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SPRINGFIELD — Bistro Verde, Lincoln Land Community College’s student-led café, reopens Jan. 30 and will serve customers Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The café is open as Bistro To Go, a counter service concept, from Jan. 30-Feb. 29, offering soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffees and drinks.
From March 27-April 18, the café transforms into Bistro Verde, a casual, dine-in restaurant experience. The full-service lunch features appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts, coffees, drinks and chef inspired dishes that are prepared from scratch using high quality ingredients and finished with creative flair. Reservations are recommended.
The menu as well as ordering and reservation information are available at www.llcc.edu/bistro-verde. Bistro Verde is located inside the east entrance of the Workforce Careers Center on the 69·çÁ÷ campus, 5250 Shepherd Road.
In the 69·çÁ÷ Hospitality and Culinary Arts program, part of a student’s learning experience is to run a working café that is open to the public. 69·çÁ÷ offers an associate in applied science degree in culinary arts and in hospitality management and services. Professional certificates offered include first cook, culinary manager, baking and pastry, hospitality professional and hospitality supervisor. 69·çÁ÷ also offers non-credit cooking and baking classes, as well as dinners at Bistro Verde.