms of entertainment that automatically lead to learning.

Those leading team building with the aim of providing real training must be able to create, manage and evaluate the training metaphor, adapting it to the needs of company management.

Our ‘Cooking Time’ or ‘Cooking Experience’ format aims to give participants a training experience that strengthens and consolidates the group through the metaphor of discovery. The group thus engages in the preparation of a menu, experimenting with work-like relational situations and dynamics, along the lines of what happens in real restaurant kitchens, yet in an innovative, fun context. The activities take place under the supervision and coordination of professional cooking instructors and team coaching trainers.
WHAT CAN BE LEARNT & TRANSFERRED TO THE COMPANY CONTEXT?

time
management

work
planning

interpersonal
communications

operational
coordination

conflict
management

problem-solving

OUR TEAM-BUILDING COOKING MODULES
Once we have defined the training objectives with our clients, we propose various types of activities from our pre-prepared modules. Here are some of our most requested solutions:
Guess who’s coming to dinner? - preparing dinner from A to Z
The group is divided into teams for mise en place, dining area preparation, menu drafting and table service planning.
Activity time: 4-6 hours, including briefing and debriefing
Hands in dough: Pasta, Pizza & Bread-Making
Organization into teams
Briefing to define work objectives
Preset activity time of a maximum of 3 hours
Product presentation and assessment
Debriefing
Cold food: preparation of a finger buffet
Organization into teams
Briefing to define work objectives
Activity time: 2-5 hours
Product presentation and assessment
Debriefing
The Restaurateur: from market to menu
Before heading into the kitchen, the group is engaged in the planning of cooking activities, budgeting and the purchase of ingredients that will make up the menu. Attention must be paid to prices, as resources are limited!
Activity time: at least 6 hours. A full work day is recommended for briefing, activities and debriefing.
Pastries and cakes
In this module, the groups can try their hand at pastry recipes, with ready recipes or the challenge of inventing recipes based on the ingredients chosen by the instructor.
Activity time: 3-5 hours
Fruit carving
In this module, we teach participants the basics of the art of sculpting fruit. The carved fruit will used to enhance each team’s buffet display for a chance to pull ahead of the competition!
Activity time: about 2 hours. The module can be integrated in all kitchen team-work activities.
Divine Wine Moments: Perceptive Experiences
In this module, teams can try their hand at wine tasting, guided by an experienced facilitator through a world of olfactory and taste perceptions to discover emotions they can awaken.
Activity time: 2 hours, with briefing and in-depth after action review.