lay down your treasure I work in the legal department at my company. Our legal "department" consists of one lawyer, one assistant, and one part-time contractor. The three of us do not really comprise a group large enough to host our own holiday party, so we have been invited to join two other groups' functions. Today is the Facilities Department party, and they've opted to do something rather original - "gourmet cooking as team-building", a corporate training initiative offered by a local trade school.

Using spacious and professionally equipped kitchens situated on SAIT’s main campus, Gourmet Cooking as Team Building is offered on weekdays or weekday evenings and is facilitated by a professional chef and/or instructor.

So we're off as a "team" this afternoon to have a group cooking lesson and to enjoy a gourmet meal. Mostly I agreed to go, though, because it means I don't have to sit at my desk all bored and lonely, and there will be WINE with dinner.
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