Interactive Culinary Workshop

 

“Create & Curate”

A hands-on culinary experience where guests become artists, learners, and tastemakers.

Transform your event into a vibrant, edible classroom with Culinary Eye’s Create & Curate Workshop. This immersive culinary activation invites guests to participate in the preparation, plating, and tasting of inspired dishes—alongside expert chefs and local food artisans.

Guests walk away with more than just a plate—they leave with stories, skills, and a deepened connection to ingredients, technique, and each other.

Perfect as a standalone feature or add-on to larger receptions, brand activations, wellness days, or client events.

Hands on team building

What’s Included

  • 30–45 Minute Guided Experience with Culinary Eye chefs

  • Live Cooking + Plating Demos with guest interaction

  • Educational Component focused on food origin, flavor theory, and sustainable sourcing

  • Custom-Branded Station Setup with optional recipe cards and edible garnishes

  • Optional Partnerships with Local Farmers or Makers (see below)

Featured Menu Experience:

Champagne Cotton Candy & Tartare Cone Station

  • Build-your-own tartare (Ahi, Beet, or Wagyu)

  • Black sesame cones

  • Edible flowers + garnishes

  • Spun-to-order champagne cotton candy finish

Skills & Education

  • Tartare technique and flavor balance

  • Visual plating with edible florals

  • Sugar spinning demo using professional cotton candy machine

Milk Bread Toast Bar – Sweet & Savory + Ricotta Demo

Base: Freshly grilled Japanese milk bread slices (pre-proofed and finished on-site)

Savory Option

  • Handmade Lemon Ricotta (prepared during the class)

  • Extra virgin olive oil, fines herbes, picked microgreens

Sweet Option

  • Miso Caramel drizzle

  • Marshall’s local honey, citrus zest

Live Ricotta-Making Demonstration

Guests will observe the step-by-step process of making ricotta from scratch using just milk, lemon juice, and salt. They’ll taste warm, just-strained ricotta and learn how to make it at home.

Ricotta Instruction Includes:

  • Choosing the right dairy

  • Understanding milk curdling

  • Straining for texture and flavor

  • Pairing tips (sweet & savory)

Optional Add-On: Meet Your Microgreens

Invite a local microgreen grower or urban farm partner to co-host the experience. Guests can:

  • Learn how to grow microgreens at home (soil or hydroponic)

  • Snip their own garnish for their toast

  • Engage in sustainability education and urban agriculture tips

  • Take home a mini grow kit (optional upgrade)

Booking Info

Starting at $2,500 for up to 25 participants

(Includes culinary team, station setup, ingredients, compostables, and recipes)

Add-ons:

Ricotta Kits or Microgreen Grow Kits

Branded aprons or recipe cards

Wine or NA beverage pairing with Spirited Beverage Co.

Local farm partner participation (+$300–$500 depending on farm and kit options

Engagement Benefits:

- Hands-on, multi-sensory learning

- Encourages connection and curiosity through food

- Instagrammable visuals with plating and cotton candy

- Inclusive and customizable: great for all ages, skill levels, and dietary preferences

- Perfect for team building, client engagement, wellness events, or VIP activations