Cookery Coach Corporate Events

Cookery Coach is one of London's leading cookery schools providing private cookery lessons and group cookery classes from state-of-the-art cooking venues across London or in the comfort of your own home or office.

Our Head Chef Nev Leaning has taken the most fun and interactive elements of our lesson repertoire to create a range of customisable corporate cookery classes, food games and gastro tours. From globe-spanning cookery classes to high-octane food challenges, we have a wide range of corporate cooking events to suit all companies, however big or small.  If you're looking for something specific, or a little more special, we also offer bespoke company events that can be perfectly tailored to meet your requirements.

As well as being ideal for London team building events, corporate activities and company away days  we can also cater for corporate events in Middlesex, Surrey. Kent, Sussex, Bath, Bristol, Swindon or Cheltenham and Salisbury using our mobile kitchen facilities and years of experience setting up teaching kitchens all over the UK.

Many of our most popular corporate activities are interactive cook and eat classes which give you and your team the chance to learn how to create a plethora of international gourmet dishes before sitting down to enjoy the results! Whether you and your team want to learn how to make your own pasta or perfect risotto or would rather go East and learn the ins and outs of Indian spices or how to cook the perfect Thai curry, Cookery Coach corporate events can cater for all.

We're a London based cookery school but we can also offer corporate team events all over the UK - if we can find a venue suitable for your company day out or you have a kitchen and canteen big enough to do in your very own company office, we'll happily bring Cookery Coach to your preferred location.

Corporate Team Building Activities

Here's a selection of some of our most popular team building and corporate events:

Masterchef Corporate Cook-Offs

‘Generation Game' style competitions where our chefs demonstrate international cooking techniques for each team to follow - good clean fun. Does your team have a knack of being overly competitive? Challenge each other and see who will win the Masterchef prize or the dreaded wooden spoon!

International Cooking Events

Our Around the World in 180 Minutes class takes you on a culinary journey through 3 different international cuisines (Go East for Chinese, Indian and Thai or stay closer to home and go West for Italian, French and British cuisine). In just three hours each team has a chance to visit the 3 different cuisines and cook up a banquet for all to try. Great for larger corporate groups as the varied menu really can cater for all. Even with large groups, each team will get an intimate introduction to Asian cookery.

Pasta Making Workshop

Split your group into teams of 3-6 and see who can make the worlds longest sheet of pasta before filling each little parcel with a selection of fillings suited to your own tastes. Pasta making is not a simple process, but with a few helping hands, each team has the ability to test it's elasticity and make incredibly thin sheets of pasta that cook quickly enough to have the perfect ‘al-dente' bite. Pasta making workshops are ideal for team building events as every member of the team really has to get involved. In a short space of time (2-3 hours) you can really achieve a lot.

Pizza Making Masterclass

Who would have thought that kneading and knocking back a bit of flour and water would be so much fun? Pizza making workshops are one of our most popular cooking classes on the menu as all students get the chance to mix, knead, knock and roll out the pastry before picking out exactly what they want to put on top. This is an incredibly rewarding corporate event or hen party idea, which will get everyone 100% involved and amazed from the start. The session lasts roughly 2 hours and is a very relaxed, yet rewarding way to enjoy an evening corporate event or team day out.

Cupcake Making & Decorating Masterclasses

Ever thought of getting the ‘lads' in the team to don an apron and learn to pipe brightly coloured butter-cream icing perfectly onto a fluffy and moist cupcake? Or what about seeing who can make the most intricate sugarcraft rose or pink pig cupcake? Choose from cupcaking making classes to cupcake decorating classes or a combination of both and dish out trays full of beautiful cupcakes for the team to enjoy with a good cup of tea or chilled glass of bubbly.

Dim Sum Cookery Masterclass

Is attention to detail something your team can take or does it need some improvement? From delicate handmade dumplings to crispy pork puffs; become a dim sum master in just 3 hours and lead your team to victory.

Sushi Making Classes

Join our specialist sushi chef on a quest to make exotic Japanese delicacies that are both beautiful and delicious. From nigiri & maki to simple, yet effective knife skills, learn the art of Japanese cuisine in just 2-3 hours.

Chinese Wok Challenge

Challenge your team to a wok-off with our head chef Jeremy Pang showing you the real ins and outs of wok cooking. Understanding the ‘height of the fire' is the real key to wok cooking and can really make a difference to your stir-fries. Taste the difference between each group depending on who really has the skill on the cast iron wok. 2-3 hour session.

Flavours Of India

An in-depth guide through the core spices of Indian cuisine, and learn how best to use them to make perfect and 100% authentic curries. Or get your team to create a table full of Indian finger foods and party snacks during a 2-3 hour session for all groups and sizes.

Corporate Days Out & Guided Shopping Tours

Combine any of the above cooking events with a morning guided shopping session in London to create a full corporate day out. Try a gastro tour through Marylebone High Street's best delicatessens and shop for seasonal British produce or venture into Chinatown for a real insight to weird and wonderful oriental ingredients. We can also offer Indian spice tasting sessions with our in-house expert. Learn, shop and cook before finishing off the day with a gourmet meal and a well-deserved glass of wine. 6-8 hours

For a full quote or to discuss bespoke corporate events please contact Nev Leaning on 07771 782838 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

London Corporate cooking events fully tailored to your needs

With fabulous locations in the heart of London or at your own premises, Cookery Coach can provide the perfect solution for your London corporate event. Whether you're looking for sushi making lessons in Surrey,cupcake making workshops in London, spice-tasting sessions in Middlesex, or a Pizza making masterclass in Bath or Bristol,  we're confident we can give you and your team the entertainment you deserve.

