For teams that want a little bit of guidance and on budget, our 30-minute food olympic challenge could be just the thing you need. Start by choosing one of a range of delicious recipes from our menu below with recipes. Or we can set up the challenge into magic baskets where contestants will find required ingredients and they will need to create the dish themselves. Our chef will demonstrate this recipe, then the challenge begins! Teams compete to recreate a culinary masterpiece, then come back together to share a drink or two, relax and enjoy the amazing meal they’ve worked so hard to produce.

HIGHLIGHTS

For the home cook novice, the 30-minute meal options can be fun to do. Cooking the meal in 30 minutes is something you would do at home most days for your dinner so why not make this special challenge at work for a bit of fun? You will explore:

• The fundamentals of fresh ingredients and flavors
• How to prepare a range of quick, healthy and authentic recipes from fresh pasta, pizza to dumpling!
• Have fun with cooking, sharing and eating bonding experience 
• A wonderful meal to enjoy at the end, with complimentary a glass sparkling wine or beer

ON THE DAY

The experience will be for 2 hours so you might cook two rounds. We will set the kitchen up according to the menu of the country you choose. Working in teams up to 2-3 people, you will be making 1-2-3 components for your meal from scratch in 30 minutes. Each team will finish and present the dish for other teams to judge 50% and our chef judges 50%. Only one product or plate will be present and the rest of the meal will be shared among the group. You might win a trophy! For the judging, each team will provide a set of dishes for tasting and taking photos.

MENU SAMPLE

VIETNAMESE

• Wonton soup with noodle and green vegetables
  
• Vietnamese rice, lemongrass pork, and pickles

THAI

• Som tam - Green Papaya Spicy Salad
• Quick Pad Thai

JAPANESE

• Spicy Miso Ramen 
• Chicken Curry and Udon
• Gyoza pork and ginger

CHINESE

• Fried rice with special dry fish
• Pork and Prawn Dumpling

INDONESIAN

• Lemongrass Pork Skewers with Green Been Salad
• Corn Cakes with pickles Cucumbers
  

SINGAPORE

• Satay Chicken
• Hainanese Chicken Rice
• Roti Prata with filling

ITALIAN 

• Pizza
• Pasta or Gnocchi

BOOKING TERMS

• A minimum charge of $1,650 is applied to all group and venue bookings. If your group number falls below the minimum spend, the minimum spend is applied. 
• A deposit of 10 seats or 50%, whatever is greater, is required to confirm your booking. Payment may be made via credit or debit card, cash or invoice. Full payment is required at the event booking time, within 14-day of the event date. The balance is due 14 days before the event upon confirmation of the guest number and their dietary requirements. 
• If cancellation is made with more than 14-day notice, we will refund 50% of your deposit. For a cancellation is made within 14 days, no refund will take effect, and you will have to pay for the minimum spend. If your group voluntarily leave or does not show up to the event on the day, no refund will take effect.
• Final numbers and dietary requirements for your session must be confirmed no later than 14-day prior to the start time of the cookery session in order to give us enough time to pre-order the necessary ingredients and staff.
  
• If you would like to increase the number of participants after this time, please email us at hello@otaokitchen.com.au to discuss this, and we will do our best to accommodate you.