Corporate Team Building Events
Cooking Skills & Social offer hands-on, chef-led corporate team building experiences in Chicago designed to bring teams together through food. Our interactive cooking events encourage collaboration, communication, and creativity - whether you're planning a team outing, company celebration, or client event. No cooking experience required - just show up ready to cook, connect, and have fun!
Cooking Classes
A hands-on, chef-led cooking experience where teams cook together, learn new skills, and enjoy the dishes they create. Perfect for team outings, celebrations, and companies looking for a fun, interactive event.
Best For Groups Between 6-24 Guests
Pricing Ranges From $89 to $109 Per Person
Cooking Skills Challenge
Teams compete in a friendly, fast-paced cooking challenge guided by our professional chefs! Designed to encourage collaboration, creativity, and a little healthy competition - no cooking experience required.
Best For Groups Between 15-70 Guests
Pricing Ranges From $81 to $109 Per Person
Client Appreciation Event
A unique culinary experience designed for both new and existing clients. Guests cook together in a relaxed, social setting, with dedicated time built in for hosting, presenting, and showcasing your product or service!
Best For Groups Between 16-40 Guests
Pricing Ranges From $69 to $109 Per Person
How It Works
Book Your Event
Choose a date, time, and estimated minimum guest count. Once details are confirmed, a deposit secures your event on our calendar and our team handles the rest.
Event + Menu Choices
Select your event format - Cooking class or Cooking Skills Challenge. Then our team will send over menu options for you to review and finalize ahead of the event, including dietary restrictions.
Event Day Experience
Guests arrive and enjoy 30 minutes of appetizers and beverages before heading into the cooking experience. Complimentary beverages include hibiscus tea, water, Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and sparkling water.
Optional Add-Ons
Let us know if you'd like time built in for a welcome, presentation, or product showcase at the start or end of your event.
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Events run up to 3 hours
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Additional time may be added for $100 per additional hour.
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Bartender service available for $100 upon request and availability.
Menu Examples
Cooking Classes
Menu options for our Cooking Classes feature four culinary regions: American, Chinese, Japanese, and Italian. These menus typically include three courses that your team will cook together and then enjoy as a group.
MENU EXAMPLE From Our Popular American Menu
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Brussel Sprouts & Bacon Salad
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Beef-Wrapped Asparagus
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Herbed Potato Gnocchi
Cooking Skills Challenge
Menu choices for our Cooking Skills Challenge feature four culinary regions: American, Chinese, Japanese, and Italian. These menus are designed specifically for the competitive cooking portion of the event, where teams collaborate to create dishes while guided and judged by our chefs.
MENU EXAMPLE From Our Popular Italian Menu
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Wilted Green W/ Grapefruit Olive Oil Dressing
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Steamed Shiitake & Red Pepper Shu-Mai Sautéed
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Shiitake, Japanese Cabbage & Noodles
Client Appreciation
Menu choices for our Client Appreciation events offers selection of appetizers, salads, sides, and a main dish! Below is a standard menu selection that we recommend!
MENU EXAMPLE
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Appetizers: Flatbread Board
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Salads: Italian Garden
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Sides: Cheese Tortellini W/ Parmesan & Fresh Herbs
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Main: Marinara Meatball
Get a Quote
Ready to start planning your event? Tell us a few details below and our team will reach out within 1-2 business days to help build the perfect experience for your group!
Bloomingdale Chamber, IL
“We held our Bloomingdale's Area Women in Business event there, everyone had a great time and are looking to returning. Chef Alex was fun and kept us laughing as we prepared our sushi rolls. Highly recommend you try them out!
Krista Hanson, IL
"Our company held our quarterly meeting and team building event here! Chef Alex was professional, informative and best of all, entertaining! Looking forward to taking another class in the future!
Ernesto Martinez, IL
“2025 Office Christmas Party
we switched things up and took our team to Cooking Skills & Social for a private Iron Chef Style Cooking Class -
It did not disappoint!
Lots of teamwork, laughs, friendly competition, and amazing food....Thank you to the awesome team at Cooking Skills and Social for an unforgettable night"