Impressive corporate event venues in the heart of London

Here are some of our most highly recommended corporate event spaces in London:

Central London Venue, Miele Gallery London

15/19 Cavendish Place, London W1G 0QE

A state-of-the-art kitchen in the heart of the capital, this dazzling corporate venue will impress clients and colleagues alike. Maximum capacity of 20 people or perfect for chef demonstrations.

East London, Shoreditch Venue - Ping Pong Restaurant & Bar

3 Appold Street, EC2A 2AF

This sleek and stylish dim sum restaurant can hold up to 50 people, making it ideal for large team building activities. A private cocktail bar is also available.

East London, Shoreditch Venue - Rebel Dining Society

30 Vyner Street London E29dqq

Possibly the coolest culinary address in town, this trendy London restaurant is a converted chapel that can hold up to 70 people.

West London Venue, Hammersmith College Catering Department London

TASTE restaurant, Gliddon Road, Hammersmith, London W14 9BL

A favourite with celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsey and Jamie Oliver, these excellent facilities are perfect for corporate events in West London for up to 30 people. Hands-on classes and ‘cook and eat' style events work particularly well here.

South London Venue, Peacock Bar - Clapham Junction

148 Falcon Road, SW112LW

Just 2 minutes walk from Clapham Junction station, Peacock Bar is a great space for a mobile kitchen or 2, where we can build a kitchen up in minutes for any type of cuisine or fun activity for all corporate cooking events.

Corporate cooking events outside London

We also specialise in setting up mobile  teaching kitchens anywhere in the UK and have many links with venues across the country. We're a London based cookery school but we can offer corporate team events all over the UK - if we can find a venue suitable for your company day out or you have a kitchen and canteen that is big enough to do in your very own company office,  we'll happily bring Cookery Coach to your preferred location.

Price Guides

Prices above are a guide price and maybe subject to change depening on any added extras or combinations, which are also available at bespoke prices.  All events also have the option to add alcohol at the end of your cookery session, depending on the type of event you are looking to hold.

Corporate Clients and Testimonials

Tesco - Chinese Cooking Event

"Jeremy's seafood lesson was a great experience for our small team of 8 from Tesco. Jeremy and Nev guided us through a menu we had agreed ahead of time. We not only cooked some incredible food, but also learned plenty of new skills (fileting fish and preparing squid), found out where to best source our equipment and ingredients, and benefitted from Jeremy's knowledge and experience. Jeremy set us a few challenges along the way, which triggered some healthy competition amongst the team members. Great feedback from all the participants!"

JP Morgan - International Cooking Event - Around the World in 180 Mins

A fun filled team building event for 50 held at Ping Pong. This event was completely hands on, with guests cooking an enormous amount of Asian food, from Chinese hors d'oeuvres to vegetarian Thai green curry and Indian butter malai chicken. With the cocktail bar open all night after the event the teams couldn't have been happier!

"Amazing event, let's do it again next year."

Fosters PLC - Corporate Cooking Event - Chinese Group Lesson

The spring roll challenge got this corporate team evening off to an energetic start, and guests were amazed at how many spring rolls they could make in such a short space of time. Then followed a serious meat eating wok-off to fight for the special Cookery Coach prize.

""Cookery Coach is a fantastic and fun thing to do for a team building event, or even just to learn about Chinese cookery in your home. Jeremy is an excellent teacher and gets everyone involved to prepare the very tasty dishes.  It's a very hands on course which a lot of these courses aren't, and it provides a great opportunity to learn in a relaxed and fun environment!  Thank you and your excellent staff so much for a great evening.  Foster's EMEA"

Air Asia - London Cooking Demonstrations

These great outdoor events, held in lively locations like the Silverstone Grand Prix and London's Broadgate Circle heralded the partnership of our two founding chefs.

Since then, Jeremy and Nev have teamed up many times to present to thousands of people to help promote the Air Asia Brand (it seems the team at Gettin Hectic - Air Asia Events Organisers - have a thing for Malaysian curry):

"We have used Cookery Coach twice for public events and both times they were the star of the show. Their charm, expertise and professionalism shone through during the days we worked together, but most of all their food was excellent! We're sure hundreds of people went home with a new-found love for Asian cooking!"

Destinations Travel Show - Chef Appearances

Head Chef Nev Leaning and co-chef Jeremy Pang were both demonstrating their skill at the Destinations Travel Shows in London and Birmingham 2011... The key to their success at demonstrations is really getting the customers involved - a sitting audience is just too boring for the two of them and within 10 minutes, there will always be someone up on stage showing the crowd just how easy cooking can be when shown how...

If you are looking for a chef or two to demonstrate at a promotional event or any food related events do let us know and we can arrange the right chef for you.

...Or if you just can't wait until the next big event and want to have a cookery lesson now, just call us and book - before we get booked up!

Let us put something bespoke together for you. For a full quote or to discuss your corporate event please contact Nev Leaning on 07771 782838 or email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it