Live Online Cooking Classes
as a Virtual Team Building Activity
Our virtual cooking activities help remote workers connect socially with colleagues, clients and their organization as a whole. Our goal is to help you make amazing memories, enjoy, laugh, and have a good time all from the comfort of your own home. Cook and dine together, and most importantly, continue to foster your team relationship.
Boost
Morale
We help Senior Leaders of multinational companies have fun and boost the morale of their remote teams while saving money.
Connect Team Members
We connect remote colleagues worldwide 5x faster, 12x more frequent and 10x cheaper than a traditional in-person event.
Food and
Culture
Over 70 different menus offered by 10 Chefs across 15 countries.
Tailor-made formats
Different formats tailored to your team structure and need.
Ingredient Delivery
Ingredient Box Delivered to every participant prior to the event*
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Personalized Gifts
Personalized kitchen goodies delivered to every participant to make your event unique
200+ Customers, 5.000+ Users Across 50+ Countries and counting...
Who This Is For
This is for Team Leaders, Happiness Officers, Executive and Personal assistants concerned about employee engagement in remote working environments and looking for innovative, fast and cost effective experiences to bring geographically dispersed employees together in a fun and social way.
Core Concept
Your remote team can have fun together and you can boost your employee engagement and sense of belonging if you organize an international trip and meet in person.
However:
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Travel is still limited because of the pandemic legacy
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Employee happiness professionals invest a ton of effort, time and money to organize such events
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How many international gatherings can your company realistically organize? 1 per year? 1 per quarter?
A Few Customer Testimonials
Amazon Automotive Europe
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Giuseppe Panarese
Head of Amazon Marketplace EU Automotive
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"I want my team to have fun, to do something that really makes them feel like a team and bring them together."
"When we debriefed the experience with ChefPassport the team unanimously considered the experience out of this world."
Story
Giuseppe is the Head of Amazon EU Marketplace Automotive. He manages a sales team across Europe that bring on board 3rd party sellers offering their products on Amazon. His team works mainly on automotive products and in the past it was natural to organize Go-karts as a team building activity. However after some years the team started finding this activity boring and repetitive. So they were looking for alternatives to the usual karting for their corporate virtual events. ChefPassport helped Giuseppe bring together 25 team members during a one of our virtual cooking classes team building Greek events.
Acronis EU Sales Team
Quinn Romo
Cyber Protection Advisor
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"We wanted to have fun with our team scattered across different countries, but it is costly to gather together in person. For a large company like us, virtual corporate events will always be the perfect way to get together teams, especially if employees are spread around the world. It is affordable and people are already used to the digital world. ChefPassport corporate cooking classes are a great, easy and rewarding solution!"
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Quinn is the US-based Sales Lead of Acronis, a software company founded in Singapore in 2003 and incorporated in Switzerland in 2008 with employees from all over the world. Quinn wanted to organize a fun and rewarding activity for one of his teams based out of Eastern Europe. ChefPassport helped Quinn bringing together 15 team members on a virtual cooking class team building to Thailand to cook together Pad Thai, one of the most iconic Thai dishes.
Boston Consulting Group
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Mexico
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“We chose ChefPassport among many other companies because of your high professionalism and your incredibly fast turnaround...you delivered our virtual pasta making class from scratch in 48 hours!"
"There are competitors offering a similar service but at an amateur level. ChefPassport is pro stuff.”
Story
Boston Consulting Group Mexico reached out to ChefPassport on Tuesday 21 April as they had planned a corporate virtual event to bond their 15 people remote team across Mexico and USA, but their supplier canceled with short notice 48 hours before the day. In less than 2 days, ChefPassport designed and planned a tailored offer for Boston Consulting Group, focused on Italian tradition, and delivered the experience on 23 April.
Amazon Europe HR Department
Executive Assistant to the Operations Director
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" The ChefPassport Cooking experience was a great way for everyone to be together socially without any stress of the working environment. I also appreciated the flexibility and the attention to detail from the customer service perspective."
Story
Cindy Le Roux is the Executive Assistant to the Operations Director of Amazon EU HR Department.
