Try Online Cooking Classes for Your Next Virtual Team Building Event

Are you searching for virtual team building activities to perk up your team of grafters and thank them for their efforts? Tons of teams are approaching their two year work from home anniversary and may be growing weary of Zoom quizzes by now! Try something different and stir things up for your hard-working colleagues by surprising them with some online cooking classes and London cooking classes for the city-dwelling members. 

Virtual experiences are becoming more common as employers try to offer up something different to keep employees motivated, happy and refreshed. The pandemic has put enormous pressure on so many of us, and most of our working lives have hugely changed in a number of ways. The transition we’ve all faced (and are continuing to go through) is very challenging, and fun group activities can bring much-needed escapism and relaxation to stressed workforces.

Whether or not your teams are working remotely at the moment, we’re certainly all spending much more time at home and lots of us are looking for new things to do in lockdown. We think treating your teams to a virtual cooking class is a great way to reward them for their efforts, take care of their wellbeing and bring up your workplace morale. Check out our online cooking course options for virtual team building and get your colleagues cooking up a storm together and feeling happy.

Why online cooking classes are good for team wellbeing 

How many of us have skipped lunch this year and forgotten to take a break as we try to get things ticked off our to-do lists? Unfortunately, it’s pretty common but it doesn’t do us any favours in the long run. We need to be nourished to be healthy and happy, and to keep motivated in our work.

Bringing some focus back onto eating well and often whilst working will boost the wellbeing of your teams and help your workforce to remember the value and importance of good nutrition and kitchen escapism! Serving up a virtual cooking class for your team will give them the opportunity to explore new recipes, pick up fresh cooking techniques and discover different cuisines. 

You could learn to cook Thai green curry, make tagliatelle from scratch or craft some delicious sushi. After your online cooking class, you can sit back as a group and catch up over your lovely meal. You’ll have plenty to talk about after your virtual experience, and it’ll allow you all to put aside everyday work topics and enjoy each other’s company for a while. 

Your colleagues will love receiving a cooking kit in the post - a lovingly packed craft box filled with interesting spices or cooking tools is going to trump a boring circular any day. Getting a cool craft kit delivered to their door will make your teammates smile even before the actual cooking class begins!  

When it comes to getting stuck into your cooking class online, you’ll all be supported by an expert cooking teacher throughout your session, to help you master the art of making a delicious dish to enjoy. In terms of virtual experiences and remote team building activities, it’s something that will leave your team feeling relaxed and cared for. Using your brain in a different way to learn to cook a new recipe will also leave you all feeling proud of your efforts, and your group will feel super nourished and revived once they’ve eaten their amazing feast. All classes are beginner-friendly so don’t worry if you’re a cheffy novice! Sometimes it’s even better if your team are beginners as they’ll get a real boost out of learning new skills and adding an aptitude to their list of accomplishments.

Cooking for virtual team building will bring your team together

When you’re looking for fun team building activities, you often find the same set of classes and courses, and teams can groan at your suggestions before you’ve even started. 

Virtual team icebreakers can be a cringe-fest and don’t always appeal to the range of personalities in your group. Doing cooking lessons online with your workforce breaks the mould when it comes to remote team building activities and will be a welcome relief for team members who don’t get a lot out of standard PowerPoint presentations, online group tasks and ‘forced fun’. Doing something enjoyable, different and interesting like a virtual cooking class will bond your team together in new ways and will give them a chance to express their personalities and friendships, bringing the group together. 

Often virtual team building events can feel contrived and it can be hard for people to relax and get out of work mode. If you’re looking for virtual experiences for your workforce that are sure to bring your team together rather than make them feel more stressed and fed up, get them signed to an online cooking school and give them a chance to get to know each other in a more chilled out environment. Your team will be joking together about their kitchen fails and praising each other for their epic cooking skills for months to come. 

So, what’s on offer?

When it comes to cooking classes for team building events, there are so many options. You’ll be absolutely spoilt for choice and with so many live online classes to choose from, you’ll be able to find something just right for you and your colleagues. 

If you’ve been feeling the benefits of a plant-based diet and swapping Veganuary-tips over Zoom in recent weeks, why not go for a vegan truffle-making class. It’s an inclusive class that means everyone will be able to take part, whichever kind of diet they follow. Chocolate making is one of the most popular lockdown activities and when you sit back with a cup of tea and your amazing handmade truffles you’ll totally know why! 

Feeling like more of a challenge for your remote team building session? Try out some Chinese dumpling making and explore Asian cuisine at its finest! Alternatively, if you’re up for some comfort food and are on the hunt for some more simple team building activities, go for an online pizza-making class or a hot cross bun workshop for your hard-working colleagues. Your work pals will be able to customise their toppings to suit them and you can challenge your team to come up with the most creative option! 

There are plenty of one-off online cooking classes, or if you want to really go for it, try a more in-depth online cooking course and learn a specific cuisine over a number of weekly sessions. We offer an awesome Asian cooking course which is split out into 12 chunks  - by the end of this course your team will be absolute masters and their families and housemates will be thanking you as heartily as your staff themselves!

In terms of cuisine, there are loads of choices. Learn to make healthy hummus, traditional hot cross buns, awesome gooey brownies, sticky toffee pudding, choux buns, pasta, pasties, pancakes or pakoras! Whatever you go for, your team of grafters will have a great time and they’ll be chuffed to bits that you’ve invested in them - you’ll be a virtual team building hero for years to come! 

Searching for team building activities in London?

Are you all ready to move away from your screens and into the city? If you're looking for fun things to do in the capital, one of our cooking classes in London could be right up your street! Whether you have employees that live nearby, or you're coming together in London for a team trip and want to skip the usual city sightseeing and go straight to the local foodie scene, London cooking workshops are ideal! 

We have plenty of exciting cooking classes to try, where you’ll all enjoy hands on help from a friendly teacher, right there and then! Forget about Big Ben and Oxford Street. There are artisans and expert teachers stretching from Ealing to Stratford that would love to show you how to make dumplings, pizza, pasta and more! All from scratch! 

Looking for other ideas to connect your team? Discover the best remote team building activities here.