Small Plates Challenge

Reception-style Cooking Competition

Delight your taste buds with the perfect meal of hearty appetizers in a fun competition!

Small Plates Challenge
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Guests will compete against each other in teams on camaraderie, teamwork, taste, and presentation as they prepare spectacular international appetizers in a 1-hour timed competition.

Prizes are awarded to the winning team.

Once the cooking is finished, everyone shares their dishes to create a full meal cocktail party style!

How the Small Plates Challenge experience works

  • Your team is greeted with complementary antipasto appetizers and soft beverages 
  • Guests are given instructions and are divided into competing teams. Each team is given recipes, essential ingredients and a pantry of items to enhance their dish to create a culinary masterpiece.
  • The clock is set, and your team must strategize, invent, and work together to create an amazing dish. When the alarm sounds each team must stop and present their culinary creation to the judges.
  • Guests transition to the reception for speeches, eating and winners announced with prizes
  • One week after your event, you will receive a keepsake: of a recipe packet and group photo to share with your team.

Event Duration: 2 1/2 to 3 hours

Pricing varies based on guest count, menu and venue rental fee.

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Small Plates Challenge Menu

Our Small Plates Menu incorporates the best seasonal, local ingredients with internationally inspired recipes. In effort to create the perfect culinary journey for your group, please consider the dietary restrictions of guests when selecting recipes.

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What's included?

Cost is all-inclusive: professionally trained staff, ingredients, venue rental fee, party rentals, travel fee (if applicable), non-alcoholic beverages, service fee and complimentary antipasto platter **not included with Small Plates Challenge. Beer and wine is not included in the cost. Depending on the venue selected, you can BYOB, source wine/beer from the venue or from our local purveyor. Ask us about event enhancements including appetizer and menu upgrades, custom logo aprons, wine education sessions, meeting facilities, specialty rentals and more.

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