Cooking Classes

People often ask about cooking Blackbird Farm pasture-raised meats, so our resident chef and food writer/photographer David Dadekian teaches cooking classes in the farmhouse kitchen at the Farm. Classes cover preparing several cuts of meat, along with side dishes created from local farmers market ingredients. There’s plenty of wine and great conversation with farm owner Ann Marie. Each class will cover different meats and dishes so please join us for more than one class.

Upcoming Class Schedule:

• To Be Announced

Classes are from 1 – 4 p.m. (though to be honest, tend to run longer if you want to chat or see more of the farm). $90 per person, which includes tastings and wine, and are limited to 12 attendees.

Group discount: Purchase tickets for six or more people and receive 10% off each reservation. Email David before making your purchase for the discount code.

Please note any food allergies when purchasing tickets. Due to having to set meats aside for use that day, and wanting to assure everyone has a full experience, reservations must be paid in advance and are non-refundable but can be transferred.

If you have any questions, please email David.

12 Responses to Cooking Classes

1. On April 10, 2011 at 11:03 pm Next Cooking Class Announced | Blackbird Farm said:

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2. On December 21, 2011 at 9:26 pm Sarena1964 said:

   I am not familiar with this farm. Where is this class exactly? Thanking u in advance. -suzanne

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   • On December 21, 2011 at 9:29 pm David Dadekian said:

     The class is held in the farmhouse at 122 Limerock Rd. Smithfield. It’s a large working kitchen with a Wolf range and windows looking out over the pasture.

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3. On February 10, 2012 at 1:21 pm melanie said:

   My husband and I, along with friends of ours, attended the very first cooking class held at Blackbird Farm….top notch experience and i highly recommend it to anyone looking to try something new or different – you won’t be sorry   Cheers to Ann Marie, David and the rest of the Blackbird family who make it all happen!!
   Melanie

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   • On February 10, 2012 at 3:06 pm David Dadekian said:

      Thank you! Very nice of you to say.

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4. On March 24, 2012 at 10:44 pm Another Cooking Class added by popular demand on April 28 | Blackbird Farm said:

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5. On September 24, 2012 at 2:52 am Richard Wood said:

   I drove from Texas for this world class experience. It was absolutely wonderful.

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   • On September 24, 2012 at 8:14 am David Dadekian said:

     Wow, thanks very much.

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6. On November 12, 2012 at 12:55 pm Winter 2013 Cooking Classes Announced | news | Pasture-raised beef, pork and eggs from Smithfield, RI said:

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7. On December 23, 2012 at 6:00 pm 2012 Gift Guides: Recommended Reading (and some truffles) said:

   [...] written in a very consumer friendly, approachable style. I’ll be recommending it in my cooking classes to people who want to learn more. Also, while the black+white photos are very nice to make it a [...]

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8. On March 10, 2013 at 10:30 am ANNE CARANCI said:

   WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHEN FUTURE COOKING CLASSES ARE PLEASE

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   • On March 11, 2013 at 7:22 pm David Dadekian said:

     Anne, we haven’t put together our summer and fall schedule yet, but as soon as we do it will be posted on this site, as well as our Facebook page. Thank you.

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