The community meal cooking party is an exciting social program that will bring out the very best in your group. Put everyone’s culinary skills, creativity, and teamwork to the test as they work together to plan and cook a delicious multi-course meal — all for a great cause. 

To top it off, once the meal is cooked up you can donate it at the end of the event to support a worthy charity. It’s an opportunity for your company or organisation to show its commitment to corporate social responsibility while also building effective leadership skills like project management, planning, role delegation, resourcefulness and time management. 

On top of that, your employees will feel proud being part of something much larger than themselves as they come together to help those less fortunate. With Charity Chef Challenge with Family Cooking you get a great experience bonding on meaningful level and a amazing chance to share kindness with those who need it most!

Companies with a strong and genuine CSR policy boast more engaged employees with increased retention, passion and creativity.

Food will go to Belgium Avenue Neighbourhood House (BANH Inc.), a local charity operates neighbourhood houses on the Collingwood and North Richmond public housing estates. The food you make will be their next community meal. Each of your guests will be expected to make about 6 meals feeding a family.

HIGHLIGHTS

• A fully interactive cooking session, everyone cooks together. 
• Each person will make enough food to feed a family 4-6 people
  
• Can include friendly competitive pressure on the teams
• Explore fundamentals of cooking ingredients, spices and flavour profile
• Create a delicious meal to your palette then enjoy a homemade meal with complimentary beer and wine
• Chef led so there are no cooking disasters

THE MENU SAMPLE

A TRIP TO ITALY

• Ricotta & Spinach Lasagna (V) 
• Lasagne Bolognese 
• Tiramisu 

A TRIP TO MEXICO

• Chicken Enchiladas 
• Vegetable Enchiladas (V)
• Rice and Beans 
• Cinnamon Sugar Churros 

A TRIP TO THAILAND

• Yellow Chicken Curry + Rice 
• Green Eggplant Curry+ Rice(V)
• Mango Sticky Rice 

A TRIP TO INDIA 

• Paneer Makhani + Rice(V) 
• Butter Chicken + Rice 
• Coconut Ladoo

A TRIP TO JAPAN

• Japanese Curry Chicken + Rice 
• Japanese Curry Eggplant+ Rice
• Doughnuts with Matcha Pastry Cream 

A TRIP TO CHINA

• Kung Pao Chicken (Gong Bao) 
• Kung Pao Tofu (V) 
• Steamed Rice 
• Mango Pudding

CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS I

• Turkey and Sage Fricassée 
• Mushroom Fricassée (V) 
• Herb Roasted Potatoes (V)
• Lemon Cheese Cake Balls 

CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS II

• Coq Au Vin 
• Champignon Au Vin (V) 
• Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes V 
• Chocolate Bread Pudding

CELEBRATING LUNAR NEW YEAR

• Chicken Wontons with Black Bean Garlic Sauce 
• Tofu Wontons with Black Bean Garlic Sauce
• No-Bake Flan 

ON THE DAY

• We begin with a complimentary refresher while guests are arriving. Next, we prep for 1 hour. Then we together cook all the dishes. Finally, you and your guests can enjoy new flavors, exotic ingredients, cooking, drinking, eating and sharing your creations around a large kitchen table. 
• The experience will be for 3 hours so you might cook two or three 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 2-3 dishes from scratch and possibly another dish or two for you to eat. Each team will finish and present the dish in takeaway containers so they can be transported to the client's venue. 
• We can include a competitive or relaxed style of cooking in this 3-hour class. Each group will make enough food to feed 15-20 meals. 
• Pre and Post party venue  – The National Hotel, located in Richmond’s bustling Victoria Street, is a place for locals and far-flung travellers to come together in a community-minded space, where the staff is always proud to serve and the atmosphere is heady with good vibes. http://thenationalhotel.com.au/

BOOKING TERMS

• Email hello@otaokitchen.com.au or call chef Ha Nguyen 0408 217 899 for available date/time and obligation free quote today. 
• A minimum charge/number of participants applies to the minimum group size of 10 people. 
• Payment in full is required at the time of booking to reserve or hold your booking and may be made via credit or debit card, cash or bank transfer. 
• You can secure the date by a deposit of 4 seats or 25% of the total invoice, whatever is more. The balance is due one week before the event upon confirmation of the guest numbers and their dietary requirements. More https://otaokitchen.com.au/terms/

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.