Last chance to register for our Oktoberfest Event at the discounted "Early Bird" rate

Meet Kayla Lammy, our guest chef for Urbana Park District's first-ever Oktoberfest cooking workshop and feast. Kayla is currently a second-year master’s student in the Food Science and Human Nutrition department at the University of Illinois who also grew up in rural Illinois. For Kayla's family, hunting was a way they sustained themselves, and she grew up eating ground deer meat, or venison, as a substitute for ground beef in most recipes. On Saturday, October 4, Kayla will share her family's special bratwurst recipe along with all the other traditional German festival favorites that you expect at an authentic Oktoberfest banquet. Here's what's on the menu:

• Homemade Soft Pretzels with Obatzda (beer cheese dip)
• Kayla's Venison Bratwurst with Sauerkraut (traditional home recipe)
• Spaetzle (German egg dumplings with caramelized onions)
• Rotkohl (red cabbage with apples)
• Bayrischer Kartoffelsalat (Bavarian warm potato salad)
• Apfelkuchen (German apple cake)
• Bavarian Coffee (peppermint schnapps, whipped cream, chocolate shavings)

This is a four-hour 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 full festival menu, and you will be eating everything you cooked that day. We'll also provide a selection of German beers for your tasting pleasure and a fabulous dessert course to cap off the day. Details and full menu: www.cooking-with-paul.com/workshops-german.html

The discounted "early bird" tuition of $70 ends on September 19, so register today to reserve your seat.

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