Cheese & Corn Empanadas

Pricing

$159 per person for 5 – 30 guests · volume pricing from guest 31: as low as $139 for 50+.

Includes ingredients, U.S. shipping, chef, event planner, host and gratuity.

One price: chef, event planner, host, ingredients shipped to every guest, gratuities, service — plus tax; rush dates and international delivery are quoted separately. No platform fee.

Volume rates apply to each guest above the threshold — the first 30 guests are always at the 5 – 30 rate, so a bigger group never pays less than a smaller one.

Under 5 guests: $795 flat (5-seat minimum).

What your rate includes

Virtual event rate includes personal chef, dedicated event planner, zoom host, ingredient delivery and gratuities.

Description

Fold a cheesy corn filling into pastry, cook the empanadas until crisp and finish them with a spicy chili sesame oil, as the chef shares the story behind the dish. They are vegetarian as served, with vegan and gluten-free versions on request, so the whole team can fold along. Pair with a mojito or horchata.

Process and timeline

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

1. 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. 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. 3

   As soon as you like

   Collect guest addresses

   We send every guest a short form to fill in themselves, so you never chase anyone for a home address. Prefer to handle it yourself? Send us the list instead.

4. 4

   14 days before

   Addresses in

   That is the deadline for free standard shipping anywhere in the US. International delivery is available to most countries at additional cost, and those addresses are due earlier.

5. 5

   A couple of days before

   Fresh ingredients arrive

   Not a box packed a week ago: each guest’s ingredients are bought fresh at a local store — Whole Foods first choice, or the best grocer near them — and delivered to their door, so what they cook with is fresh on the day.

6. 6

   Event day

   Everyone joins and the chef takes it from there

   One link, no software to install. Your planner is on hand in the background if anything needs sorting mid-event.

Agenda / Run of show

A breakdown of how the 90 min runs.

1. 0:00 – 0:07

   Welcome & introduction

   Meet your chef and host, run through the ingredients and equipment, and say hello to the team.

2. 0:07 – 0:20

   Mise en place

   Prep and portion everything before the cooking starts — the step that makes the rest calm.

3. 0:20 – 0:54

   Cook together

   The chef leads the dish step by step, at a pace the whole group can follow, with tips as you go.

4. 0:54 – 1:07

   Team break

   While something rests or bakes, the host runs a short icebreaker or trivia round.

5. 1:07 – 1:20

   Finish & plate

   Bring it together, plate it up and learn how a chef would serve it.

6. 1:20 – 1:30

   Taste, group photo & Q&A

   Eat what you made, take the team photo, and ask the chef anything.

How to join

• Your event planner sends the Zoom link with your confirmation, and again the day before.
• Prefer Microsoft Teams or Google Meet? Say so when you book and your host will run it there instead.
• No account or download needed for guests — the link opens in a browser.

Things you’ll need

Everything else is in the box we ship to each guest.

Shipping & delivery

Ingredients ship free in the US

Ships to

Every guest’s own address, so remote teams get the same delivery.

Cost

Free standard shipping within the United States.

Address deadline

14 days before the event — we send each guest a form to fill in themselves.

International

Available to most countries at additional cost; addresses are due earlier.

If something goes wrong

Shipping is insured — a lost, delayed or damaged delivery is replaced.

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 virtual events like this one.

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

It was fun. Arturo was a great instructor and gave background information on empanadas that was interesting, and the results were delicious.

Susan K. · RealtyCom Partners

Verified guest

Far flung co-workers getting together virtually. And having a very engaging chef to walk us through our recipe.

Karen M. · Norwest Venture Partners

Verified guest

The sesame chili oil is what lifts these — without it they're a pleasant cheese pasty, with it they're something you'd order again. It gets made from scratch and takes about five minutes. Chef Arturo was clear that the pastry needs to be properly sealed or the cheese escapes and welds itself to the tray, which happened to two people who'd rushed it.

Drew K.

Verified guest

Booked it for a virtual team session and it suited a mixed group — handheld food, nothing that needs plating, and no dish that gets cold while you wait for the slowest person. The corn and cheese filling is simple enough that people improvised additions, which turned into a running comparison at the end.

Diego