The Farms: Cook a 3-Course Meal

Experience Level: Beginner

Take your culinary skills to a new level at Cook a 3-Course Meal on Tuesday, Oct. 15 or Monday, Oct. 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Mansion Kitchen*. (Each date covers the same material.)

Blue Dragonfly Catering owner Leah Bodine will instruct students on basic knife stills as they prepare a 3-course meal. Learn three international recipes, prepare, cook and dine afterward. A short wine course will be included.

$100/person. Register one week before each workshop. All sales are final.

Registration links:
— Oct. 15
— Oct. 28

*NOTE: The kitchen is located in the basement and accessible primarily by stairs. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Kristin Mindiola at mindiola@illinois.edu.

Learn more about the space where your course will take place here.

About The Instructor

Leah Bodine calls herself the ‘accidental chef’ with years of experience in the food industry. She started her catering company, Blue Dragonfly Catering, to express her creative mind in food preparation and cultivating recipes. She loves sharing her skills with others and seeing the fascination on students’ faces when they realize how creative they can be and how easy it is to do so.

Her experiences in the food industry have led her to live in Paris and cater for rock and country legends.

About The Farms

The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, health & wellness, history, nature & outdoor education, or science. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.

See the complete Fall Session schedule here.