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Food has always been the best reason to gather

ChefPassport started in 2019 as a virtual-first cooking class platform with one conviction: the best team building doesn't feel like team building. It feels like the best meal you've ever cooked with people you're glad to know.

3,000+

Participants hosted

200+

Companies

40+

Chef instructors

28

Countries reached

Diverse corporate team at ChefPassport culinary team building event
Adults making fresh pasta together at Kachatelier Luxembourg
Women cooking together during team building event at Kachatelier
Corporate team group photo after cooking class Luxembourg
Our mission

Every team deserves to eat well together

We believe cooking is the world's oldest collaboration tool. When people stand at a workstation together, follow a recipe, make mistakes, and plate something beautiful — something shifts. They stop being colleagues. They become a team.

Timeline

How we got here

2019

ChefPassport founded by Matteo Ressa with one mission: connect people through shared food experiences. Launched as a virtual-first cooking class platform.

2020

COVID changed everything. ChefPassport pivoted from B2C to B2B and became one of the first companies to pioneer virtual team building — at a time when most teams had no idea how to connect remotely.

2021

Launched worldwide ingredient delivery — HelloFresh-powered kits shipped to participants in 28 countries, so every team member could cook together from home.

2022

Crossed 200 corporate events. Amazon, ECB, Google and Netflix joined our client roster.

2023

Launched the in-person format at Kachatelier in Windhof — a professional kitchen with 8 Miele workstations, built in partnership with Cactus Luxembourg.

2024

Grew the chef roster to 40+ instructors across 20 cuisines, expanding the offer across both virtual and in-person formats.

2025

Reached 3,000 participants across events. Ranked #1 team building experience in Luxembourg on Google.

The team

The people behind the aprons

40+ chef instructors from 15 nationalities, hand-picked for expertise, warmth, and the ability to make a group of strangers feel like old friends.

Corrie Baier

Corrie

🇹🇭 🇮🇳

Matteo Ressa

Matteo

🇮🇹

Emily Larsen

Emily

🇩🇰 🇮🇹

Yuka Caves

Yuka

🇯🇵

Heather Madeira

Heather

🇨🇳 🇹🇼

Kit Smyth

Kit

🇬🇷 🇫🇷

Reyhan Gül

Reyhan

🇹🇷

Spencer Kennedy

Spencer

🇺🇸

Yun Lee

Yun

🇰🇷

David Lienas

David

🇪🇸 🇫🇷

Joshua Weitzer

Joshua

🇪🇸 🇮🇹

Zurath Kamdin

Zurath

🇮🇳 🇮🇷

Winnie Lee

Winnie

🎂

Press

What people say about us

The go-to culinary experience for Luxembourg's corporate scene.

Delano

ChefPassport is redefining what team building looks like in the Grand Duchy.

Paperjam

A cooking class that actually brings teams together.

RTL

Ready to cook something great with your team?

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