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Gather in the kitchen for team buildings or private parties.

TeamBuilding events

Join us in the kitchen to celebrate, try new foods, and gather with friends and family!

From celebrating birthdays to company parties and cooking classes, Adventures in the Kitchen specializes in fun cooking events for all ages! We’ve been bringing families, friends and companies together in the kitchen through delicious and interactive food experiences in the kitchen since 2012.

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Our culinary events company designs corporate team-building events and private cooking parties throughout Orange County.

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Our recipes include cooking class recipes, quick and easy dinner recipes, and lots of desserts.

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Adventures In the Kitchen combines recipes, ideas for gathering around the table along with Adventures in Travel.

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Welcome to Adventures in the Kitchen

I’m Cheri, and I’m here to help you have fun in the kitchen and gather people around the table with hospitality tips and delicious recipes. As a cooking school owner and former Betty Crocker blogger, I love to inspire people to cook because something magical happens when we gather together and share a meal. 

Cooking together makes a powerful team-building activity. In teams, they collaborate to create a meal and end with a time of celebrating around the table. Our competition challenges like Cupcake Wars, Chopped, and Pizza Wars cultivate creativity and critical thinking.

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Chopped

Our Mystery Ingredient Basket Challenge is our most popular corporate team-building event.

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Cupcake Wars

Add Cupcake Wars to the Classic. Team Building, where teams will create, bake, and decorate their award-winning cupcakes to present to our judges.

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Bubbly & Bling

Perfect for a ladies’ night out event, bridal showers, and bachelorette parties, our Bubbly and Bling Cooking Party is a sparkly-infused party!

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What people say about our Team Building Events

You exceeded our expectations and created an event that was not only perfect for our large group, but really FUN!  I’ve had so many great comments from the Volvo team.  Thank you and your staff for a memorable event.  

Barbara

We had a wonderful afternoon, your staff was so helpful and friendly, we would recommend this experience to any group, and plan to come back for some Cup Cake Wars!!

Wendy Anderson
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Orange County Cooking Classes

Learn a new cooking technique, ideas for your next dinner party or easy dinners for your family. Our classes are located in Costa Mesa.

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Retreats

Imagine a weekend cooking in Los Olivos or a week of cooking and creativity in Italy. Adventures in the Kitchen Culinary Adventures will be a place to explore the local culinary and cultural offerings, learn to cook using fresh local ingredients and relax in beautiful locations.

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