Consider this your Sourdough Boot Camp for bakers of all levels!
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Join Granor Head Baker, Jill Morgan, as she guides you through the entire sourdough process from feeding starter, shaping, proofing, scoring, and baking in both a wood and electric oven. In addition to the instruction this package includes all meals including a Welcome Dinner on Thursday night, breakfast and lunch on Friday and Saturday as well as dinner with Harold Wilken from Janie's Mill in the Granor Farm Botanical Dining Room on Friday evening. Throughout the class you'll have full access to the Granor Kitchen and Team to learn all of our tricks and techniques.
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Students leave with a slew of information, recipes, and the confidence to begin (or continue) their sourdough journey. Participants in the 3 Day Intensive also receive a promo code at the time of booking for 10% of the subsequent Sourdough Club tutorials throughout the year.
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The general itinerary will be-- this is subject to adjustment.
Thursday: 5-9 pm ET
Friday: 8-4 pm and then dinner at 7 pm ET
Saturday: 8-4 pm
Join us for a true Dinner Party, complete with cocktail hour and multi-course family style meal. Our February guest is Harold Wilken, farmer, miller, and owner of Janie's Mill in Ashkum, IL.
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The evening will kick off a cocktail and appetizer hour featuring the ingredients grown and milled by Janie's Mill along with grains grown (and some distilled) by Granor. We will then move to the Granor Greenhouse for a family style meal loaded with Granor-grown produce and grains from Janie's Mill.
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The meal will be paired with Granor Table Wines and full NA beverages are available upon request. A selection of Janie's Mill ingredients will be available for sale on the night of the event. Note that while we accommodate all dietary restrictions, this menu will feature gluten prominently.
Join us in our Greenhouse for a five-course, individually-plated meal that showcases the best of Granor's crops and other ingredients from local farms and global producers. Every menu is unique to that specific event and is a snapshot of our farm at that exact moment in time.
This Galentine’s Day, join us for a celebration of women and female friendship, complete with a cocktail hour and multi-course family style meal highlighting a host of exceptional female growers and producers from our region.
The evening will begin with a cocktail and appetizer hour in our School House, featuring Granor Spirits and Granor-grown produce. During this time, you will have the opportunity to write an encouraging message to a fellow attendee inside a quirky, food-themed Nourishing Notes greeting card and to select a botanical oracle card to guide your self-reflection for the upcoming year. We will then move to the Granor Greenhouse for a family-style meal loaded with Granor-grown produce and ingredients from woman-owned local businesses: Madre Masa, Willowbrook Farms and Sticky Spoons Jams.
The meal will be paired with Granor Table Wines and full NA beverages are available upon request.
Spend Valentine's Day on the farm! This menu will celebrate our love of great food with a parade of red and pink hued courses featuring the finest ingredients grown by Granor, from our farming neighbors, and specialty imports from like-minded producers around the world.
Join us in the cozy, lamp-lit Greenhouse with your special person, your pals, or a group as we bask in the warmth of love in the middle of winter.
Spend Valentine's Day on the farm! This menu will celebrate our love of great food with a parade of red and pink hued courses featuring the finest ingredients grown by Granor, from our farming neighbors, and specialty imports from like-minded producers around the world.
Join us in the cozy, lamp-lit Greenhouse with your special person, your pals, or a group as we bask in the warmth of love in the middle of winter.
Have you ever watched a cooking show and wished that you could ask a question or taste what they are making? Now you can! In our Chef's Table Dinners, the Granor Chef will teach a minimum of five different dishes, and serve a tasting portion of each one accompanied by our Granor Wine. These events are typically about three hours, and you will leave with full recipes, a new skill set, and a full belly.
The meal will begin with family-style snacks followed with an individually-plated, three course menu featuring traditional favorites from Burgundy. These classic dishes will be made showcasing a selection of fresh Granor vegetables and just-baked bread. The meal will conclude with a tasty, winter-time dessert.
Every meal includes beverages, both Granor Table Wine and non-alcoholic options, paired with that night's menu.
Join us in our Greenhouse for a five-course, individually-plated meal that showcases the best of Granor's crops and other ingredients from local farms and global producers. Every menu is unique to that specific event and is a snapshot of our farm at that exact moment in time.
Our workshops are the most in-depth course we offer. Together the group will prepare minimum 6 different dishes under the tutelage of the Granor Chef. Then we will come together as a group and enjoy the fruits of our labors as a sit down, family-style meal. The meal includes Granor Table Wine.
There's no better way to gather than with Hot Pot and there's no one we'd rather spend time with than Natasha Pickowicz, famed chef and author. Join us for an evening of drinks, warming food, and conversation with Ms. Pickowicz in celebration of her recently released sophomore cookbook, Everyone Hot Pot.
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The evening will kick off a cocktail and appetizer hour featuring snacks inspired by Natasha's books made with Granor-grown ingredients. After the reception, everyone will move to the Greenhouse for a family style meal showing how hot pot can be adapted for home dining. There is sure to be more than cake for dessert!
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The meal will be paired with Granor Table Wines and full NA beverages are available upon request. Both of Natasha's cookbooks, Everyone Hot Pot and More than Cake are available for pre-order at the time of booking and will be available for purchase at the event.
Join us in our Greenhouse for a five-course, individually-plated meal that showcases the best of Granor's crops and other ingredients from local farms and global producers. Every menu is unique to that specific event and is a snapshot of our farm at that exact moment in time.