COD students creating culinary delights for lunch, dinner and the market

Posted September 07, 2015 11:00 pm

College of DuPage

The College of DuPage students are creating culinary delights this fall for the International Cuisine and Classical Cuisine dinners, Wheat Café and the Culinary Market.

All will be offered in the state-of-the-art Culinary & Hospitality Center at College of DuPage.

Students in the International Cuisine class take guests on a gastronomic tour of the world with recipes celebrating the seasons and using the freshest ingredients. Dinners start at

7 p.m. on Mondays, Oct. 5 and 12 (Italy), Oct. 19 and 26 (Germany), Nov. 2 and 9 (Peru), Nov. 16 and 23 (Vietnam) and Nov. 30 and Dec. 7 (India). The menus can be viewed here, and the cost is $45, which includes a wine or beer pairing with the meal and tax.

Advanced culinary students in the Classical Cuisine class prepare and serve a multi-course meal paired with appropriate wines. Seatings are at 6, 6:15 and 6:30 p.m., and dinners are on Tuesdays, Sept. 8, 15 and 29; Oct. 6; and Nov. 3, 10 and 24. Menus do change and can be viewed here. The cost is $60, which includes tax.

The student-run Wheat Café serves fresh seasonal American fare prepared by students in the Culinary & Pastry Arts and Service classes. Lunch seatings are at 11:15, 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, Sept. 10 to Dec. 4, while dinner seatings are at 6:45 and 7 p.m. on Sept. 9 to Dec. 2. Featured fare this fall is Tex-Mex, Sept. 9 to 25; Louisiana, Sept. 30 to Oct. 16; Central Farmlands, Oct. 21 to Nov. 6; and Mid-Atlantic, Nov. 11 to Dec. 4. The cost is $17 for lunch and $25 for dinner, and menus can be viewed here. The Culinary Market sells items made by students and will be open from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from Tuesday, Sept. 15, to Thursday, Dec. 3. The menu at the Culinary Market changes daily and is tied to the curriculum of several classes.

Dedicated dining parking can be found by the entrance to the Culinary & Hospitality Center. Reservations for lunches and dinners are available through www.opentable.com.

For more information, visit www.cod.edu/programs/culinary/wheat_cafe.

To receive email notifications from the Culinary Market or for more information, call (630) 942-2359 or email culinarymarket@cod.edu.

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