​Team-Building Cooking Classes at Evelyn’s Midtown Kitchen

Discover Culinary Team Building Like Never Before!

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Looking to boost morale, enhance collaboration, or simply provide a fun and memorable experience for your team? Evelyn’s Midtown Kitchen offers engaging, hands-on cooking classes designed to bring teams together through food, creativity, and collaboration. Perfect for corporate groups, small teams, family-friendly events, and organizations looking to foster unity in an innovative way.

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Class Options

1. Team Speed Dating

• Description: Rotate team members through cooking stations to create a variety of dishes in short timeframes. This fast-paced format encourages communication, adaptability, and quick decision-making.

• Highlights: Multiple cuisines (simple but tasty), team member rotation, variety of small dishes, energetic and interactive.

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2. Wine-Down Team Building (Evening Wine Pairing)

• Description: Unwind with your team in this relaxing session where each dish is paired with a carefully selected wine. Perfect for after-hours team bonding, a day class or client entertainment. Teams can opt to bring their own wine.

• Highlights: Recipe with suggested wine pairing, evening ambiance, or BYOW (Bring Your Own Wine) for a personalized touch.

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3. Team Pasta Party

• Description: Roll up your sleeves and get hands-on in a pasta-making adventure. Choose between pasta, gnocchi, or dumplings and enjoy a curated playlist that keeps the energy high and the team in rhythm.

• Highlights: Wine pairing suggestions, themed music playlist, hand-made pasta, gnocchi, or dumplings. Great for getting everyone "in the zone" with food and music!

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4. Leadership & Teamwork Challenge

• Description: This structured class emphasizes leadership and team collaboration through cooking. Teams are given different roles and responsibilities, encouraging participants to lead, support, and communicate effectively.

• Highlights: Leadership exercises, teamwork skills, multi-step recipes, problem-solving activities.

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5. Asian Comfort Food

• Description: Explore the flavors of Asia with a focus on warm, comforting dishes. Teams will work together to make dishes like ramen, dumplings/dumpling soup, or stir-fried favorites, fostering collaboration through complex, flavor-packed recipes.

• Highlights: Asian cuisine, comfort food focus, team-oriented cooking methods, hands-on flavor exploration.

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6. French Macarons Challenge

• Description: Teams will try their hands at the delicate art of French macarons. This class teaches patience, precision, and attention to detail—perfect for teams who want a fun yet challenging experience.

• Highlights: French pastry techniques, colorful and creative fillings, teamwork in a high-skill activity, perfect for creative teams.

7.EMK Treasure Hunt, Cook, and EAT!

• Description: Embark on a culinary adventure through Eastern Market! Teams will begin with a treasure hunt to find fresh, local ingredients, using clues to guide them to different market vendors. Once the hunt is complete, teams return to the kitchen to prepare a delicious meal using their gathered bounty.

• Highlights: Scavenger hunt through Eastern Market, farm-to-table cooking experience, hands-on culinary preparation, and a celebratory meal with the ingredients you sourced together.

• Perfect for Saturdays or market days where teams can explore the area and engage with local vendors before cooking up a storm in the kitchen!  Saturdays only.

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Options for Kids & Family Team Building

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Evelyn’s Midtown Kitchen also offers tailored cooking experiences for kids and family groups. These family-friendly team-building events are designed to be fun, safe, and interactive.

• Junior Chef Pizza Party: Kids get to make their own pizzas from scratch, learning about dough preparation, toppings, and teamwork.

• Kids’ Pasta Workshop: Perfect for young chefs, this hands-on class lets kids make pasta or gnocchi with simple sauces they can recreate at home.

• Cookie Decorating Extravaganza: A creative, hands-on experience where kids (and adults) decorate cookies with different icings, sprinkles, and edible decorations.

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Note: Kid-friendly events require at least one adult for every five children.

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Pricing Options

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• Up to 15 Participants:

      Starting at $1,000 per class ($83 per person, minimum 12 - Max 15)

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• 16 - 25 Participants:
  Starting at $1,700 per class ($83 per person, minimum 20 - Max 25)

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• 26 - 35 Participants:
  Starting at $2,150 per class ($83 per person, minimum 26 - Max 35)

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• 36 - 40 Participants:

       Starting at $2,500 per class - Demo, price varies
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Note: Custom packages available upon request. Includes all ingredients, chef instruction, kitchen assistant, use of kitchen equipment, large commercial space and recipe packets. Larger groups include multiple chef instructors

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Additional Services

• Customized Menus (All Classes): Personalize your menu with regional or seasonal dishes. Vegan, vegetarian, and dietary restrictions can be accommodated. Ask for options!

• Recipe Booklets (All Classes): All participants receive a printed recipe booklet of the dishes they prepared, so they can recreate the experience at home.

• Event Photography: Capture memories with professional event photography (additional fee applies).

• Themed Music & Decor: Optional themed playlists and decor packages (additional fee) for immersive experiences, such as Italian, French, or Asian themes.

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Why Choose Evelyn’s Midtown Kitchen for Your Team-Building Event?

• Led by Chef Evelyn Stokes: Benefit from the expertise of a seasoned Detroit chef who brings passion, culinary knowledge, and a personalized approach to each event.

• Cooking Tips and Techniques: Participant learn professional/industry proven cooking techniques they can use at home in a practical way.  

• Hands-On Experience: Every participant is involved in the cooking process, making this a fully immersive and memorable team-building experience.

• Flexible & Customizable: We work around your schedule and tailor the experience to meet your team’s unique needs.

• Perfect for All Skill Levels: Our classes are designed to be enjoyable for everyone, from beginners to experienced cooks.

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Get Started Today!

Ready to book your team-building cooking experience? Contact us to discuss your group’s needs and secure a date for a class that your team will never forget!

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Class Location: Eastern Market Detroit, Shed 5, 2934 Russell St, Detroit, MI 48207

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Website: www.emkculinary.com
Email: emkculinary@gmail.com
Phone: (810) 217-0568

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