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links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message victorsfood founded 2007 headquarters australia key people victor pisapia website victorsfood.com.au victorsfood is a food experience business based in australia 1 created by victor pisapia in 2007 . the company provides a number of food and cooking based experiences such as team building events corporate wellness sessions cooking classes cooking parties as well as international food tours regional australian food tours and market tours.team building is considered to have a positive impact on people within a business 2 through goal setting helping interpersonal relations problem solving and role clarification . by combining team building and cooking participants are encouraged to learn whilst having fun thereby promoting a healthy eating lifestyle . 3 in addition to the corporate cooking classes and other team building activities victorsfood provides professional services including catering training food facilitation food consulting food coaching presentations and demonstrations . contents 1 victor pisapia 2 awards 3 environment and sustainability 4 team building events 5 cooking classes 6 cooking parties 7 australian regional food tours 8 catering 9 references victor pisapia edit victor is the founder of victorsfood . his italian background and european travels have influenced in his passion and knowledge of food . victor started teaching cooking classes in an area just outside philadelphia as soon as he left university . he opened his first business called the back porch caf in 1976 in the town of rehoboth beach delaware united states . 4 after a year in the business victor went on to study at the new school for social research in new york city where he studied culinary arts and restaurant business . with his training behind him victor opened a small empire of restaurants in his home state of delaware in the usa and was later named in delaware today magazine as one of the 50 most influential people in the last 50 years . 5 in 1994 victor moved to australia and opened the award winning rattlesnake grill . since then victor has appeared on numerous television 6 and radio programs written multiple articles published many recipes in publications and websites such as sbs 7 and 9 news . 8 he has also given numerous interviews 9 and presentations . 10 in 2002 victor and wanitha tanasingam formed a team building company called the cheeky food group . 11 the aim was to bring team cooking to the corporate market . cheeky food group was written about in all the top business publications around australia 12 and its brand is still very strong in the market today . however victor seized an opportunity to sell this business before the economic downturn . victor later went on to create victorsfood in 2007 which now focuses on creating interactive food experiences and sustainable practices . 13 awards edit victorsfood has won and been nominated for a number of awards including nominated for best achievement in catering in 2013 by australian event awards for their work on property council of australia property congress 2012 14 voted best team building suppliers in 2014 by spice magazine 15 voted best team building suppliers in 2013 by spice magazine 16 voted best team building suppliers in 2012 by spice magazine 17 voted best team building suppliers in 2011 by spice magazine 18 environment and sustainability edit victorsfood encourages the use of sustainable practices in everyday lives by supporting food miles and local food producers . victorsfood also believes that environmental management will become part of the day to day operations for every business . 19 team building events edit victorsfood encourages corporate team building through food based activities . the sessions are used as a way for teams to engage and work better together . the experience is suitable for companies of any size and for participants of every age gender and all levels of cooking ability . the company also has a masterchef style concept where groups go head to head to prepare dishes within a set time including a mystery dish each team has to prepare without a recipe . everything is then judged with prizes for the best team best leader and best new apprentice . 20 cooking classes edit the cooking classes offered are located in the sydney area . 21 the environment allows the participants to build their cooking confidence . there is an attendance maximum of 14 people in order to allow chef instructors to interact with each student individually . victorsfood has also been named as one of sydney s top 10 cooking schools by timeout magazine . 22 cooking parties edit the company provides private cooking parties that are run by professional chefs and suitable for anybody and for any occasion . 23 24 australian regional food tours edit the australian regional food tours are aimed to present the true flavors of the local produce and share personal experiences . 25 they provide the chance to meet the local producers who are believed to be responsible for the nickname of australia given by its visitors the lucky country . 26 catering edit interactive the company adds a twist to the interactive catering as guests do most of the cooking as well as mingling and sharing their results with others . interactions are very fast taking between only 10 to 15 minutes however guest can decide how involved they want to be . 27 the catering can be customized with experienced presenters able to offer a variety of international food menus . the size of the groups can also range anywhere from 100 to 2 000 . it can take place anywhere in australia at any venue . victorsfood work closely with event managers pcos facilitators and trainers . 28 using this style of event victorsfood have broken an australian record where in 2012 they hosted the largest hands on cooking event with around 600 people . the event which took place in sydney featured international market style street food . 29 references edit victorsfood . sydney.com . small group research 2009 01 06 . does team building work . sage journals . retrieved 2009 01 06 . miller talan . cooking classes and cooking team building activities . sabre . yesbek bob 2013 02 08 . rehoboth dining it all started with vic and joyce . discover america s story . retrieved 2013 02 08 . the 50 most influential delawareans of the past 50 years . delawaretoday . 2009 04 . retrieved 2009 04 . check date values in access date date help usa food safari . sbs . 2013 09 06 . retrieved 2013 09 06 . mole poblano . sbs . prawns saganaki . 9news . retrieved 2014 10 13 . interview with victorsfood . awesome business . retrieved 2014 10 13 . victor pisapia cooks up a storm at blacktown s village green on may 27 as part of the blacktown festival . daily telegraph . retrieved 2014 10 13 . writer staff 2010 09 30 . chef wanitha tanasingam set to wok your team with 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