Mars Retail Group Team Buuilding

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Never before have I had such an amazing team building group. Mars Retail Group had the distinct pleasure of participating in a culinary team building held at Brand Source. The group arrived at 5:30pm eagerly awaiting a fun, educational, and memorable event. They were greeted and given an apron and a quick quiz to determine what type of fruit/vegetable their personality reflected. Now after we determined what vegetable or fruit each person was we began to cook the requested entrees for the evening. You see every dish must contain some chocolate. So on the menu this night we made

• Spring Greens with Mango's, Dried Cranberries and Chocolate Vinaigrette
• Chef Bev's Simplified Chicken Mole
• Seared Salmon with White Chocolate Sauce and Tropical Relish
• Chocolate Mousse Trifle

The group was then separated into smaller groups and the cooking began. Each of the four teams was responsible for a portion of the meal. We would cook it, plate it and then enjoy eating it. There were very funny moments like when a team member whipped the cream into butter for the dessert. Or when the string beans came out of the oven a little over done. Even the salad dressing had to be tweaked a bit. All in all they had a great time and I enjoyed teaching them. Thanks Mars Retail Group for such an enjoyable evening.