While it’s possible to eat prepared or restaurant food at every meal, most people try to cook at least some meals themselves.
Before TV, people learned to cook from family, neighbors, or radio shows. The first cooking TV show was BBC Television’s Cook’s Night Out, premiering all the way back in 1937![1]
Food isn’t just essential for life, but also an art to those who perfect their cooking skills.
Take, for example, Antonin Careme, who created architectural dishes like croquembouche, or Heston Blumenthal, who pioneered “molecular gastronomy” — focusing on the chemical processes of cooking to create new flavors and artistic plates.[2]
Whether you’re a home cook or going after that Michelin star, we list a variety of food-themed names for cooking teams below.
If the perfect team name for you doesn’t appear, see our team name generator for more options, or use our tips below the list to create your own cooking team name.
Pasta La Vista, Baby!
The Impastas
Stop, Guac, & Roll
Hopeless Ramen-tics
Donut Give Up
Pumpkin Spice Society
Serious Relation Chips
Lettuce Celebrate!
The Tastemakers
Smartichokes
The Munchies
Dissing a Brie
Mint to Be
Just the Wurst
The Limp Briskets
Cooking Kings
Gettin' Figgy With It
Flavor Queens[3]
Al Dente Derelicts
Bacon Us Crazy
Let's Roll!
Freshly Chopped
Boom! Roasted
Must Romaine Calm
The Spice Rack
Culinary Crusaders
Burnt Toast
Running Out of Thyme
Paprika Patrol
The Moldy Cheese
Melted Marshmallows
French Toast Nation
The Flaming Chefs
The Cheftastics[3]
Woking Your Way
Whistle While We Wok
Simmer!
A Matter of Taste[3]
It's Our Jam
On the Flipside
The Lentil Things
A Touch of Spice[3]
Flavor Feast[4]
Basmati Brigade
The Ramen Girls[3]
Couscous Crew
Fermented Force
Kombucha Krazed
Braised Brigade
Parsnip Posse
The Thyme of Our Life
Always Making Thyme
Roux Rebels
Scrambled Eggheads[3]
Kimchi & Bean Paste
Team Turmeric
Weekly Meatings
The Whole Enchilada
One in a Melon
A Great Matcha
We Will Wok You
Two to Mango
The Home Skillets
The Spice Girls
The Sauté Squad
The Boilers
Skillet Masters
Cast Iron Bandits
It's Fryday!
On the Chopping Block
We've Got the Beet
The Grapeful Guild
The Biggest Flans
Plated & Posh
Kitchen Confidential: In honor of Anthony Bourdain
Lil' Sweet Teas
Getting Oolong
The Skillets
Blurred Limes
Flavortownies
Appetizing Aces
Seared to Perfection
Dicing Divas
Kitchen Wizards
Sizzle Squad
Savory Sirens
Gourmet Gang
Gastro Gurus
Recipe Rockstars
Scrumptious Squad
Gourmet Geniuses
Spice Masters
Foodie Friends
Tasty Troupe
BBQ Bosses
Noodle Crew
The Grill Masters
Food-Themed Team Name Generator
How to Create Your Own Food-Themed Team Name
Create your own food/cooking team name with the following tips:
- Start with things that you know. List types of foods, cooking techniques, and any other food-related knowledge you have that may work for a food-themed team name. You can name the team after your favorite thing to cook, the first technique you learned, or a dish that inspires you. If you are a novice when it comes to food or have trouble creating your list, a simple online search for cooking methods or recipes will bring up a vast amount of information.
- Search vintage cooking terms. If you’re interested in a less common food-themed team name, researching old-fashioned cooking terms, vintage cookware, and old recipes may uncover some lesser-known phrases that would make a unique team name. This can provide funny team names, too, since some vintage recipes seem strange to the modern palate.
- Use cooking techniques and descriptions. You may find an interesting word or phrase if you browse through the methods and explanations of how to perform the various processes in cooking. If you and your team are skilled at a particular technique, you may want to use it as your food-themed team name’s focus.