Team Events
Cooking together opens new ways to connect, with dynamism, fun, quality and real hospitality as the key ingredients. Memorable team-building cooking events in the heart of Hamburg, hosted in English.
Team building in English
a team event, not a class
Looking for a team event in Hamburg that works in English? At Olivia we cook, laugh and celebrate together, a shared experience that brings international and mixed-language teams closer over great Mediterranean food. Our captain María Nieves García Pajín and her chefs host the whole evening in English, so nobody feels left out.
Backed by years in international marketing and event management, Nieves plans every event so that cooking, conversation, teamwork and eating well flow into one another: from choosing the menu to adapting it to your group size and schedule, right through to hosting the evening itself.
private cooking events
We host our classic cooking events from 8 participants upwards, because we are convinced that small groups make the biggest impression.
Team building, a department evening, a Christmas party, a kick-off, a workshop or simply an evening with colleagues: we build you an event with character, energy and real Mediterranean hospitality.
Fewer than eight of you, or planning something out of the ordinary? Just ask. We are flexible and will find the right format with you.
your group, our kitchen
Exclusively yours: on the day of your event our cooking school is reserved for your group alone. No other classes, no walk-in customers, just the full attention of our team in a private setting.
We deliberately take our time preparing, and we care about every detail: from buying fresh, high-quality ingredients, regional wherever possible, to the way the room is set.
Every event runs for four hours, leaving plenty of time for cooking, tasting, talking and lingering, with no time pressure. Our chefs and service team are with you throughout, so you do not have to think about a thing.
Sounds Spanish? It is!
olivia's kitchen party
Where do the best parties happen? Exactly: in the kitchen. Olivia's Kitchen Party is a delicious, playful mix of cooking class, buffet and pintxo bar, inspired by the food culture of San Sebastián and Barcelona. A real fiesta where food lovers and reluctant cooks feel equally at home.
Forget stiff table rounds and formal menus. Expect Mediterranean hospitality, cooking together, easy conversation and an evening full of good food and good mood.
From 2026 we also offer the Kitchen Party in an Italian version, with homemade pasta, antipasti, Mediterranean classics and proper dolce vita.
In good weather we happily set your tables on our terrace, at no extra cost. And in winter? Then we bring the sun into the pan, with paella, pasta and Mediterranean flavours that make even grey Hamburg days disappear.
A unique, exclusive concept for groups of 14 to a maximum of 20 people.
What groups say about their evening
Voices from the kitchen
From marketing teams to leadership offsites: the best feedback comes when everyone ends up happy at the long table.
We came in as colleagues and left as a crew. Somewhere between chopping garlic and turning the paella, more team spirit grew than in any workshop before, and we ate like kings.
International marketing team, Hamburg A perfect evening for our mixed English- and German-speaking team. Nieves and her chefs switched effortlessly between languages, and nobody felt left out, just the language of good food.
Tech company, Hamburg We had the kitchen to ourselves for four hours. Cooking together quietly dissolved the hierarchy for one evening, and in the end everyone sat happy at the long table.
Leadership offsite, Hamburg Even the ones who 'don't cook' joined in. Relaxed, delicious and never stiff, exactly the kind of evening we were hoping for as a newly formed team.
Startup team, Hamburg
Plan your team event
Tell us about your group and the kind of evening you have in mind, and we'll send you an individual offer, in English of course.
Write us at events@olivia-hamburg.com and we'll get back to you quickly.