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Event Description

One of the tastiest of our culinary team building events Chili Cookoff!  in which teams compete to create the Best Chili Ever! 

Chili. Chili con carne. Texas Red. Whatever you call that savory concoction of meat, grease, and fire, it is without a doubt the natural child of the arguing state of mind. There’s no standard recipe — only curiosity and debate — and almost anyone’s first thought after a taste of somebody else’s version, no matter how much it pleases the throat, is that they could do it better.

But to truly appreciate chili, one has to do more than taste it. You have to experience first-hand what it’s like to earn each ingredient; to have to stare deep into its restless, lonely heart.

You and your team now have the opportunity to participate in this great debate. See your fiery delight through from start to finish, beginning with trading and bartering for ingredients, both at the General Store and with other teams. After creating the best darn chili ever, you design a marketing campaign to promote your culinary marvel, complete with an artistic sales pitch and commercial jingle. Judges score the chili, holding up hilarious signs like “that’s going to hurt tomorrow“, “don’t quit your day job,” and “hasta la vista!” Negotiation and team building skills are essential to success in this fun and engaging program.

“Recipe for Success made me look so good! I received so many positive comments about our Chili Cook-off and everyone had a great time. Rob got everyone involved and it was truly amazing how this team builder got the creativity of all of our teams flowing. I can’t count how many people told me it was our best team builder ever!” —Shea Holmes

 

Group Size:
16 - 200
Team Size:
8 - 10
Space Requirement:
A room large enough for a table for each team to use a portable stove, chop up ingredients, and create a marketing strategy. Large groups can be done in a ballroom or outdoors.

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Testimonials

We Love Our Past Clients

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“It went very well. I was traveling on the day of the event and I didn’t actually get to attend… but I heard it was a huge success and that everyone really enjoyed it!

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Campbell Soup

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“Thank you for the yummy treat! The client was very happy which makes us very happy.

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Capitol Services Inc.

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“I just wanted to thank you for all of your help—the Chili Cook-off was a huge success with NBC Universal Cable Sales!

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NBC Universal

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“Hello, I just received my box of brownies, and wanted to say thank you guys so much for a great job, they had a blast. I have all the data saved for future needs, once again you guys rock!

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PG & E

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“Thanks again for everything….people have been talking and laughing about the event all day! Many have commented on the fact it was by far the best corporate event they’ve ever been too! Thanks for helping me look so good.

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Enservio

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“We had a fantastic time yesterday. Everyone can’t stop talking about it! Thank you for all your hard work. It was a pleasure to have worked with all of you.

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Tommy Hilfiger USA

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“It was a total success!! Everyone loved it and commented on how everything was perfectly set up. I have been giving your name out to other departments interested in this cooking activity/event.

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

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“Richard, Thanks so much for a great program last week! Even though the program was early in the morning, the group had a great time and learned some things along the way!

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Ernst & Young

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