Team Building Activity: Sushi Smackdown With the Team

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Bring your crew to the kitchen for a slicing and ricing sushi competition in this team building activity from Chef Vivian and Michi! They get your gang in on the sushi magic and put them to the test with a delicious culinary challenge.

Your event gets underway with a quick lesson in honey-sweetened edamame, a tasty treat to enjoy while you compete. Next up will be a demonstration of supreme sushi practices, including choosing and preparing the right fish and creating rice that's perfectly textured for the roll-up. Then, it's knives out for the main event, a sushi smackdown in which the team breaks into groups to compete for the title of Best Sushi on the Block! Enjoy bonding with the team and tons of delicious chef-approved eats.

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All necessary cooking equipment, dinnerware and utensils will be provided by the chef. The venue is required to have access to an outlet, sinks nearby, tables set-up to prep and garbage containers. Chefs are able to arrive a minimum of 30 minutes in advance.

How to Make Perfect Sushi Rice

Chef demonstrates how to make sushi rice with the best tips and tricks

Fish for Sushi 101

Chef demonstrates how to slice fish for sushi, choose the best fish and more

Honey Soy Edamame

Sushi Roll Demonstration

Team Sushi Roll Challenge

Ingredient options include salmon, tuna, crab, sushi rice, nori, avocado, cream cheese, unagi sauce, sesame seeds, tobiko, cucumber, jalapeños, mango and more

Green Tea Cookies

Prepared in advance by the chef

Minimum Guests 15
Maximum Guests 100
Event Duration 2 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.

Classpop! guest reviews for other experiences with Chef Vivian and Michi

Jacob

05 Jan 2023

Fantastic! Excited to have them again! Food was delicious and we felt as if we learned a ton from their teaching!

Samantha

30 Dec 2022

Very fun class. My family learned a lot from Vivian and Michi. I definitely recommend!

Eric

26 Dec 2022

Chef Vivian and Chef Michi were exceptional! The myth of making sushi is no longer a mystery. I appreciated the kindness, patience, and cozy ambience they provided to my wife and I. I highly recommend this activity!!

Rachel

21 Dec 2022

amazing class! Great teachers

Roland

10 Dec 2022

We had a great time and the food was excellent. Looking forward to making it again.

Michael

09 Dec 2022

We had a great time learning and cooking a delicious Italian meal! Great class, great eats, and great conversation was just my wife and I needed to relax and do something fun together.

MIRTHA

03 Dec 2022

Chefs were very nice but the venue was not. Restaurant setting with long table. Soccer World Cup playing on several TVs. I could barely hear the instructions. Menu was extremely basic even for a beginners class. Fortunately class was half price. Had I paid full price I would have been very disappointed

Kayli

02 Dec 2022

Great class! Purchased this to celebrate my anniversary with my boyfriend. He loved it and we both learned tons of skills! The food was delicious and Chef Vivian and Michi are great teachers and made us feel welcomed. Definitely recommend!

Sabrina

17 Nov 2022

This was such an excellent experience! They taught us all the steps we needed to make sushi in a fun manner. They made sure to make all the participants feel welcome and engaged. Both the chefs had such a great personality and added a personal flare to the class. Thank you!

Rachel

16 Nov 2022

Best date night! My traditional sushi night just changed forever! Both Chef Vivian and Michi were amazing. My sushi rolls came out so tasty. Not the prettiest but practice will make them better. Loved every second of it! Definitely recommend as a fun interactive event with friends, family or couples.

Elizabeth

16 Nov 2022

Great class would definitely recommend for a girls night or date night

Vianny

25 Aug 2022

#couplesgoals Very friendly pair! Sushi was delicious 😋 Will definitely put in to practice what we we learned.

Leah

25 Aug 2022

Great Class, everything was clear, the crowd was awesome. Vivian & Michi answered everyone questions. highly recommended

Veruska

19 Jul 2022

We loved Chef Vivian and Michi’s Mediterranean Fussion class! The class was fun, well paced and the chefs were very welcoming. We will come back!

Jody

17 Jun 2022

Excellent, fast-paced class.

Brittney

03 Jun 2022

They don’t call it “sushi making secrets” for nothing. We learned sooo much and the sushi and desert was really good. The chefs were really nice and personable. They definitely put in the 10,000 hours to know what they’re talking about. My mom said it was her best birthday ever!!!!

Corrine

06 May 2022

Great recipes and a fun class. The email before class was super helpful to have everything prepped! Thanks for all your encouragement and instruction.

Ricardo

20 Apr 2022

Such an incredible experience! Chef Vivian and Chef Michi were so humble and made us feel so welcomed. Their professionalism and expertise exceeded our expectations. Not only did we learn a new recipe but they taught us so many great cooking tips we will use in our future cooking ventures. Both chefs guided us patiently throughout the whole class and made sure we were comfortable. We are definitely coming back for another class!

Wayne

18 Apr 2022

Gave cash tip...... Great class......

Leslie

01 Apr 2022

Check Vivian and Chef Michi were wonderful and great teachers. They were professional and personable. We had so much fun making Sushi. Our pup, Shug, especially loved Chef Vivian since she gave her little treats. I can't wait to book another class.

Chloe

19 Mar 2022

It was such a fun class! Very informative and easy to follow instructions. Loved it!

Claudia

12 Feb 2022

Such a great class and experience.

John

04 Feb 2022

Chefs Vivian and Michi were delightful hosts/instructors! We booked them for a small corporate team building event (10ish people). They were fun, engaging, patient and knowledgeable.... our group had a fantastic time. Highly recommended! PS, the drinks and food were delicious!

Tana

19 Jan 2022

It was fun and amazing food. They were both very helpful and informative. The food was delicious.

Christina

14 Jan 2022

Great class! Directions were clear and the results were delicious!

Yuly

31 Dec 2021

The cooing class was great! It was so much fun to cook together, everything was well explained, so that you don't need to be an excellent cook ;-) Vivian and Michi were amazing, we enjoyed them so much it was beyond our expectations.

Amy

21 Dec 2021

We had so much fun and food was yummy

Heather

12 Nov 2021

Great class, great experience!

Valerie

15 Oct 2021

Vivian and Michi were amazing we enjoyed them so much. They were down to earth and super fun! Tacos and Margaritas turned out delicious. Cheers to Vivian and Michi!

Hollis

08 Jun 2021

Informative, interesting and entertaining. Never thought I'd end up with a plate of sushi at the end of the class. So good!

Irina

14 May 2021

Really good class

Sabrina

05 May 2021

So fun, and delicious recipes I'll be making again and again!

Nataline

14 Mar 2021

Thank you so much for the class! It was a fun learning experience :)

Tania

05 Feb 2021

It was a fun selection of food items. Sadly, the ingredients were not all listed nor some of the amounts. During the class, there were items that were not mentioned in the directions. I had hoped to hear more from Michi's experience with the food in Japan- he did not have much time to talk. Finally, we seemed to end class about 20 minutes early and a slower pace may have been helpful.

Guest reviews for Chef Vivian and Michi

Carlos S.

30 Dec 2019

Chef Vivian brought so much freshness in her dishes. She used same day vegetables and made everything from scratch. I had so much fun learning and I hope to do it again shortly.