1. a) Baking bread is not a good business activity.
b) Corporate executives should bake their own bread.
c) Cooking courses are being used as corporate team-building activities.
2. a) Anna Venturi’s school was damaged in a storm.
b) Venturi’s Table is the only school dedicated to corporate classes.
c) Venturi’s Table has not had any customers yet.
3. a) The classes are cooperative, inclusive and fun.
b) Cooking is so stressful that people need therapy.
c) Cooking classes appeal to a limited number of people.
4. a) General Mills is a food company specializing in mushroom ravioli with oranges.
b) Cereal Products Worldwide is making a profit this year thanks to Venturi.
c) The Cereal Products Worldwide team is a good example of team-building in the kitchen.
5. a) Everyone cooperates in spite of different ability levels.
b) Some are slaves and some are masters.
c) Chocolate, flour and eggs are the main ingredients used at Venturi.
6. a) Cooking includes everyone, even though they have different backgrounds.
b) Golf is only good for golfers.
c) Participation in cookery classes is optional.
7. a) Cooking a three-course meal is a pointless activity.
b) Some team-building activities are not realistic, but cooking is.
c) Team members constructed a bridge across a stream to get to dinner.
8. Keywords: other cookery schools; not the only company; increasing corporate clients
a) Other cookery schools have an increasing number of corporate clients.
b) Venturi's Table isn't the only cookery school that attracts corporate clients.
c) Corporate clients are more interested in cooking classes.
9. Keywords: famous cookery schools; offer; package; to business;
a) Many of the famous cookery schools offer packages to business.
b) Many famous cookery schools now offer special packages dedicated to businesses.
10. Keywords: differentiate; specialize;
a) The Cookery School differentiates itself by creating specialized circumstances.
11. Keywords: venue for client entertainment; intriguing use; growing income stream; cooking for oneself more unusual than fine dining
a) Venturi's daughter Letizia says that entertaining clients by cooking together is growing because it is more unusual than fine dining.