I recently saw the movie “Julie/Julia,” and was so inspired I made Julia Child’s roast chicken the next day. While I won’t go into details, suffice it to say that it was a hit at my house and my family wants me to now make all my meals with two pounds of butter. While watching the movie, I reflected back to a story I recently did for my Gannett/USAToday.com column. The story was about building teams through cooking, and while researching it, I came across some information about Julia Child and her career. The thing that really struck me was the enthusiasm and passion she had for what she did. It’s something I’m sure most of us dream about, and some of us even achieve. I thought Julia was the perfect person to introduce the story about the joys of cooking and sharing a good meal with colleagues. Here it is: Famed cook Julia Child once said that cooking is “just as creative and imaginative an activity as drawing, or wood carving or music.” Some employers are also hoping it’s a surefire recipe for motivating and inspiring workers. At a time when employee engagement is critical because of reduced staffs and increased competition in tough economic times, employers are seeking ways to help employees bond better not only with co-workers, but with managers . They’re stepping into Child’s world – the kitchen – to do just that. San Francisco-based Parties That Cook stages team-building cooking events for companies where employees work together to create a meal that they then eat together, all under the watchful eye of a professional chef. Often held at a boss’s house, the event mixes together employees in different departments and focuses on each team preparing a dish by a deadline with certain ingredients. For bill.com founder and CEO Rene Lacerte , the kitchen offers just the kind of team building he needs for his start-up company’s 16 employees

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