Cook and Date?

02 Mar 2013

I love to cook and I want to meet new people. What better way to start my journey into the world of dating that with an activity that combines both!

How about Cook and Date?

That’s not a question; it’s a matchmaking company that is the brainchild of one very creative businesswoman named Cristina Mucciardi. Cristina has concocted the perfect balance of ingredients for a successful date, or in this case dates.

Meeting a blind date in a restaurant can be intimidating. I tried it once and decided it was not my thing. I remember walking into the restaurant and feeling out of sorts as I scanned the room looking for a person that I had never seen.

Awkward moment!!!

I had no real idea what he looked like – all the men look the same in their suits when you’re nervous. There were a multitude of crazy questions racing around in my head. “Are all those eyes on me and do those patrons know I’m on a blind date? What should I say as we shake hands? How would we find something to talk about?

Not wanting to repeat that uncomfortable experience I went in search of an alternative.

The night I walked into the Viking Showroom on Devonshire in Montreal to attend a Cook and Date event, I was totally at ease.

Cristina was there to greet all the wannabe male and female chefs and make the introductions amusing. I had no expectations other than to have fun. The pressure on us all as a group was relieved because the activity itself of cooking our dinner provided a natural flow of conversation and a connection among all the dinner guests. The wine helped too.

On the menu was homemade pasta that took us forever to roll out, but worth all the effort and filet mignon steak with a roasted vegetable tower as a main course.

Cook and Date’s owner Cristina has created the perfect recipe to a delicious evening of meeting and conversing with great new people, with none of the pressure of a blind date.

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