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Food for Thought

Earth Day Cooking: Celebrate with Sustainable Culinary Workshops

Earth Day cooking for teams: sustainable workshops built on low-waste ingredients, seasonal produce and dishes that travel well to every doorstep.

Apr 16, 2024

Overhead charcuterie board with brie, blue cheese, salami, grapes, berries, olives, nuts and crackers

Food for Thought

Mastering the Charcuterie Board: A Creative Team Building Adventure

Building a charcuterie board as a team activity: the history behind it, how to make meat and cheese roses, and a guide to the cheeses to include.

Apr 8, 2024

Overhead spread of tortillas, seasoned meat, red chiles, poblano, avocado and lime for Mexican cooking

Food for Thought

Cinco de Mayo Cooking Workshop: Flavors and History

What a Cinco de Mayo cooking workshop covers — the history behind Mexican cuisine, from pre-Hispanic roots to Spanish influence, and the dishes teams cook.

Apr 8, 2024

Open happy hour kit box with soda cans, mango nectar, bitters and freeze-dried strawberry slices

Food for Thought

Happy Hour Kits: Magic Show and Tropical Breeze

Happy hour kits compared: the Magic Show and Tropical Breeze boxes, what is in each, and how a live mixologist runs the hour around them.

Mar 28, 2024

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Team Building

Conflict Resolution Team Building: 12 Activities for Work Teams

12 conflict resolution team building activities, the skill each one builds and how to debrief it, and the conflicts team building should never be used for.

Mar 11, 2024

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Food for Thought

Celebrating Women's Equality Day: Embracing Equality Through Culinary Delights

Celebrating Women's Equality Day through food: Boston cream pie, a French omelet and strawberry crepes, plus the do's and don'ts.

Mar 4, 2024

Green smoothie bowl topped with raspberries, banana, kiwi, walnuts and chia seeds in a wooden bowl

Food for Thought

Culinary Medicine: A Recipe for Better Health

Culinary medicine explained: how food is used to improve health, the science behind it, and what a dietitian-designed Buddha bowl contains.

Mar 1, 2024

Cooks grilling jerk chicken and frying festival dough at an open-air Jamaican jerk stand at night

Food for Thought

Elevate Your Jamaica Corporate Retreats: Mastering Jerk Chicken and Festival

Jamaica corporate retreats with a culinary centerpiece: mastering jerk chicken and festival together, and why cooking beats a boardroom offsite.

Feb 12, 2024

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FeaturedTeam Building

Apartment Complexes Events: A New Era of Community Building

Why apartment complexes run culinary events: what a resident cooking workshop involves, and what it does for retention and satisfaction.

Feb 2, 2024

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Food for Thought

Black History Month Food and Culinary Heritage

Celebrating Black History Month through culinary heritage: the traditions behind the dishes, featured recipes, and how a team cooks them together.

Jan 26, 2024

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Team Building

Rockoly Murder Mystery with Happy Hour: Revolutionizing Team Building Activities

Team building activities that hold attention — how Rockoly's Murder Mystery with Happy Hour runs, why the format works, and what it replaces.

Jan 10, 2024

"A Murder at the Masquerade" over a silver feathered mask, billed as a murder mystery challenge for teams

Newsletter

Online Escape Room: The Thrill of Rockoly's Murder Mystery with Happy Hour

Online escape rooms for teams, and why Rockoly's Murder Mystery pairs one with a happy hour — how it runs, how long it takes, and who it suits.

Jan 5, 2024

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