Cindy noticed how valuable virtual events are in bringing people together from different locations around Europe without discussing work. She reached out to ChefPassport to organise a fun and engaging activity for the teams.
With ChefPassport, Cindy achieved her objective and brought together 12 team members for a Spanish Happy Hour, where they created delicious tapas and fruity Sangria with ChefPassport Top Chef Instructor, direct from his kitchen in Barcelona.
Amazon Business Marketplace Europe
Paul Kikano
Head of Amazon Business Marketplace, Europe
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"I would definitely recommend ChefPassport if you're looking for an alternative to the typical virtual corporate event. This is a great alternative. It’s easily available, easy to organize, fun and different. If we were to do something similar in person, it would probably require more time and budget as we would have to book a place which would tell us that they would only be available after that many days, etc. The fact that we can do this with everyone being at home is great and increases attendance as they can just connect to the event and when done, continue with their lives at home"
Background on Matteo Ressa,
Founder and CEO ChefPassport
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2 MSc in Software Engineering and ICT Management (Honors)
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20 years experience in Digital Product Management leading international projects for major companies including Amazon, Vodafone, BMW
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Founded his first startup Bammet at 25 based on a social network he developed
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Started working with remote teams in 2015 and felt the urge of bringing more fun to geographically dispersed teams
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Quit Amazon in 2018 to create ChefPassport and unite his passions: technology, cooking (inspired by his Italian grandma "nonna Armanda"), and global travel.
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Helped hundreds of remote teams with thousands of participants have fun together while learning something new
Organize Fun Events For Your Remote Team
Old Way
The old way is to organize fun activities with a remote team only when you travel across cities and countries.
Old Result
The old way is to invest time and money to organize a complex international trip a couple of times per year
New Way
Have fun online with your remote team
New Result
Cost effectiv. Companies can organize fun events for their team at 1/10th of the cost
Plan Your Trips And Block Your Calendar Weeks/Months In Advance
Old Way
Organize well in advance your activities when you meet your remote team in person.
Old Result
Long Lead Time. In can take weeks or months to organize an in person gathering
New Way
Have fun with your team in one click. Online events can be set up in 24 hours and are not limited by geography
New Result
Higher Accessibility. Short Lead Time. Online Events can be organized x5 faster than in person event
Invest Time And Effort
Appoint a Project Manager To Lead The Event Organization
Old Way
In-person meetings require inevitable logistic and organizational complexity to set up. Often you have to allocate internal resources for a long time to lead the event organization
Old Result
High organizational complexity
New Way
Online events rely on technology to simplify organization. There is no logistics.
New Result
Online Events reduce the internal effort and complex project management required to organize in person events
Meet Your Remote Team Only 3-4 Times Per Year
(in the best case scenario)
Old Way
Because of the organizational overhead, In-person meetings with geographically dispersed teams cannot happen often, yearly or quarterly on average.
Old Result
Low frequency. Remote teams can have fun together only a few hours per year
New Way
Online events rely on technology to simplify organization. There is no logistics.
New Result
High frequency. Online events can be organized with a 12x higher cadence (monthly or event weekly)
Meet Your Remote Team Only 3-4 Times Per Year
(in the best case scenario)
Old Way
Because of the organizational overhead, In-person meetings with geographically dispersed teams cannot happen often, yearly or quarterly on average.
Old Result
Low frequency. Remote teams can have fun together only a few hours per year
New Way
Online events rely on technology to simplify organization. There is no logistics.
New Result
High frequency. Online events can be organized with a 12x higher cadence (monthly or event weekly)
...In Order To Have Fun
With Your Remote Team...
Yesterday
The old way is to organize fun activities with a remote team only when you travel across cities or countries because remote teams are limited to meet in person by geographical distance. These activities require inevitable logistic costs and organizational complexity to set them up.
Tomorrow
Smart working is here to stay. There will be more and more need for teams to get together regardless their geographical location. Leverage innovative processes, technologies and solutions to bring your remote ream together more frequently.
Why?
Because research shows that a satisfactory, rewarding and fun activity has a high impact on employee engagement ultimately reducing attrition and improving productivity.
