Corporate Offerings
Are you looking for an out-of-the-ordinary and memorable event to:
- Kick off a New Project or Product
- Celebrate Team Achievements
- Integrate New Employees into the Organization or Project Team
- Build Alliances with Vendors
- Strengthen Relationships with Clients
Day-to-day business provides little opportunity for meaningful social interactions. Open Kitchen offers engaging and creative events, uniquely designed and professionally executed with style and grace. Open Kitchen’s flexible space can be transformed to assure that guests will have the best opportunity to cultivate good relationships and take a break from the usual routine.
Food has a way of bringing people together!
For your next team/client gathering, Open Kitchen has the ingredients to create an atmosphere of camaraderie, friendship and fun among all participants while improving the communication and cooperation between them. The essential elements of effective working relationships are transferred into our kitchen as team members are called upon to use creativity, communication skills, collaboration, commitment, goal orientation and leadership. Guided by our professional chefs, team members work together to prepare a gourmet meal in restaurant kitchen setting, and then “break bread” while enjoying their meal together. PRIOR CULINARY EXPERIENCE NOT REQUIRED! For more information, please contact us at info@openkitchen-dcmetro.com or fill out the event inquiry form to the left.
Our Corporate Offerings include events such as:
Business Meetings
New Employee Welcome Reception
Health & Wellness Program
Cooking Team Building
Client Appreciation
Promotional, Marketing, Fundraising
A Typical Culinary Team Building Experience
- Our Open Kitchen Bistro would be your private culinary space – fully equipped with state-of-the-arts kitchen equipment, staffed with professional and approachable chefs and kitchen assistants, outfitted with audio/visual equipment, and able to service a wide selection of wines and beers.
- We customize your event in terms of menu and dietary preferences, time constraints, dates, and group size.
- Our culinary team building events range from a minimum of 12 members to a maximum of 25 and the duration is typically between 3 to 4 hours.
- Before the Event… We will obtain background information so the event can be designed with your team’s specific goals in mind.
- Day of the Event…To start off the event, your team will receive their menu and recipe packets and aprons; our service staff will serve a selection of munchies and refreshments.
- The event begins with an introduction and orientation by one of our chefs on basic techniques used in the preparation of the dishes, as well as a kitchen rules and safety overview.
- Next, the team will be divided into sub-teams – either by you or our chefs.
- The Fun Begins! Under the guidance of our chefs, the teams work together for about 1hr 45min to create a feast from fresh and specialty ingredients. Our staffing allows for a high degree of personal attention to promote good cooking techniques and useful kitchen tips. Photos will be taken during the event and will be forwarded to you to memorialize the event!
- Let’s Eat! After enjoying the fruits of their labor, teams may continue to relax and socialize.
Proposed Menus/Themes
Menu 1: Global Gourmet Tapas
Savory Tapas
(Pick 4 of the following items)
Beet Carpaccio with Arugula Almond and Goat Cheese Salad (V)
Smoked Salmon with Orange Zest and Grilled Corn Cakes
Seasoned Lamb Meatballs Tzatziki Yogurt Dipping Sauce
Chicken and Chorizo Skewers with Basil Puree
Roasted Garlic Bruschetta with Fresh Basil Puree (V)
Fava Bean and Crispy Pancetta Salad with Pea, Pecorino and Mint Dressing
Shallot, Tarragon and Grape Salad with Roasted Almonds and Goat Cheese Champagne Vinaigrette (V)
Fried Oysters with Trio of Dipping Sauces (Roasted Pepper, Creamed Leek, and Cocktail)
Panzanella Salad (V)
Scallop Spoons with Mango, Orange and Scallion
Thai Rare Beef Salad with Cilantro, Serrano, Red Onion and Palm Sugar Lime Vinaigrette
Shrimp with Coconut Sauce and Lime Zest
Crab and Apple Salad with Curry Mayo
Asian Noodle Salad with Shrimp, Chilies and Cilantro
Scallop and Shrimp Ceviche with Cilantro Lime and Mango Salsa
Pan Seared Tuna with Sesame Wontons Served with Mango, Red Onion Salsa and Lime Oil and Citrus Soy
Classic Deviled Eggs, Crab Cocktail Deviled Eggs, Manchego Deviled Eggs, Roasted Red Pepper Deviled Eggs, or Deviled Eggs with Crispy Parma Ham
Sweet Tapas
(Pick 2 of the following items)
Pan Seared Basil Pears with Orange and Candied Pecans
Grilled Pineapple Carpaccio with Ice Cream and Orange Sauce
Mini Blueberry &Port Cream Cheese Tart, Balsamic Strawberry & Goat Cheese Tart, or Blackberry Sage Mascarpone Tart
Chocolate Hazelnut Tartlette with Fresh Berries
Menu 2: Spanish Feast
Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp)
Roasted Pear, Manchego, and Toasted Walnuts Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette
Paella Valencia
Almond Cake
Menu 3: Taste of Italy
Classic Tuscan Vegetable & Bread Soup (Ribolitta Soup)
Tuscan Lamb dressed with Fig Balsamic Vinegar, Lemon, and Rosemary
Tiramisu
Menu 4: Taste of Thailand
Chicken or Shrimp and Lemon Grass Soup
Thai Red or Green Pork/Beef/Chicken/Shrimp Curry
Spicy Green Papaya Salad
Mango and Sticky Rice
Menu 5: Vietnamese-French Fusion
Simmered Porkbelly finished Crisp with Shiitake & Scallion served with Jasmine Rice
Grilled Catfish & Dill over Rice Vermicelli & Fresh Greens with Vietnamese Sauce “Nuoc Cham”
Mango Custard with Coconut Sauce & Candied Ginger
Menu 6: Flavors from the Gulf Coast
Pan Fried Fresh Fish with Cole Slaw and Cheese Grits
Hush Puppies with Dipping Sauce
Shrimp & Okra with Tomatoes
Florida Orange Cake
Menu 7: French/Belgian Bistro Nite
Moules Frites (Mussels and Chips)
Chicken Breast with Cherry Beer and Dried Cherries
Creamy Cauliflower Purée
Tarte Tartin
Menu 8: Handmade Italian Pasta
Italian Sausage and Spinach Lasagna with Mushrooms and Ricotta
Yukon Gold Gnocchi with Roasted Garlic, Grilled Summer Asparagus and Heirloom Tomatoes
Arugula, Frisée Baby Green Salad with Parmigiano-Reggiano Balsamic Vinegar
Menu 9: Southern Brunch
Beignets
Eggs Sardou (Poached Eggs with Sautéed Artichokes and Hollandaise Sauce)
Shrimp and Grits
Banana Whiskey Bread Pudding
Menu 10: Peruvian Paradise
Shellfish Ceviche with Cilantro Lime & Mango Salsa
Chupe de Camarones (Shrimp Bisque)
Lomo Saltado (Marinated Steak with Fries)
Mil Hojas (Dulce de Leche Napoleon)
Menu 11: Gourmet Backyard BBQ
Marinated Artichoke & Red Pepper Dip
Grilled Chicken Roulade with Prosciutto, Spinach & Fontina with White Wine BBQ Sauce
Roasted Corn with Smoky Blue Cheese Butter
Grilled Cinnamon Sugar Peaches with Vanilla Ice Cream
Menu 12: Adult Cupcakes
Guinness Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Red Velvet Chocolate Port Cupcakes
Dark Chocolate Chipotle Cupcakes with Candied Orange Peel
Blueberry-Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Chardonnay Frosting