Our Mission and History
In 1989, Suzen O'Rourke founded Cooking by the Book on the principle that everyone — regardless of their skills or experience — can enjoy the rewards of fine cooking. From that simple concept, we gathered the ingredients for our renowned corporate team building and special events, and are now New York's premier culinary team building authority.
Cooking by the Book offers highly customized hands-on team cooking events for corporate teams and their friends, who value participation in social activities to facilitate learning more about one another, and at the same time, are enjoyable, entertaining and provide a sense of accomplishment.
Clients who want a highly personalized and customized team building experience value Cooking by the Book's proven, effective and efficient team building activities, led by highly experienced and professional chefs.
Our comfortable loft is also a perfect location for off-site meetings. We offer a delicious continental breakfast and/or buffet lunch to keep meeting attendees conveniently well-nourished while doing business.
