BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Depanneur - ECPv6.8.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Depanneur X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Depanneur REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20160313T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20161106T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20170312T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20171105T050000 END:STANDARD TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170629T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170629T220000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170614T040428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170628T193846Z UID:40411-1498759200-1498773600@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:From a Seed Comes a Tree: A Newcomer Kitchen Community Dinner DESCRIPTION:From a Seed Comes a Tree: A Community Dinner in Celebration of Eid and Newcomer Kitchen\nA Joyful Night of Traditional Syrian Food\, Music & Activities\nWhere: The 519 • 519 Church St.\, Toronto\, just N. of Wellesley St.\nWhen: Thursday June 29 • Doors 6pm\, Dinner 7pm\, Music 8:30pm\nTickets: $35 • Tables of 6 & Kid’s tix available\, Cash Bar\, Prizes \nIn the last year\, Newcomer Kitchen has done some remarkable things: serving up over 4000 meals prepared by nearly 60 Syrian families\, and putting over $50\,000 directly into the hands of the newcomer community. \nIt has been made possible by the support of hundreds of individuals\, many of whom have never had a chance to meet. So we invite you all to join us in the spirit of Eid for a delicious community dinner of traditional Syrian food prepared by the talented cooks of Newcomer Kitchen\, along with fantastic music\, activities and prizes. \nWith musical performance by Esmaeel Abofakher\, Rahaf Al Akbani and the SyCa band \n\nMENU \nMezze\n Baba Ganouj (smoky eggplant & tahini dip) v\, gf\n Labneh (yogurt cheese) v\, gf\n Muhamarra (red pepper & walnut dip) v*\, gf\n served with pita bread\, pickles\, olives\, and fresh vegetables. \nMains\n Kebbeh Bel Sayniyeh (savoury bulgur cake with mushroom) v\n Chicken Mansaf (roasted chicken with yogurt sauce on bed of grain)\n Muldoom (layered vegetable casserole) v*\, gf\n Auzy (green pea rice pilaf\, topped with spiced beef and fried nuts) gf \nSides\n Salateh Malfouf (cabbage salad with pomegranate & sumac) v*\, gf\nKhyar Belaban (cucumber & yogurt with mint) v\, gf \nBeverages\nApricot Nectar\, Tamarind lemonade\, Sparkling water + Cash Bar \nDesserts:\n Namoura (semolina cake with almonds and rosewater syrup) v\n Mahalabia (milk pudding scented with orange blossom & pistachio) v\, gf\n Served with fresh seasonal fruit\, dry fruits & nuts \n#vegetarian (v)\, #vegan (v*) & #glutenfree (gf) options will be available.\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kibbeh bel Senia (كبة بالصينية)\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nReserve a table of 6 and save $10 — use the coupon code “shukran” at checkout \n\nPress Release (pdf)  |  Media inquiries: contact Len Senater\, 416-828-1990 \nSave URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/from-a-seed-comes-a-tree-a-newcomer-kitchen-community-dinner/ LOCATION:The 519\, 519 Church Street\, Toronto\, ON\, M4Y2C9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/NK-Eid-Poster-3_crop-01.jpg GEO:43.6665315;-79.3809699 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The 519 519 Church Street Toronto ON M4Y2C9 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=519 Church Street:geo:-79.3809699,43.6665315 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170525T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170525T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170522T185351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170522T203558Z UID:39763-1495735200-1495738800@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — May 25 DESCRIPTION:Falafel فلافل\n \n \n \n \n \n Jazar bil Tahini جزر بطحينة\n \n \n \n \n \n Kaak bel Ajweh كعك بالعجوة\n \n \n\n[beef] Yabrak يبرق\nStuffed grape vine leaves can be found on tables all around the Eastern Mediterranean. This Syrian recipe\, features a ground beef and rice filling seasoned generously with parsley\, mint\, onion and black pepper. Some cooks add a bit of finely ground coffee that adds complexity and depth. They are cooked in a tangy sauce of tomato\, lemon\, pomegranate and olive oil\, and served with fresh pita bread. \n[vegetarian] Yalanji (بالنجي)\nYalanji referes to a range of vegetarian dishes stuffed with a seasoned rice filling\, including this version of stuffed grape leaves flecked with green pepper. \nFalafel فلافل\nMost people in Toronto are familiar with falafel\, probably the most universally