More Fun → Higher Employee Engagement → Higher Happiness → Higher Team Spirit → Less risk that an employee wants to leave the company → Less costs for the company to replace the old resource and ramp up a new one.
A multinational company with hundreds of employees can reduce its yearly attrition cost by 24% by organizing frequent fun activities for its staff. This translates for a 20-person team to an average saving of 21K€/year in attrition cost for every 60 minutes spent in highly engaging and fun team activities.
The Secret?
All you need to do is to bring your team together for a fun online event and you can boost your team engagement while saving up to 24% in attrition costs and make the event happen 5x faster, 12x more frequent and 10x cheaper than a traditional in person event.
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Why cooking as a team building experience?Research shows that a satisfactory, rewarding and fun activity has a high impact on employee engagement ultimately reducing attrition and improving productivity. When one sits back and breaks down the goals of team building, the similarities are comparable to the skills needed to succeed in the kitchen. What are these synergistic bullet points and how can they merge business with “pleasure”? - Communication - Problem Solving and Decision making - Troubleshooting - Planning and adaptability - Building trust When one reads over these traits, it is very easy to see that they are also “key” points of focus used in many facets of life. When in the kitchen, not only is communication a given, but how many times have you encountered a recipe and did not have an ingredient! For those with allergies or dietary restrictions, modifying can be in some cases, life or death, creating the need to troubleshoot and adapt and problem solve. The ability to take what is needed for business success and merge the underlying tactics needed in the kitchen is a win-win for individuals, teams and organizations.
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What's included in the experience?Every ChefPassport experience includes: - ChefPassport Virtual Cooking Lesson with a Top Chef Instructor - Dedicated Support for Event Organization and Moderation - Online Travel Agenda document presenting ingredients, kitchenware, recipes and methods - 30 min Virtual Dine Rooms: at the end of each event You can enrich and tailor your experience to your need by including the following add-ons: - Ingredient Box Delivery - Kitchen Goodies Souvenir Delivery (Personalized Aprons, Chef's Hats, Cutlery) - "Pitch Your Dish" to the Chef (Friedndly Competition) - "Dish Challenge" (Friendly competition) - Virtual Dine Rooms - Parallel Session - VIP Guests - Custom Streaming Tool - Session Recording
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What types of cuisine do you offer?We are constantly expanding our menu offering and onboarding more Top Chef Instructors from all over the world. At the moment, we propose over 100 menus across the following cuisines: - French - Spanish - Greek - Italian - Japanese - Filipino - Mexican - Argentinian - Moroccan - Luxembourgish Do you need help in selecting your menu or are you looking for another cuisine or a specific dish? Ask your Online Travel Guide during the Discovery call and she will be able to give you our best recommendation.
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How do I book?ChefPassport Business services are fully account managed. You will receive dedicated in person support from one of our ChefPassport Online Travel Guides throughout the process, from the organization, to the planning and execution. To kick off the booking process, click the "Get a quote" button on this page and fill the onboarding questionnaire. Once you submit your request, your Online Travel Guide will reach out in the following hour to check your availability for a quick Discovery Call via Zoom to discuss more in details your event requirements.
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What days and times are available?It depends on the menu you will be selecting and the related Top Chef Instructor. Our service operates worldwide, hence sometimes, due to the time difference, some experiences might not be available across every time zone. Ask your Online Travel Guide during the Discovery call and she will check and confirm the availability of the Chef for the experience you are interested in.
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How much in advance should I book?It depends. If you include ingredients or aprons delivery, we required final confirmation and prepayment at least 2 week prior to the event, to allow us organize the delivery with our shipping suppliers. If you chose experience only we can delivery your events with only 48 hour of notice! Every booking confirmation is always subject to the chef availability at the desired date and time. Ask availability confirmation to your Online Travel Guide during your Discovery Call.
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What do I have to do after I have booked?Sit down, relax, and let your Virtual Event Manager take care of the organization! Should you chose ingredient or aprons delivery you are expected to provide the home addresses of each participants at least 2 weeks prior to the event to allow us organize the delivery. Should you chose experience only, we just need you to provide the list of email addresses of the participants to invite. If your company has a stringent policy in terms of sharing employees information externally, we would require one point of contact only and this person will forward internally the communication we will be sending.
