- Parties That Cook
Parties That Cook is an American corporation that provides cooking classes and
culinary team building events in rented professional kitchens and private homes across theSan Francisco Bay Area ,Chicago andLos Angeles . The company offers both public and private cooking classes with a focus on individual, hands-on instruction for guests, provided by professionally trainedchefs with a culinary degree and restaurant experience. Culinary event products include an appetizer party, four-course meal, cooking competition similar to the TV show "Iron Chef ", and a chocolate & cheese making class. Executive Chef and Founder, Elizabeth (Bibby) Gignilliat is a frequent guest of ABC’s View from the Bay "television program ", where she demonstrates the company’s seasonal "recipes ". Gignilliat is the Cooking & Entertaining Expert "spokesperson " for Kenmore’s Make-It-Simple Team.History
The company was founded in San Francisco, California on February 1st, 2006 by Elizabeth Gignilliat. As of June 2008, the company operates out of two offices in
San Francisco ,California andChicago ,Illinois , where culinary events take place. Additionally, the company sells acookbook , "Sumptuous Small Plates" at events and online.Services
Parties That Cook is hired to provide culinary team-building events. At these events, employees are split into groups to learn recipes together and build teamwork. The company also offers a team building event, which includes an additional hour-long communication skills seminar, lead by a professional business coach.
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The New York Times " [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/13/business/13cooking.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=parties+that+cook&st=nyt&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Wielding Kitchen Knives and Honing Office Skills]
*CNBC [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13185750/ A new way to bond at work: cooking together]
*CNN [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/05/01/8375946/index.htm Cooking up a better team!]
*Eye on the Bay [http://cbs5.com/eyeonthebay/eotb.unusual.parties.2.747071.html Unusual Parties]
*View from the Bay [http://search.abclocal.go.com/search/results?station=kgo&search=siteSearch&q=bibby+gignilliat&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 View all the videos]
*Kenmore [http://www.kenmore.com/shc/s/dap_10154_12604_DAP_KE+Cooking+Entertaining?adCell=A3 make it simple team]
*"San Francisco Chronicle " [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/29/BU7CR8LFF2.DTL THESE FIRMS ARE BITE-SIZING]
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