known Middle Eastern street food as a sandwich in a pita pocket with various toppings. However Syrian falafels are unique in several ways. Larger\, donut-shaped\, and crusted in golden sesame seeds\, these deliciously seasoned chickpea fritters are served as a warm mezze for snacking. \nJazar bil Tahini جزر بطحينة\nA beautiful\, pale orange carrot and tahini dip\, perfect for dipping with the crispy falafel. \nKaak bel Ajweh كعك بالعجوة\nDelicious\, date-stuffed cookies flavoured with vanilla\, anise\, sesame seeds and mahlab\, a spice derived from cherry kernels that imparts a lovely marzipan aroma. These cookies are popular in Lebanon around Easter\, where they are known as “Crown” cookies\, their ring shape are thought to evoke Jesus’ crown of thorns. \n$20 +HST \n\nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius\n(approx. Keele to Spadina\, St. Clair to Lakeshore) \nNEW 6km Delivery Option!\nIf you live outside the free delivery zone\, we are testing a new delivery option in partnership with foodora: $10 flat fee for any address within a 6km radius\n(approx. Park Lawn to DVP\, Eglinton to Lakeshore). \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-may-25/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/facebook_event_227101237786837.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170522T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170522T150000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170424T210311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170425T183038Z UID:38879-1495447200-1495465200@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Syrian Home Cooking with Newcomer Kitchen DESCRIPTION:Kibbeh Bel Sayniyeh\n \n \n \n \n \n Knafeh Nabulsia كنافة نابلسية\n \n \n \n \n \n Kaak bel Ajweh كعك بالعجوة\n \n \n\nAn immersive\, all-day cooking workshop on Victoria Day Holiday Monday! \nin 2016\, The Depanneur reached out to the Syrian newcomer community and has been delighting in the delicious results ever since. Our Newcomer Kitchen project has become something of a local sensation\, serving up 50 meals of traditional Syrian home cooking every week. \nIn that time\, many people have expressed interest in learning some of these fabulous recipes\, so for this holiday Monday\, The Dep and Newcomer Kitchen are teaming up to offer a full-day\, hands-on workshop delving into a some of our most popular Syrian dishes. The class will cover a number of delicious and traditional Syrian recipes\, and will include a light meze lunch and food to take home. \n— Morning —\nKibbeh is one of the most quintessentially Syrian dishes; I’ve been told that there are some 22 different kinds from Damascus alone! In this class we’ll be learning how to make 2 of them: \nKibbeh Lahmeh\nOne of the the most traditional and famous Syrian dishes. Bulgur wheat\, finely ground halal beef and spices are combined and formed into small football-shaped dumplings to be stuffed with a spiced mixture of ground beef and toasted pine nuts. They are then fried to give them a dark auburn and crisp exterior. \nKibbeh Bel Sayniyeh\nThis is a more unique vegetarian kibbeh\, made from two layers of bulgur and potato dough sandwiching a filling of chopped potato\, mushrooms\, nuts\, spices and pomegranate seeds. It is then artfully pre-sliced and decorated with blanched almonds before being baked. \nLUNCH\nYou’ll enjoy a light lunch of your still-warm kibbes along with a selection of Syrian mezzes\, salads and dips\, tea and sweets. \n— Afternoon —\nThe afternoon will focus on baking 2 very delicious Syrian desserts showcasing some of the special ingredients of the region. \nKnafeh Nabulsia\nThis dessert combines knafeh\, a finely shredded wheat pastry\, with a base of mild white cheese (known as Nabulsi\, originally from the Palestinian city of Nablus). It is baked until the pastry is golden and the cheese soft and gooey\, then it is all doused with a scented sugar syrup. This dish is recorded in the Levant as far back as the 10th century\, but the Ottoman Empire spread variations of it to across much of the Middle East. \nKaak bel Ajweh\nDelicious\, date-stuffed cookies flavoured with vanilla\, anise\, sesame seeds and mahlab\, a spice derived from cherry kernels that imparts a lovely marzipan aroma. These cookies are popular in Lebanon around Easter\, where they are known as “Crown” cookies\, their ring shape are thought to evoke Jesus’ crown of thorns. \nThe day will wrap up with an afternoon coffee break and chance to enjoy your freshly-made sweets. \n—– \n$125 +HST \n—–\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. The project now supports over 55 women and paid out over $30\,000 directly into the community in 2016. \nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. \n—–\nEvery Monday\, The Depanneur invites TO’s best culinary talents to lead fun\, hands-on workshops. \nLearn more about Workshops at The Depanneur URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/workshop-syrian-home-cooking-with-newcomer-kitchen-3/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/facebook_event_162959947565305.