Ottawa Corporate Event Catering
Urban Element is a leading provider of corporate catering in Ottawa. Infused into everything we do at Urban Element is a deep love of food and a belief in its ability to motivate, inspire, educate, and entertain.
Nothing brings people together like food. Urban Element has been a long-standing leader in creating and executing culinary event experiences, inspired catering, and food education. Whether it’s an immersive team building cooking class, cocktail reception with interactive food stations or a multi-course tasting menu, we guarantee a unique and immersive culinary event experience that’s sure to impress clients and staff alike.
Envision wine + cheese tastings, tequila sipping workshops, guest chef cooking classes – our local industry relationships are strong, and we love to showcase the best of the best of the food + beverage industry.
We are more than happy to take our show on the road – we’ve established great connections with like-minded venues and experts all around the city and can bring the “UE experience” to various locations around Ottawa. We’re constantly developing new relationships with new venues, so give us a call if this is something you’d like to talk more about!
Feast your eyes on just some of our unique interactive culinary event formats for your next corporate gathering:
Dumplings 101
Seeking a format that allows your guests to get involved with some hands-on components but prefer a private dining experience? Check out our unique hybrid cooking format hosted at Splittree Cocktail, located in Westboro.
Allow an Urban Element Chef to guide your group through an engaging ‘mini’ culinary workshop featuring the art of dumplings (also known as potstickers!) - a comfort food favourite. For the interactive element of the workshop, participants will make the potsticker filling, learn to properly fill, fold, and prep dumplings, and then enjoy them with dipping sauces as their appetizer.
The group will be split into two, each team learning from our culinary expert as well as Splittree’s Mixologist. Guests will have a hand in making two craft cocktails in addition to their first course appetizer. Post-cooking, guests gather around the communal table to relax and round out their evening enjoying a plated dinner.
Homemade Pasta
Join an Urban Element Chef Instructor for a fun and engaging fresh pasta tutorial that focuses on filling and shaping techniques in a private, light-filled third-floor venue, Jabberwocky, above Union 613 in Centretown. Guests will learn how to make two variants of stuffed pasta with homemade pasta dough and learn two simple folding techniques, while being shown alternate shapes to demonstrate endless possibilities.
We begin with a Chef-inspired canapé to welcome the group, which is enjoyed during introductions. The first pasta dish will be served as second canapé while the group assembles the second filled pasta. Guests will then sit down to enjoy their second pasta as a composed plate, followed by a main and dessert. Cocktail tutorials are available in tandem with this offering, custom pricing.
Food x Wine Experiences
For a social evening, our Food X Wine interactive experiences combine the best of food and drink with a special focus on Canadian producers, artisans, and local culinary provisions. This is a casual format that allows for the most mixing and mingling while learning in an immersive environment.
Charcuterie 101
"How to build the perfect grazing board", Wood Cherry or Maple Board- handcrafted from Chelsea, Quebec, Seed to Sausage charcuterie, mustards, pickled elements, dried fruit, and nuts. Participants will create two recipes to complement their board – a pear + rosemary compote and candied nuts.
In this workshop, participants will walk away with the knowledge of contrasting and complimenting varying flavours by assembling charcuterie board elements on a beautiful, handcrafted cherry wood platter, sourced from an artisan producer in Chelsea, Quebec. Guests have the option to order these handmade wood boards to take home when the evening concludes as a memorable parting gift (additional pricing).
tutored tastings
Selection of 3 hand-selected wines (or non-alcoholic beverages), interactive tutored tasting, Artisan Cheese Selection from Ontario and Quebec and Wine Tasting notes – Sommelier-led.
With an emphasis on local and regional producers there is no better place to begin than with the local terroir of the Ontario wine region! This workshop can be adapted to any wine region globally or take a dive into craft beer or “liberated from alcohol” offerings for a truly unique sensory experience!
