Strategy Kickoff · In-Person · Kachatelier, Windhof
The best strategy sessions start with the team already aligned. A shared cooking experience in the morning creates the warmth, looseness, and genuine connection that makes the afternoon's work actually work.
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ChefPassport runs strategy kickoff cooking experiences at Kachatelier in Windhof, Luxembourg — a culinary team activity designed to open the room and activate lateral thinking before your strategy session begins. Cook together in the morning, plan together in the afternoon. Groups of 8–40, facilitated by professional chefs who handle ingredients, dietary needs, and logistics end-to-end.
Cooking before a strategy session puts the brain in a different mode. The hands are busy, the analytical guard drops, and the creative thinking that follows tends to be noticeably better.
Strategy sessions go better when the room is already warm. Cooking together in the morning creates a shared reference point before the slides come out.
Making dumplings — where folding together or the filling falls out — is a surprisingly effective way to frame what the strategy session is about. Heather will do it for you.
Strategy sessions often start cold. People walk in from different meetings, mindsets, and moods, and you're asking them to think big, think laterally, and align on direction. Cooking together first changes the temperature of the room.
When your hands are busy chopping, folding, or stirring, the analytical guard drops. You're doing something tangible, sensory, and cooperative. Conversations happen differently — sideways, not head-on. You notice who leads, who listens, who notices the burnt garlic. By the time you sit down to strategy work, the room already has a shared reference point and a different kind of energy.
This isn't metaphor for metaphor's sake. Making dumplings, for example — where the filling only stays in if you fold the edges properly — becomes a useful frame for integration, dependencies, or execution discipline. The insight sticks because you folded twenty of them yourself.
You arrive at Kachatelier in Windhof, around 20 minutes from Luxembourg city. Aprons on, ingredients prepped, workstations laid out. The chef runs a quick intro: today's menu, technique highlights, how the teams will divide.
Then you cook. Maybe you're rolling pasta dough, charring vegetables for a mezze spread, or assembling individual tartlets. The room smells like garlic, olive oil, caramelising onions. People who rarely talk shop are debating whether the sauce needs lemon. Someone discovers a colleague has knife skills from a grandmother in Puglia.
You sit down together and eat what you made. The meal is informal, conversational, and surprisingly grounding. After lunch or a short break, you transition into your strategy session — same space or a nearby room, depending on your agenda.
The whole cooking portion typically runs 2.5 to 3 hours. You leave with full stomachs, a few inside jokes, and a team that feels more like a team before the real work starts.
Leadership teams opening an annual planning cycle. Department heads kicking off a transformation project. Cross-functional groups pulled together for a new initiative. Mixed-seniority teams where hierarchy can get in the way of honest conversation.
It works especially well when the strategy work ahead requires creativity, alignment, or buy-in — not just reporting out. If your session depends on people speaking up, taking risks, or thinking beyond their functional silos, starting with a shared, hands-on activity sets a better tone than coffee and awkward small talk.
Introverts included. Cooking gives natural structure and something to do with your hands. You contribute without performing. The collaboration is built in, not forced.
If your team is fully remote or hybrid and gathering in Luxembourg for strategy offsites, this format turns travel time into connection time. For more on rewarding teams who've delivered results, see our employee reward event page in Luxembourg.
Location and access: All in-person sessions take place at Kachatelier in Windhof, roughly 20 minutes from Luxembourg city centre by car. The venue includes a fully equipped teaching kitchen, dining space, and flexibility for breakout or presentation areas if your strategy session continues on-site.
Group size and pricing: We accommodate groups from 8 to 40 people. Pricing starts at €2,900 total for intimate groups (8–10), rising to €6,700 for full-venue groups (36–40). Mid-size bookings (16–20) start at €4,200, and standard groups (21–25) from €4,900. All packages include ingredients, chef facilitation, dietary accommodations, and kitchen hire. For larger configurations or bespoke add-ons, request a tailored quote via our booking page.
Duration: The cooking activity itself typically lasts 2.5 to 3 hours, including prep, cooking, and the shared meal. You can run it as a morning kickoff before an afternoon strategy session, or as a midday anchor in a multi-day offsite.
Dietary requirements: We handle vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergies, kosher, and halal requirements as standard. Share your team's needs during booking and the chef adapts the menu and workspace accordingly.
Booking process: Enquire with your preferred date, group size, and any dietary or timing constraints. We confirm availability, suggest a menu, and handle ingredients, equipment, and logistics. Most teams book 3–6 weeks ahead, though we can sometimes accommodate shorter lead times.
We've run events for over 200 companies since 2019, including Amazon, Google, the ECB, Deloitte, and JP Morgan. Post-event satisfaction averages 4.9 out of 5. We answer email enquiries within around four hours.
Every session is led by a professional chef — not a facilitator reading a recipe. The chef manages the menu, ingredient sourcing, dietary complexity, pacing, and teaches real technique. You're not ticking a box; you're cooking properly and eating well.
Teams tell us the morning cooking session changed the quality of the strategy conversation that followed. Less posturing, more honesty, better ideas. That's not magic — it's what happens when people feel like a team before you ask them to think like one.
If you're building a new team or onboarding senior hires as part of your strategy cycle, explore our new team onboarding experiences in Luxembourg. For a broader look at all our corporate cooking class options in Luxembourg, visit the main hub.
Crémant welcome reception
Crémant, soft drinks and nibbles to kickstart your event.
Specialist chef instructor
A hands-on class led by one of our top chefs.
Exclusive Kachatelier venue
Private use of the Miele kitchen studio in Windhof.
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“The pasta making event brought together our newly formed team in a way no corporate activity ever had. People are still talking about it.”
Amelie Stoverock
Planning & Structure Manager · Amazon
“ChefPassport delivered an immersive culinary experience that resulted in enhanced team cohesion and memorable shared moments for all 28 teammates.”
Cook together first — then plan together. Book your strategy kickoff at Kachatelier, Windhof.
Plan your strategy kickoff →All ingredients & equipment
Studio hire, all fresh ingredients and pro Miele equipment.
Lunch or dinner together
Sit down to the menu your team cooked, together.
Assistants in the kitchen
Extra hands so every station runs smoothly.
Regional aperitif & themed nibbles
Rieslingspaschtéit for Luxembourgish menus, or themed nibbles.
Thematic welcome gift
A small themed gift, e.g. Asian dipping bowls from the chef.
ChefPassport apron rental
A ChefPassport apron at every station for the class.
Recipe cards to take home
Recreate the dishes at home afterwards.
A-Z event management
Comprehensive planning, setup and a stress-free experience.
Event insurance
Your event is fully insured.
Post-event cleaning
We handle the clean-up end to end.
All dietary needs handled
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and more.
Make it yours with optional extras.
Custom branded aprons
Personalized aprons with your logo or guests' names, delivered in 10 days.
Branded goodie bags
A branded bag of Luxembourg treats and goodies for each guest.
Live musicians (duo or quartet)
A live duo or quartet to set the mood, in collaboration with the Philharmonie Luxembourg.
Cocktail-making class
A hands-on cocktail session with an expert bartender.
Sommelier & bar service
A professional sommelier and bartender — wine pairing, tastings and drinks served throughout your event.
Live DJ performance
A live DJ to set the perfect mood in the kitchen.
Create your own menu (bespoke)
A tailor-made menu built around your team and theme.
James Roberts
Senior Administrative Assistant · European Central Bank
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Natalia Salomone Araujo
VP & Manager Fund Reporting · Wellington Management
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