Culinary Sessions for Groups

Bring your group together through food, creativity, and collaboration. Food + Farm Exploration Center culinary sessions offer private, chef-led experiences designed for corporate teams, client events, bridal showers, birthdays, and social gatherings. Cook, taste, learn, and connect in a one-of-a-kind setting inspired by Wisconsin agriculture.

Request Your Culinary Session

Choose Your Experience Style

Hands-On Experiences

Great for collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving.

Work together in small teams to cook, create, and taste your way to a shared accomplishment. These interactive sessions encourage communication, leadership, and plenty of laughter.

Examples include:

  • Mystery Basket Challenge

  • Build-a-Bite Collaboration

  • Fresh Pasta From Scratch

  • Seasonal Farm-to-Table Experience

  • Appetizer Workshops

Sit Back & Enjoy Experiences

Great for entertaining clients, relaxed learning, and shared experiences.

Prefer to watch, learn, and indulge? These chef-led demonstrations offer engaging storytelling, tastings, and culinary discovery without the hands-on cooking.

Examples include:

  • Lemon Meringue Masterclass

  • Pâte à Choux Showcase

  • Americana Culinary Tours

  • Soup Lab

  • Wine Pairing Dinners

Perfect for Any Occasion

From corporate team building and staff appreciation to bridal showers, birthdays, and client events, culinary sessions are fully private and customized to your group’s goals, time frame, and experience level.

What’s Included

  • Private chef-led culinary experience

  • Premium spaces to gather

  • All ingredients and equipment

  • Tastings or shared meal

  • Dedicated event coordination support

Our events team handles every detail so you can focus on enjoying the experience.

Group Details at a Glance

  • Designed for private groups

  • Typical session lengths range from one to two and a half hours

  • Most experiences accommodate up to 28 guests

  • Select experiences available for larger groups

  • Year-round availability with seasonal offerings

Seasonal & Signature Experiences

From fresh pasta workshops and global cuisine journeys to farm-to-table experiences with greenhouse tours, we offer a variety of options so you can come back and learn something new but have the same great experience.

Why Food + Farm?

  • Unique venue inspired by Wisconsin agriculture

  • Chef-led culinary instruction

  • Farm-to-table storytelling

  • Nonprofit mission supporting agricultural education

  • Convenient Central Wisconsin location

  • Free parking and accessible spaces

Ready to Plan Your Culinary Experience?

Our events team will help you select the right session, customize menus, coordinate beverages, and finalize timing.

Start Planning Your Event

For more information, contact the event team:
events@fftf.us