Cooking for a Cause
Join Cooking for a Cause and embark on a culinary journey that supports EPL. This team building activity will allow your team to collaborate in an interactive cooking experience with a guest chef, gaining skills while having fun and working together to create elevated dishes that are sure to impress. You might even want to set up a friendly cooking competition with your team to see who rules the kitchen! Share this memorable experience with your colleagues, and make a positive impact in your community. Net proceeds from this program will go to support various EPL programs.
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How It Works
Gather your colleagues and book an interactive session in EPL's The Kitchen that boosts your cooking skills while supporting various EPL initiatives.
We are also able to enhance your experience by customizing it to fit your needs by including such add-ons as a catered meal, or help facilitating a room rental. Don’t miss this chance to make a difference while creating delicious memories with one of the five following packages. If you have any questions about Cooking For A Cause please contact us and we'll be happy to answer any questions you have about this interactive experience.
Platinum Platter: À La Carte Options
Group Sizes: 6-60
Chef-led Demonstration
Ideal for gatherings of up to 36 guests, this experience lets you relax and enjoy a live demonstration by your chosen professional chef, who will share expert tips and tricks for preparing exquisite dishes. Subject to chef availability.
Chef-led Cooking Class
Ideal for gatherings of up to 24 guests. Guided by a skilled professional chef, this experience is a hands-on culinary journey where you'll create and enjoy restaurant-quality dishes. Subject to chef availability.
Appetizers and Desert Selection
In addition to your group's culinary creations, choose from a delightful selection of appetizers and desserts crafted by our trusted caterers to complement your experience.
Full Plated Meal
Savour appetizers, entrees, and desert, available either catered or prepared by our skilled chef, allowing you to relax and enjoy a meal crafted by your professional chef.
Refreshments
Enjoy a selection of soft drinks, sparkling water, coffee, and tea throughout your session and/or arrange for your own pre-purchased alcoholic beverages to be served.
Customize Your Experience
You can add-on additional features to your team building activity including catering, live music and alcoholic beverages.
Here's an example of items that you can choose from to shape your Cooking for a Cause experience. Please note that we can accommodate specific dietary restrictions.
Interactive Appetizer Options:
Chicken Fried Oyster Mushrooms
With miso ginger and lime honey, black garlic aioli
Flat Breads
- Basil butter, zucchini, burrata and tomato confit
- Zaatar butter, roasted eggplant, red pepper, lemon tahini
- Khachapuri - Sulguni cheese topped with an egg
Fresh corn cakes & salmon bites
With fresh tomato soya vinaigrette and chive oil
Pink peppercorn crusted scallops
With mascarpone lemon & tarragon dumpling and Pernod cream
Herbed ricotta gnudi
With pea puree and lemon chicken
Honey glazed brûléed halloumi
With peaches & tomatoes and herbed yoghurt
Truffled beef tartar
With mushroom pickle, garlic confit, smoked salt, and sourdough toast
Beef kofta
With ezme, tahini sauce, and pita
Interactive Dessert Options:
Lemon thyme crème brulee
With fruit salad and meringue flakes
Panna cotta
With peach frulatto
Fresh fruit tart
With pate sucrée and elderflower Chantilly cream
Dark chocolate crémeux
With plum compote and lavender shortbread
Sticky date pudding
With sesame brittle, salted caramel, and crème anglaise
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Meet the Chefs
The Kitchen features an outstanding lineup of chefs known for their experience, passion, and creativity. Each chef is chosen for their culinary skill, dedication to the community, and ability to inspire and educate. Meet the talented professionals who are available to guide your culinary journey.
Please note that all chefs are subject to availability.
Amara Yamamoto is a passionate baker who began her journey at 13 in Edmonton, selling pies to family and friends. She attended Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, honing her skills in pastry, chocolate, bread, and sugar sculpting, and interned at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Amara expanded her expertise at the San Francisco Baking Institute. Since returning to Edmonton in 2011, she has thrived in the food scene, running a successful catering business and teaching French pastry classes at the Edmonton Public Library and online.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about Cooking For A Cause please contact us and we'll be happy to answer any questions you have about this interactive experience and provide you with a quote.
