Team Building Activity: Artisanal Italian Classics
This hands-on team building activity captures the comfort and charm of traditional Italian cuisine, offering a delightful opportunity to bond with colleagues or friends over beloved regional dishes.
Start by enjoying an appetizer of freshly baked ciabatta, then gather around for a culinary journey guided by Chef ShaSha. You'll learn to make fresh pasta from scratch and collaborate on preparing a hearty beef braciola stew, creating an elevated centerpiece for your meal. Conclude with a sweet treat of vanilla bean panna cotta topped with seasonal fruit compote. Book today to immerse yourself in Italian flavors while building lasting memories with your team.
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Appetizer
For Guests to Nibble
Freshly-Baked Ciabatta Bread
With ricotta cheese, marinated tomatoes, garlic and herbs
Starter (Choose 1 per Group)
Ricotta Cheese Ravioli in Tomato Sauce
With flour, eggs and assorted cheeses
Handmade Fettuccine
With butter sauce, asparagus and cremini mushrooms
Main Course
Beef Braciola Ragù
With steak filled and rolled with egg, Prosciutto ham, breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese and a seasoned tomato sauce
Dessert
Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta
With seasonal fruit compote
- Minimum Guests 10
- Maximum Guests 15
- Event Duration 3 hours
- This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Paul
05 Jun 2026
Today we had Sha Sha come to our home for an Italian cooking class. She had all the cooking supplies and food to prep and cook with her. She went over what she was going to show us how to make and gave us several choices for the pasta making, the bread, and the dessert. Everything was well organized! We liked that she would show us what and how to do stuff and then let us step in to finish the dish or start another process. My partner and I have different skill levels of cooking, he’s much more skilled than I, but Sha Sha went with the flow, and we each did things that were new. It got more exciting as we went along. She even let us like the bowls of leftover ingredients for dessert and cheese. Yum!! It was like having a friend teach us how to cook the food. Sha Sha is a great teacher/friend as she knows her Italian cooking and presents in a way that is easy to catch on. We also loved when she told us about the history of Italian cooking, the different foods that are made in the north and south of Italy. We really like that she’s going to give us the recipes of what we made so we can try them ourselves. After she left, we ate the ravioli, the bread (so good but can’t remember the name), and the dessert. There is plenty left for more meals later in the week. Thank you, again, Sha Sha!! We will definitely have you over again and this time we’ll bring more friends and family.
Eric
19 Jan 2026
We had such a great time! Cooking with Chef is such a treat. The food was delicious and much easier than expected. We learned a few tricks along the way as well. Thanks!
Jonathon
02 Jul 2023
Chef ShaSha was terrific with my daughters. She is a great instructor, was very well organized with a fun plan and everyone had a blast. The food they made was delicious. I would highly recommend her.
Event location: San Diego
Chef’s Place
Chef ShaSha has cultivated her culinary expertise in a way that celebrates cultures from across the globe. Having grown her cooking repertoire in more than 30 countries, she is also a successful businesswoman, having founded three companies focused on event planning, Italian cuisine and coffee. With plenty of technical training and a master's degree in education, Chef ShaSha is the epitome of what a great cooking instructor should be!
