Culinary experience packages are a form of experiential tours and The Lancaster County Visitors Bureau defines them as, "...Tours [that] immerse visitors in different ways and at different levels of adventure, so they can experience the essence of life in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. The tours target active travelers that want something out of the ordinary, an experience with 'bragging rights' that sets a visit to Lancaster apart from other destinations".
For its culinary experience packages, Hershey Farm combines Lancaster County traditional fare and unique activities for a thoroughly delightful experience. All culinary experience packages are booked in addition to a delicious PA Dutch all you can eat family style meal at Hershey Farm Restaurant and as part of each package every group member receives a fresh bakery item to take home. Currently four culinary experience packages have been created. Including:

Signature Baking Demonstration
Create Your Own Personal Shoofly Pie Package
Whoopie Pie Checkers Package
Gingerbread Decorating Package

Signature Bakery Demonstration

At Hershey Farm Restaurant, before your group enjoys a delicious PA Dutch style meal they can now include an entertaining and educational cooking demonstration.

One of Hershey Farm's trained cooks will guide your group step by step to create two of Hershey Farm's signature bakery items, Shoofly pie and whoopie pies. 2 volunteers will receive hands-on experience and receive a deluxe thank you gift for their bravery. Each group member will receive complimentary whoopie pies to cap off the demonstration.

This is a unique and fun way to experience PA Dutch cooking at one of Lancaster's best destinations.

Only $3.95

per person

(Due to limited facilities, the Hershey Farm Signature Bakery Demonstration is not available at all times. Group size must be 25 or more. Demos are usually presented before the meal is served. Can be added to traditional or value family style reservations only.)

For details or reservations for your group please email groupsales@hersheyfarm.com.

Make Your Own Shoofly Pie Demonstration

At Hershey Farm Restaurant, before your group enjoys a delicious PA Dutch style meal they can now include an entertaining and educational cooking demonstration.
Start with a 5" pie shell, fill it with all the ingredients, including gooey molasses and sticky sugar, to make Hershey Farm's delicious shoofly pie, then give the pie to our bakery staff. While you enjoy shopping in our large gift shop and have a delicious PA Dutch lunch or dinner, your pie will bake, cool and be packaged. When all shopping and dining is finished, everyone will receive their pies-ready to take home and be enjoyed or to use for bragging rights. Look what I made!!!

Call 1-800-822-7866 for pricing
(Due to limited facilities, the Hershey Farm Make Your Own Shoofly Pie Demonstration is not available at all times. Group size must be 15 or more. Demos are usually presented before the meal is served. Can be added to traditional or value family style reservations only.)
For details or reservations for your group please email groupsales@hersheyfarm.com.

Whoopie Pie Checkers Demonstration

At Hershey Farm Restaurant, before your group enjoys a delicious PA Dutch style meal they can now include an entertaining and educational cooking demonstration.
Why not try a new twist on an old game? Your group may play checkers Lancaster County style. To make it a little more interesting, the checkers for this game will not be made of plastic or wood. The checkers will be our very own mini chocolate and mini red velvet whoopie pies. The game of checkers will be played just like a normal game with two exceptions. When a checker is jumped, you may eat the jumped checker if you like. Also, to king a checker, another whoopie pie shell will be added to the checker. At the end of the game, everyone in your group will receive a medium chocolate or red velvet whoopie pie to take home. Start practicing your game and come enjoy checkers Lancaster County style!

Call 1-800-822-7866 for pricing
(Due to limited facilities, the Hershey Farm Whoopie Pie Checkers Demonstration is not available at all times. Group size must be 15 or more. Demos are usually presented before the meal is served. Can be added to traditional or value family style reservations only.)
For details or reservations for your group please email groupsales@hersheyfarm.com.

Gingerbread Decorating Contest:

At Hershey Farm Restaurant, before your group enjoys a delicious PA Dutch style meal they can now include an entertaining and educational cooking demonstration.
You have our permission to act like a kid again. We're giving everyone in your group a gingerbread man, unlimited icing, and items you may have never thought could be used for decorations. Decorate like you were 10 years old, but remember every gingerbread man will be judged by the head chef at Hershey Farm Restaurant. The most creatively decorated man will receive a special prize to take home and everyone gets to take home the gingerbread man that they made.

Call 1-800-822-7866 for pricing
(Due to limited facilities, the Hershey Farm Gingerbread Decorating Demonstration is not available at all times. Group size must be 15 or more. Demos are usually presented before the meal is served. Can be added to traditional or value family style reservations only.)
For details or reservations for your group please email groupsales@hersheyfarm.com.