Culinary Team Building Chef

Location: Nationwide (Travel-Based, Contract Role).

Company: Recipe for Success® (a TeamBonding company).

About Recipe for Success:

At Recipe for Success®, we believe great food builds great teams. We deliver hands-on culinary team building experiences for companies across the U.S., blending collaboration, creativity, and a whole lot of fun. Think less “line cook,” more “chef-meets-facilitator-meets-host.”

If you love teaching, performing, connecting with people, and turning cooking into an unforgettable shared experience, keep reading.

The Role:

We’re looking for experienced, engaging chefs to lead and facilitate interactive culinary team building events for corporate groups of all sizes. You’ll guide participants through collaborative cooking challenges, competitions, and shared meals while keeping energy high, instructions clear, and the vibe inclusive and fun.

This is a contract, event-based role with flexible scheduling and nationwide travel opportunities.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead live, hands-on culinary team building events for corporate clients.
• Teach cooking techniques in a way that’s approachable, engaging, and fun.
• Facilitate teamwork, collaboration, and friendly competition in the kitchen.
• Manage timing, flow, and group dynamics during events.
• Represent Recipe for Success with professionalism, warmth, and confidence.
• Work with our operations team to ensure smooth event execution.
• Adapt menus and facilitation style to different group sizes, skill levels, and event goals.

Who You Are:

• A professional chef with real kitchen experience (restaurants, catering, culinary education, or equivalent).
• Comfortable speaking to and leading groups of 10–200+ people.
• A natural teacher, entertainer, and people-person.
• Calm under pressure and great at thinking on your feet.
• Organized, reliable, and detail-oriented.
• Passionate about food and human connection.

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience teaching cooking classes or culinary demos.
• Corporate event or facilitation experience.
• Comfort with competitions, time-based challenges, or judging.
• Food safety certification.

Requirements:

• Ability to travel to event locations across the U.S.
• Weekend and evening availability (events vary).
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift typical kitchen equipment.
• Authorization to work in the U.S.

Why You’ll Love This:

• Cook without the grind of restaurant service.
• Get paid to teach, inspire, and connect with people.
• Travel to exciting locations and unique venues.
• Be part of a fun, supportive, and creative nationwide team.
• Help teams bond through food, laughter, and shared success.

Interested?:

We’d love to meet you. Apply by sending your resume and a short note about your culinary background and teaching style to [email protected].

We are TeamBonding, the best corporate event and team building company in North America with over twenty years of experience in delivering the most unique and effective team building and training presentations for corporations from every industry. TeamBonding’s growing team is dynamic, caring, and professional. Our team building events and team training programs are challenging, fun and require an enthusiastic approach. We have been recognized by INC. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing companies in America seven times