Promoter organisation: WEAT
It is a company that operates as a gastronomic ecosystem in Lisbon (Portugal), organizing cooking workshops where it teaches how to cook without wasting food.
WEAT carries out culinary Team Building activities in spaces, suitable for receiving and hosting multiple people, who can actively participate in workshops or attend presentations.
Country: Portugal
What:
During the culinary workshop:
- WEAT chefs give some advice and teach how to cook healthy meals with minimal waste;
- moments are developed to allow people to work in teams, solve some problems, develop communication skills and think about the social component.
At the end, everyone is invited to taste their food, to have some motivation to reproduce it at home and perhaps start a different diet based on healthy foods.
The project “Team Building of Social Responsibility” has the following main objectives:
- Create team building activities;
- Teach how to cook with minimal waste;
- Teach culinary skills;
- Give some tips for healthy meals;
- Produce free meals for those in need;
- Stimulate creativity in the kitchen;
- Provide fun moments in the kitchen.
How:
The project organizes culinary Team Buildings with Master Chef’s style, cooking workshops and other gastronomic events, in their kitchens.
Normally each activity has a duration of 2,5 hours and involves from 15 till 80 people.
When:
From 2020 and still active.
Why it is relevant:
The project, through the development of innovative culinary workshops and also through real challenges in the kitchen, inspired by Masterchef-style experiences, allows participants to develop skills and abilities, ensuring that people become more united and productive even in the workplace.
The project promotes sustainable gastronomy and guides also participants to understand the importance of sustainable diets.
Target group:
Any interested group of persons, organisations or companies.
RESULTS OF THE GOOD PRACTICE
Results obtained after each activity carried out:
- more than 100 meals are produced and donated;
- people improve their motivation,
- participants become more aware of the needs of the community;
- improves awareness of the importance of minimal waste during cooking.