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Contact:
Kathleen Hale/Ronele Klingensmith
Rose/Glenn Group
(775) 827-7311
Kyle Register
(831) 475-5600
For Immediate Release
CHAMINADE AT SANTA CRUZ OFFERS NEW CULINARY TEAM BUILDING EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR CHILI COOK-OFFSANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Chaminade at Santa Cruz, managed by Benchmark Hospitality, invites meeting and conference guests to become chili chefs in a festive atmosphere, complete with cowboy hats, color coordinated bandanas and chili pepper lights, while building communication and leadership skills.
During the Chili Cook-Off, participants are divided into teams ranging from five to eight people where they compete to develop the best chili recipe, team name and chili chant for a chance to the win a grand prize. The teams have 45-minutes to complete the challenges and are judged based on the creativity and quality of their final product.
The one-hour event is $45 per person and includes: individual cooking stations with hot plates, cooking pots and utensils; aprons to be decorated; more than 50 chili ingredients from Tequila to dried ancho chilies. Chaminade's Executive Chef, Beverlie Terra along with other staff, will oversee the event and act as judges for the chili cook-off ranking participants on team name, taste of chili, chili chant and presentation. The event also consists of a de-briefing session where participants discuss the team building skills they used.
Chaminade at is offering the Chili Cook-Off specifically for our meeting and conference guests, said Tom O'Shea, general manager of Chaminade. We realize our guests prefer creative team building leadership exercises that they can learn from versus listening to a lecture.
Chaminade at Santa Cruz offers comprehensive teambuilding programs through its conference center. In addition to the Chili Cook-Off, other workshops include: a culinary competition where Santa Cruz's masterful chefs show guests how to create a mouth-watering meal by working together as a team; mini Olympics where participants can select from various events, including volleyball, blindfolded soccer, the trail of acronyms, and scavenger hunts; and the Catalyst Challenge course where participants develop their individual and team leadership skills by mastering and maneuvering the course's four elements including a balance pole, Giant's ladder, climbing wall and a zipline.
For more information call (800) 283-6569 or access www.chaminade.com.
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