Suzen O'Rourke founded Cooking by the Book in 1989 on the principle that everyone — regardless of their skills or experience — can enjoy the rewards of fine cooking. From that simple concept, we gathered the ingredients for our renowned corporate team building and special events programs. We are New York's premier culinary team building authority.

Cooking by the Book offers highly customized hands-on team cooking events for corporate teams and their friends. We use kitchen activity to enable team members to learn more about each other, and at the same time, provide an immensely enjoyable and entertaining sense of accomplishment. Our programs boost morale and inspire productivity.

Clients who want a highly personalized and customized team building experience value Cooking by the Book's proven expertise. Clients return again and again to our program. Our classes are led by highly experienced and professional chefs. Your team has fun while they learn better communications and sharing skills. Add a scavenger hunt or culinary games to accelerate your experience.

Cooking by the Book is a company specializing in culinary team building. The leading NYC culinary event planning firm, Cooking by the Book has twenty years of experience in improving team productivity, communication, and morale. Our innovative, hands-on programs make us New York's premier culinary team building authority. Beyond our corporate clients, we offer rewarding private parties, family celebrations, and wine tastings.

Cooking by the Book offers customized hands-on team cooking events for corporate teams and their friends, who value participation in social activities to facilitate learning more about one another, and at the same time, are enjoyable, entertaining and provide a sense of accomplishment. Our proven, effective and efficient team building activities are led by highly experienced and professional chefs.

Our state-of-the-art professional kitchen is specially designed for hands on, culinary teambuilding events, chef demonstrations, product development and video production. The functionality and efficiency of a well-equipped commercial kitchen is enhanced by the ambiance of an upscale gourmet kitchen for the home. It is a truly unique culinary environment, ready to be customized for a variety of programs.