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Depanneur":MAILTO:info@thedepanneur.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170518T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170518T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170515T184842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170516T155835Z UID:39486-1495130400-1495134000@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — May 18 DESCRIPTION:Salatet Shmandar سلطة شمندر\n \n \n \n \n \n Lazakiat لزاقيات\n \n \n\n[chicken] Kabsa كبسة‎‎\nKabsa is a family of rice dishes believed to be indigenous to Saudi Arabia\, where it is commonly regarded as a national dish. I can be found in most Arab states of the Persian Gulf (where it is also known as makbūs مكبوس‎‎)\, and into Jordan\, Palestine and Southern Syria.\nThese dishes are usually made with a long-grain rice such as basmati\, meat – in our case halal chicken – some finely cut vegetables\, and a mixture of spices\, of which there are countless regional variations\, but might include black pepper\, cloves\, cardamom\, saffron\, cinnamon\, black lime\, bay leaves and nutmeg. This particular recipe also features the addition of tiny golden raisins. \n[vegetarian] Kabsa كبسة‎‎\nA vegetarian version of this dish\, garnished with green peas\, diced peppers\, cauliflower\, and fried nuts. \nSalatet Shmandar سلطة شمندر\nSweet and earthy local Ontario beets\, cooked until tender and cubed\, mixed with chickpeas\, parsley\, lemon & olive oil make for a colourful\, delicious and healthy salad. \nLazakiat لزاقيات\nA spectacular dessert composed of many layers of paper-thin crepes\, seasoned with turmeric\, ginger\, anise and black sesame with a creamy sauce made from sesame halva\, and garnished with fried walnut pieces. \n$20 +HST \n\nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius\n(approx. Keele to Spadina\, St. Clair to Lakeshore) \nNEW 6km Delivery Option!\nIf you live outside the free delivery zone\, we are testing a new delivery option in partnership with foodora: $10 flat fee for any address within a 6km radius\n(approx. Park Lawn to DVP\, Eglinton to Lakeshore). \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-may-18/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/facebook_event_439614326419092.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170511T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170511T120000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170508T165910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170508T182424Z UID:39305-1494504000-1494504000@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — May 11 DESCRIPTION:Foul moukala فول مقلّى\n \n \n \n \n \n Saltett hindbeh سلطة هندبة أو هندباء \n \n \n \n \n \n Tamaria (تمرية)\n \n \n\nFor this very unique speciality of Aleppo\, I found this lovely summary by food blogger Corinne Mossati: \n“The people of Aleppo have a shared passion. Not only do they pride themselves in food that is steeped in culinary traditions and guard their recipes close to heart\, they undeniably affirm their cuisine as the best in the Middle East. As one of the world’s oldest inhabited cities\, Aleppo’s cuisine takes inspiration from the mosaic of cultures that have inhabited Syria over the millennia\, as well as more recent influences of the Ottomans and Armenians. \nTalk to Aleppians about food and they’ll sing a litany of delicacies culminating in one dish unique to their city. Kabab Bil Karaz is a cherry kabab made with minced lamb and wishna\, a small and sour black cherry that grows on the outskirts of the city… From the first taste I had in Aleppo\, I was completely taken with the perfect balance of sweet and sour flavours\, the unique presentation on triangular pieces of bread decorated with pine nuts and parsley.” \n[beef] Lahmeh bil karaz لحمة بالكرز\nLightly spiced beef meatballs in a sweet & sour sauce made from sour cherries\, garnished with pine nuts and served with fresh pita bread. \n[vegetarian] Foul moukala فول مقلّى\nBroad beans sauteed with garlic and coriander\, with radish & pickles & fresh pita \nSaltett hindbeh  سلطة هندبة أو هندباء \nDandelion greens salad with tomatoes\, onion\, mint\, garlic\, lemon & olive oil \nTamaria تمرية\nA broad term for a range of sweets made from dates (“tamar” is date)\, this attractive recipe of date paste in spiral around a buttery cookie-crumb filling is scented with spices and decorated with crushed pistachios. \n$20 +HST \n\nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-may-11-2/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/facebook_event_444834165855670.