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Oktoberfest Cooking Workshop and Feast

A German cooking party and banquet in celebration of the largest folk festival in the world

• Saturday, October 4, 2025 • 12–4pm • $70 per person
• James Room Kitchen at Phillips Recreation Center
• Registration link coming soon

 

Originating in the Bavarian city of Munich in 1810, Oktoberfest is now celebrated all over the world. In Urbana, we will celebrate this festival season with a traditional German banquet and cooking class featuring traditional German recipes, and of course German beer.

 

German cuisine is known for its hearty and savory dishes and a long tradition of sausage-making as well as fermentation of vegetables like cabbage. But the highlight of this cooking workshop will be guest chef Kayla Lammy's Deer Bratwurst, modified from a recipe from her father. We will be making this sausage from scratch along with a banquet of traditional German favorites.

 

This is a hands-on cooking workshop for adults where all students will participate in the preparation of all the dishes on the menu. Do come hungry and thirsty because the tuition includes a banquet where you will be eating everything you cooked. 

 

Students will also leave the workshop with easy-to-follow recipes of all the dishes on the menu. These recipes have all been adapted for the typical home cook and contain many tips & tricks to help minimize your time in the kitchen while staying true to the spirit of the original ethnic flavors.

 

All menu items below will use locally sourced ingredients but are subject to change based on the availability of fresh ingredients at local markets. Here's what's on the menu for this festive event:

 

• Pretzels Sticks with Obatzda (beers cheese dip)
• Kayla's Deer Bratwurst (traditional home recipe)
• Spätzle (German egg dumplings with caramelized onions)
• Bayrischer Kartoffelsalat (Bavarian warm potato salad)
• Apfelkuchen (German apple cake)
• Bavarian Sauerkraut (apples, bacon, caraway seeds)
• Schwarzbrot (black German rye bread)
• Rotkohl (red cabbage with apples)
• Bavarian Coffee (peppermint schnapps, whipped cream, chocolate shavings)
• A selection of German beers will also be available for your tasting pleasure

 

Kayla Lammy will be our guest chef for this cooking party. Kayla is currently a second-year master’s student in the Food Science and Human Nutrition department at the University of Illinois, concentrating in Clinical and Community Nutrition. Her goal is to become a registered dietitian. She recognizes the central role food plays in all of our lives—our survival, joy, connection, and culture. Kayla’s passion for nutrition stemmed from her love of cooking and baking. She wants to work toward connecting nutrition education with cooking and recipe development, while honoring each person’s unique relationship with food. She is always eager to learn about foods and cooking styles from other cultures.

 

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