Team building & interactive events
For 30 years, we have offered an unbeatable recipe for interactive cooking events that bond teams together like nothing else.
Private Culinary Events in Kansas City
Bring your group together for a private cooking class, team-building event, or celebration at our downtown Overland Park or Briarcliff kitchens. Our chefs help customize the menu and activities to your group. Explore the event options below, then tell us about your occasion to start planning.
Tailored events for every occasion
Whether it’s a team-building event, private cooking class, business meeting, or wedding shower, we blend culinary expertise with creative customization. Our chefs help design the perfect menu, and our spaces offer a fun, interactive atmosphere. We have two locations (downtown Overland Park and Briarcliff) and three unique kitchens that can accommodate everything from large events to small, intimate gatherings. Find your bonding space here!
Interactive cooking experiences or elegant sit-down dinners
Customizable menus to suit every taste
Full-service planning assistance from our expert team
Two convenient locations in the KC metro area
Plan Your Perfect Event
Celebrations
Parties & Celebrations
Let us create a memorable dining experience for you in our wonderful venue in historic Downtown Overland Park. Or choose to host your event at our state-of-the art kitchen in Briarcliff (KCMO), minutes from the River Market in the Northland.
Weddings
Weddings & Showers
Whether you are planning the wedding, the rehearsal dinner, an engagement party, a bridal shower, or a baby shower, we have unique, creative, and flexible event spaces for you.
Interactive Private Event Models
These cooking challenges encourage collaboration, bringing your team together like no other activity! Choose your teams’ interaction level: from hands-on to limited cooking.
All Hands For Hunger
We have cooked up a batch of creative holiday party ideas for your group. Reserve your date and check it off your to-do list. We’ll take it from here.
Mystery Box
Teams strategize, barter, and work together to get a meal done on time without a recipe in this fast-paced cooking competition, just like the TV shows!
Recipes For Success
With the help of our talented chefs, everyone gets involved in making dinner, then celebrates around the table!
Meal With A Pinch
Your best bet for impressing your guests with a unique lunch or dinner, where they are involved in the hands-on cooking, but just a pinch!
Cake Combat
Move over, “Is It Cake” — we’re taking team building to a whole new level! Teams create customized cakes based on challenges and mystery decorations.
Plan your own event
Design your own custom private class! With three on-site Chefs, 500+ classes to choose from, and three unique kitchen venues, we’ll work with you to finalize a menu and activities customized to your group’s size, needs, and skill levels.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long are the private interactive cooking parties?
Most of our interactive parties last about 2½ – 3 hours. It all depends on how long it takes your group to cook and how long to eat. The event is yours! We’ll create one that lasts exactly how long you would like it to.
Do you have certain days of the week or times of the day that you schedule private events?
We can host your event any day of the week or time of day, as desired, subject to availability of course.
How much does it cost to have a private event?
Our pricing depends on numerous factors: the number of people, the time of year, day of the week, time of day, and what theme your party decides to go with. Please call The Center at 913-341-4455 and ask for Heather if you would like more information.
What size parties can you accommodate there?
Please see our Private Events page for more information. Better yet, stop by and we will show you around. Our beautiful facility is comprised of two event spaces:
- Our Tuscan Room comfortably accommodates up to 100 guests for a seated meal and up to 125 for an appetizer reception. It includes the attached Sonoma Room.
- Our Santa Fe Room comfortably accommodates up to 40 guests for a seated meal and up to 60 guests for an appetizer reception.
- Use of both event spaces (the entire facility) accommodates 150 guests for a seated meal and 200 guests for an appetizer reception.
You have some really fund team-building themes, but we have our own ideas for an event. Can we design our own theme?
Absolutely! We are happy to work with you to design a custom private event that your guests will love.
Can I have a child’s birthday party at The Culinary Center?
Yes, we have hosted many birthday parties. At some parties, children can cook under the guidance of one of our expert instructors. Our staff has educated thousands of children over the years, and we host dozens of classes and summer camps each year for children.
We are also happy to host a party that is catered-only, so that the children and adults don’t have to do any of the cooking. Please call Heather at 913-341-4455 for more information.
Do you serve alcohol or can I bring in my own?
We offer full bar service as desired, and charge by the drink. Choose from a full bar, beer/wine bar, specialty cocktails or a customized bar. If you want to bring in your own wine, we do charge a $40 per 750 ml bottle corkage fee.
How do I reserve a date?
First call Heather, our Event Planning Specialist, at 913-341-4455 and she will gladly work with you to find a date that works for you. To confirm an event, we generally require a deposit of $500 with a signed contract.
Do you go off-site?
We generally don’t go off-site, and don’t offer catering services at this time.