10/6/2025 🔥 Embers & Aromas: A Smoke & Spice Fall Feast Cooking & Wine Tasting Experience

$ 45.00

When: October 6th 2025, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Where: Grovestone 2419 Village Green Place, Champaign, IL 61822

Join us at Grovestone for a cozy fall evening where every dish is kissed with smoke and layered with spice. From fire-roasted soups to maple balsamic vegetables and peach-glazed pork tenderloin, this seasonal menu is crafted to warm the soul and spark the senses.

We’ll guide you through each course, pairing bold autumn flavors with carefully selected wines finishing on a sweet note with our smoky, spicy chocolate chip cookies.

Sit back, sip, and enjoy as we bring each dish to life in front of you, sharing techniques, ingredients, and stories along the way.

Great for date night or girls night out! Just sit back, eat, drink and socialize while we do all the work!

Menu:

Autumn Harvest Salad- mixed greens with roasted apples, dried cranberries, candied pecans, and Grovestone Balsamic Vinaigrette.

Smoky Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Soup - Fire roasted peppers and tomatoes blended into a smooth, rich soup and brightened with Grovestone Balsamic.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Brussels Sprouts - caramelized in Grovestone Roasted Onion Olive Oil, Maple Balsamic and finished with a touch of Caramel Sea Salt.

Spiced Peach Glazed Pork Tenderloin - oven roasted pork tenderloin coated with habañero olive oil Grovestone Peach Balsamic and our Applewood Chipotle for a sweet-heat balance.

Smokey and Spicy Chocolate Chip Cookies- chocolate chip cookies made with smoked chile olive oil and sprinkled with Grovestone Bourbon Barrel Smoked Flake Salt for a warm, salty finish.Q

Wine Tasting

About the Classes: Each class teaches tasty techniques and food preparation along with providing a tasting of each dish prepared. We will also provide wine tastings with selected dishes. Must be 21 years of age.

Bonus: Each guest will receive 20% off Olive Oils & Balsamics!

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation Policy: There are no refunds! To receive credit for a future cooking class, a one-week notice is required with a $10 processing fee. Requests must be emailed to loui@grovestone.com.

Allergen Facilities:
Our facilities are not food allergen or gluten-free.

Please note that we are not able to accommodate all dietary requests (ie, vegetarian, gluten sensitivity, dairy allergy, etc. We suggest you check with us before booking.)

Allergens:
Attention customers with food allergies. Please be aware that our food may contain or come into contact with common allergens, such as dairy, eggs, wheat, soybeans, tree nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish or wheat. While we take steps to minimize risk and safely handle the foods that contain potential allergens, please be advised that cross contamination may occur, as factors beyond our reasonable control may alter the formulations of the food we serve, or manufacturers may change their formulations without our knowledge.

The recipes provided to Participant during the course of the cooking class are the property of Grovestone. Grovestone retains all rights to the recipes. Participant agrees the recipes are only for Participant’s personal non-commercial use and may not be sold, transferred or disseminated to other without the written consent of Grovestone.

Participant grants Grovestone permission to take photographs and/or video recordings for use on Grovestone’s websites, social media sites (including but not limited to Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, etc.) and in publications, promotional fliers, educational materials, derivative works. Participant acknowledges these photographs and/or video recordings may be accessible on the internet. Participant also waives any right to compensation arising from the use of photographs and/or video recordings. Participant releases Grovestone from any and all claims, demands, rights, promises, damages, and liabilities arising out of or in connection with the use or distribution of any photograph or recordings.

Menus are subject to change. Chefs are subject to change. Classes are subject to cancellation or rescheduling.

Collections: Classes, Cooking Classes, Quick Order

Category: cooking class, cooking demonstration, wine, Wine Tasting