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20 virtual team lunch ideas (plus 12 lunch and learn topics)

KraftyLab TeamUpdated 8 min read
Lunch planner

What will your team lunch cost?

  • Taco Making$95/person + $479 base fee

    A professional chef cooks live from Mexico City. Beef or mushroom tacos.

    Est. total$2,379
    for 20 people, kits included
  • Charcuterie Board Making$109/person + $379 base fee

    Build a board of premium cheeses, with meat or vegetarian options.

    Est. total$2,559
    for 20 people, kits included
  • Hot Chocolate Bomb$74/person + $379 base fee

    Make and decorate cocoa bombs with premium chocolate and marshmallows.

    Est. total$1,859
    for 20 people, kits included

Estimates for continental US addresses. Shipping elsewhere adds $45 to $75 a person where available.

A virtual lunch works when it has one small hook: a theme, a question, or something everyone makes together. Without one, it's just another meeting with sandwiches.

Here are 20 hooks remote teams actually show up for, from free ideas you can run this week to hosted cook-alongs.

Free and easy lunches

No budget needed. Put it on the calendar and pick a host.

  1. 1Lunch rouletteRandom groups of three in breakout rooms, with a new mix every week.
  2. 2Hometown dish dayEveryone eats something from where they grew up and says why.
  3. 3Show your lunchThirty seconds each: what you're eating and where it's from.
  4. 4Lunch triviaTen easy questions while people eat. Free questions
  5. 5Recipe swapEveryone shares one favorite recipe, and you collect them into a team cookbook.
  6. 6Same-budget deliveryGive everyone the same meal budget and order at the same time.
  7. 7No-shop-talk lunchOne rule: no work topics. Bring a question deck to keep it going. 50+ questions
  8. 8Watch and eatA short talk or documentary clip, then five minutes of discussion.

Lunch and learns

A short lesson over lunch, from a teammate or a hosted expert.

  1. 9Healthy EatingA nutritionist shares quick, easy, healthy recipes. $1,600 flat rate · 1 hour. See the class
  2. 10Zero Waste CookingCook with what's already in the fridge and waste less. $1,800 flat rate · 1 hour. See the class
  3. 11Teach a colleagueA teammate teaches one skill in 15 minutes: a language, a recipe, a shortcut.
  4. 12Book club lunchOne short article or chapter a week, discussed over lunch.
  5. 13Ask a leader anythingA senior leader answers the team's questions over lunch.
  6. 14Book a speakerPick an interactive talk on wellbeing or growth. See interactive webinars

12 lunch and learn topics

Each topic links to a real session you can book.

Cook-alongs and tasting kits

A live chef or host, and a kit shipped to every door before the day. Continental US shipping is included.

  1. Taco MakingShipment Package Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.comKit included

    15Taco Making

    $95/person + $479 base fee1 hour

  2. Charcuterie Board MakingShipment Package Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.comKit included

    16Charcuterie Board Making

    $109/person + $379 base fee1 hour

  3. Coffee TastingShipment Package Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.comKit included

    17Coffee Tasting

    $89/person + $379 base fee1 hour

  4. Hot Chocolate BombShipment Package Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.comKit included

    18Hot Chocolate Bomb

    $74/person + $379 base fee1 hour

  5. Classic Wine TastingShipment Package Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.comKit included

    19Wine Tasting

    $119/person + $379 base fee1 hour

  6. Free

    20Bake-along lunch

    Pick one easy recipe, send the shopping list a week ahead, and bake it live together. Whoever finishes first shares a tip.

The Taco Making chef in her kitchen studioLive chef
Taco Making is taught by a chef live from Mexico City
The Hot Chocolate Bomb kit laid out next to its boxIn the kit
A finished hot chocolate bomb with white drizzle and heart sprinklesFinished
What arrives, and what you make: the Hot Chocolate Bomb kit

Dietary needs and international guests. Beef or mushroom tacos, meat or vegetarian charcuterie, and non-alcoholic kits are available. Taco kits arrive by local delivery 2 days before; international guests get an ingredient list.

How to feed a remote team

Pick one of four ways to handle the food.

  • One meal budget for everyone, so nobody's lunch looks different on camera.

  • Order delivery for the same time, so everyone eats together.

  • Ship a kit and cook along with a chef.

  • Or skip food: a game or a talk still works as a lunch hook.

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  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • Meta
  • Spotify
  • Netflix
  • Cisco
  • Coinbase
  • Dropbox

Cisco Meraki · Case study

A full-day virtual retreat with a DIY lunch workshop

Teams cooked together, sharing recipes and stories. They immediately rebooked.

Read the case study

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Emily B. · Google review

How to host a virtual team lunch

  1. Keep it short. 45 minutes, starting on time, with no agenda beyond the hook.
  2. Keep groups small. Past eight people, use breakout rooms so everyone talks.
  3. Feed people. A meal budget or a kit gets far more people to join than "bring your own".

Virtual team lunch FAQ

How do you host a virtual team lunch?

Pick a 45-minute slot, give it one hook, like a theme, a game or a class, and use breakout rooms so everyone gets to talk.

What is a virtual lunch and learn?

A short session over lunch where someone teaches something: a colleague, a leader or a hosted expert like a nutritionist.

What are good lunch and learn topics?

Pick something useful beyond the job: sleep, stress, time management, healthy eating, speaking up in meetings or living more sustainably. The 12 topics above each link to a real session.

Should the company pay for lunch?

It helps. A same-budget delivery credit or a kit shipped to each person gets more people to join than "bring your own".

Do cook-along kits ship outside the US?

Continental US shipping is included; Alaska, Hawaii and US territories add $75 a person, Canada $60 and international $45 where a kit ships there. International addresses need 3 to 4 weeks.

How much does a hosted lunch cost?

Cook-along kits start at $74 per person plus a $379 base fee. Hosted lunch and learns start at a $1,600 flat rate. The planner at the top estimates yours.

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