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Can you accommodate specific dietary requirements?Absolutely. All our menus are designed with our expert Chefs in a way that with a simple ingredient substitution, they could turn into vegetarian or vegan menus. Ask your Online Travel Guide during the Discovery call should you any of your participants have more specific dietary restrictions or allergies.
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What team size can you work with?We can accommodate Small, Medium and Large groups. From 10 to thousands of participants. We provide three different event formats based on the group size: - TeamCook - Up to 40 participant. Ideal for Highly Interactive and Fun Virtual Team Building - Cookinar - from 41 to 200 participants. Ideal for broader company events or across organizations (e.g. Dinner at the end of a full day virtual offsite) - Cookcast - over 200 participants. deal for Lunches/After work-Networking Cocktails during Global Virtual Conferences
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Is there a minimum number of participants?Yes, depending on the desired format and selected add-ons a minimum number of 10 participants for a TeamCook, 40 participant for a Cookinar and 200 participants for a Cookcast might be required. This can vary. Ask your Online Travel Guide during your Discovery Call.
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Can we bring our families to cook along?Absolutely! Everyone in each participant's households is welcome. Kid love cooking and are often great sous-chefs!
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How much does it cost? Is there a rate per person or per group?It depends. All our events are tailor made to your need and the optional services you select. The additional services impact the price (e.g. if you select sushi and ingredient delivery, the price will be higher that a pasta-making experience with a shopping list and no ingredient delivery). The most basic TeamCook Event with Shopping List only starts at 1,499.00€ and can host up to 20 participants. Additional participants after 20, as well as participants to events with ingredients and aprons delivery are billed per person, and the price depends on the selected menu. After the Discovery call, your Online Travel Guide will create and Initial Proposal for you with a quote based on your high level requirements. Further down the process, as you clarify more details, the Initial Proposal will be turned into an Official Proposal and submitted to you for final approval.
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What is the ideal duration of the event?From time to time we organize 45 or 60 minute sessions, however participants can have different cooking skills and we want to guarantee a level playing field for everyone. Virtual cooking requires multitasking, attention and precision hence we recommend to keep the menus simple and we suggest to choose a 90 or 120 minutes session of cooking to leave enough room to every participant to enjoy the experience at their pace.
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How do I prepare the ingredients?How to prepare your ingredients - Tips and tricks We understand that during the pandemic, it might take a bit of time to figure out the best way to make that grocery store trip. We thank you for your dedication to ChefPassport and support in adding a few extra ingredients to your shopping list. We recommend that you get your ingredients the day of or a few days before your course. How to prepare your kitchenware - Tips and tricks We recommend that before your Online Cooking Class that you wash, clean, and dry your kitchenware tools. How to prepare your food - Tips and tricks We recommend that you clean and wash all vegetables and fruits before the course. Be sure to refer to your Online Travel Agenda to measure the quantities and how to prepare individual ingredients, before your class. Do not cut your ingredients unless otherwise instructed in your Online Travel Agenda. How to login for the event - Tips and tricks You should log in and test your equipment ten minutes before the course starts time. For desktop or laptop users: Watch this short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkCmbvAHQQ if you have trouble getting into Zoom with your desktop. For mobile device users Watch this short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO206_NezaY if you are having trouble getting into Zoom with your mobile. How to use technology during the event login for the event - Tips and tricks You will see the Chef on multiple screens. We suggest that you pin the screen that has the most action so you can get a close-up view of the techniques used. Watch this short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsYvG-jkBJQ on how to pin a screen on Zoom. In a TeamCook session keep your video on during the session - so the Chef can engage with you and see how you are doing. Interact and speak with the Chef when you have questions or want to learn more about a certain technique, ingredient, dish story, etc. - remember where your mic is, unmute and speak clearly if needed.
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Is there a moderator on the day of the event?Absolutely yes! Evert event is moderated by a ChefPassport Virtual Event Producer in charge of opening the line, welcoming everyone, briefly introducing and explaining how the event takes place, monitoring the chat, launching polls and promoting conversations across the participants to guarantee an open, fun, relaxing and friendly environment!
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