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Cavatelli pasta tossed in green pesto with pine nuts, grated cheese and fresh basil
★ Most Popular🍳 Cooking📍 In-person

Cavatelli & Competition

Fresh Cavatelli and Green Pesto from scratch

  • 4.9 (143)
  • 2 hours
  • At your office or venue
  • Adjustable headcount
  • Instant booking, 2 weeks out
  • Love Your Event Guarantee

Pricing

From $150 per person, and it falls as the group grows.

What every in-person event includes

Live Instruction
Ingredients & Equipment
Setup & Cleanup
Extra Food & Drinks
Event Coordinator
Event Insurance

Description

Get hands-on and competitive as you learn to make traditional Italian pasta from scratch. In this interactive team-building experience, guests will collaborate to shape cavatelli and craft fresh pesto with basil, nuts, and cheese. Teams will compete to create the most flavorful and creative pesto, adding a fun twist to the culinary challenge. Enjoy fresh appetizers and non-alcoholic refreshments throughout. Elevate the menu with Italian wine and beer pairings, a hearty main dish, and surprise your guests with classic tiramisu for a sweet finale.

Included

Themed appetizers and non-alcoholic refreshments

Extras

Side Salad and Chicken Piccata, Tiramisu, Wine and Beer

Add-ons

Custom Aprons

Add customized aprons with your guests' names or your company's logo to add a special touch and attention to detail. (+$40/pp)

Interactive Team Activity: Pesto Relay Race

Add a fun "Pesto Relay Race" activity which splits participants into teams, with each member taking on a specific task, fostering collaboration, friendly competition, and a chance to experience traditional pesto-making without the strain of doing it all alone.

Process and timeline

From the moment you book to the moment the chef says hello.

  1. When you book

    Hold your date

    A $250 deposit reserves the date and comes off the total in full. Dates 2 weeks out book instantly; sooner than that, ask and we can often expedite.

  2. Within a day

    Your event planner gets in touch

    Every event gets a dedicated planner, at no cost. They shape it around your team — the menu, the timings, dietary needs, and the parts that make it yours.

    • Free customization of the menu and the run of show
    • Free engagement games to open or close the session
    • Extra cheers, toasts and shout-outs for birthdays, wins and farewells
    • Dietary adjustments for anyone who needs them
  3. 1 week before

    Confirm headcount and space

    Tell us the final numbers and where we are setting up. Your planner checks the room, the power and the tables with you so nothing is a surprise on the day.

  4. On the day

    Your chef arrives set up and ready

    They bring the ingredients, the equipment and everything else, run the event, and leave the space exactly as they found it.

Agenda / Run of show

A breakdown of how the 2 hours runs.

  1. 0:00 – 0:10

    Arrival & welcome

    Your chef sets up while the team arrives — drinks and something to nibble.

  2. 0:10 – 0:24

    Introductions & the plan

    Meet your chef, hear the menu and split into stations.

  3. 0:24 – 1:12

    Hands-on cooking

    Each station takes a part of the menu, with the chef moving between them.

  4. 1:12 – 1:30

    Team activity

    A short competition or tasting challenge between stations.

  5. 1:30 – 1:48

    Sit down and eat

    Everything comes together and the team eats what it made.

  6. 1:48 – 2:00

    Coffee, photo & clean-up

    Your chef clears everything away. You do not.

How it runs

  • Your chef and their team come to you — your office, a venue you have booked, or one we help you find.
  • They arrive ahead of the start time to set up, and everything is cleared away afterwards.

What your space needs

Everything else arrives with your chef.

Your space

  • A room with tables for the team
  • Access to a sink
  • Somewhere for your chef to set up

Nothing else

  • Your chef brings the food, the equipment and the kit — and clears it all away after

On the day

Nothing to ship

Delivery
Your chef brings the ingredients, the equipment and the kit with them.
Setup & cleanup
Included — the space is left as it was found.
Where
Your office, your venue, or one we help you book.
Instant booking
Available for events at least 2 weeks out. Sooner than that, ask us — we can often expedite.

Cancellation, rescheduling and changes

Plans move. Every window below is counted back from your event date, and applies to in-person events like this one.

Cancellation

30+ days

Refund of amounts paid, less any documented nonrecoverable costs already incurred.

15–29 days

Your choice: a 50% refund of the recoverable event amount, or a Rockoly credit for 100% of it.

Under 15 days

Payments are nonrefundable. The event may still be eligible for rescheduling.

Rescheduling

30+ days

One complimentary reschedule is permitted.

15–29 days

A rescheduling fee of 10% of the Event Subtotal or $500, whichever is greater.

Under 15 days

A rescheduling fee of 25% of the Event Subtotal or $1,000, whichever is greater.

Headcount is confirmed 10 business days out, and credits last 12 months. The full terms — including no-shows, weather and what counts as a nonrecoverable cost — are in our Event Terms & Conditions.

What guests said about this experience

Verified guest

We booked the Cavatelli & Competition workshop for a team event and it exceeded our expectations. Chef Emily walked us through Fresh Cavatelli and Green Pesto from scratch clearly, answered questions as we went, and kept the group laughing without falling behind. Everyone stayed involved from start to finish and was excited to actually eat what we made. The session balanced useful instruction with plenty of personality.

Taylor

Verified guest

As someone who enjoys learning through food and shared traditions, I appreciated exploring Fresh Cavatelli and Green Pesto from scratch in a way that felt both approachable and meaningful. Chef Emily connected the techniques to a broader sense of place and occasion, which made the Cavatelli & Competition workshop feel like more than simply following steps. The experience encouraged me to keep exploring the subject.

Iris

Verified guest

As an aspiring chef, I appreciated learning the technique behind Fresh Cavatelli and Green Pesto from scratch instead of simply following a recipe. Chef Emily explained the reasoning behind each step, which helped me build confidence and gave me ideas for refining the dish in my own kitchen. I left motivated to keep developing my skills. The explanations helped me understand the process, not just copy it.

Lucas

Verified guest

As a parent, I loved that Chef Emily made Fresh Cavatelli and Green Pesto from scratch feel approachable enough to try again with my family. The instructions were clear, the pace kept everyone engaged, and sharing what I made afterward was a fun bonus. I could easily imagine doing something similar with my family.

Caleb

  • Love Your Event GuaranteeIf it doesn't live up to expectations, we make it right.
  • Free customizationChange the menu, the timings or the format at no cost.
  • Setup & cleanup includedYour chef leaves the space exactly as they found it.
Cavatelli pasta tossed in green pesto with pine nuts, grated cheese and fresh basil

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