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170504T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170504T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170501T040020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T200007Z UID:39123-1493920800-1493924400@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — May 4 DESCRIPTION:Fasolia bel Zait فاصولية بالزيت\n \n \n \n \n \n Salateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف \n \n \n \n \n \n Knafeh Nabulsia كنافة نابلسية\n \n \n\n[fish] Sayadieh صيادية\nFish and seafood is something of a rarity in Syrian cuisine\, but it does appear in the specialities of areas along the Mediterranean coast in the East. In this dish (roughly translated as “fisherman’s dish”)\, white fish (tilapia) is delicately seasoned with a blend of warm spices (baharat)\, and served atop long grain rice cooked in a flavourful\, rich brown caramelized onion and fish stock. It is garnished with fried almonds\, pine nuts and crispy fried onions\, and served with lemon & tahini sauce known as Taratour. \n[vegetarian] Fasolia bel Zait فاصوليا بالزيت و رز بالشعرية\nGreen beans and garlic slow-cooked in olive oil with tomatoes and garnished with tart pomegranate molasses; served with a side of Rez bel Shairieh (rice with vermicelli). \nSalateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف\nA cool\, refreshing salad made of chopped cabbage\, diced tomatoes and pomegranate seeds\, dressed with olive oil\, garlic\, lemon juice\, sumac\, and fresh mint. \nKnafeh Nabulsia كنافة نابلسية\nThis version of knafeh\, a dessert with a base of mild white cheese (known as Nabulsi) topped with a crispy shredded pastry surface\, doused with a scented sugar syrup\, originates in the Palestinian city of Nablus as far back as 10th century\, but variations spread with the Ottoman Empire to include much of the Middle East. \n$20 +HST \n\nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-may-4/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/facebook_event_418451468532725.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170427T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170427T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170424T152435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170424T153448Z UID:38841-1493316000-1493319600@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — April 27 DESCRIPTION:Rez bel Shairieh\n \n \n \n \n \n Tabbouleh تبولة‎‎\n \n \n \n \n \n Sfouf صفوف\n \n \n\n[beef ] Kibbeh Summaqiyah كبة سماقية\nKibbeh in sumac sauce are a specialty of Aleppo\, considered by many to be the culinary capital of Syria. Kibbeh – egg-sized elongated balls of finely ground spiced halal beef and bulgur stuffed with a ground beef and nut mixture\, are fried and then topped with a tangy\, dark red sumac-infused sauce with lots of onion (and sometimes eggplant and/or lamb as well\, dependig on the region and the season). Served with Rez bel Shairieh (rice with vermicelli) \n[vegetarian] Kibbeh Summaqiyah كبة سماقية\nVegetarian kibbeh\, with a bulgur and potato dough and a mushroom and walnut filling\, also served with a tangy sumac sauce \nTabbouleh تبولة‎‎\nOriginally from the mountains of Syria and Lebanon\, tabbouleh has become one of the most popular salads in the Middle East. A fragrant herb salad of parsley and mint\, tomato and onion\, with a scattering of bulgur\, and seasoned with olive oil\, lemon\, and salt. \nS’fouf صفوف\nA light\, delicate semolina cake\, made golden with turmeric and fragrant with anise\, vanilla\, and coconut\, studded with black sesame seeds and topped with pistachio. \n$20 +HST \n\nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-april-27/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/facebook_event_1356808321052355.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170420T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170420T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170418T024613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170418T033544Z UID:38550-1492711200-1492714800@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — April 20 DESCRIPTION:[chicken] Fatteh Djaj فتتة جاج\nFatteh (فتّة‎‎ meaning crushed or crumbs) is a broad category of Levantine dishes made with pieces of crispy flatbread layered with yogurt and other ingredients. It is popular across Egypt\, Palestine\, Lebanon\, Jordan and Southern Syria\, but uncommon further North. This dish is so closely associated with Syrian food that it is also known as shâmiyât (شاميات ) or ‘Damascene’. This recipe\, by Suher J. from Sweida\, is notable for its use of golden\, turmeric-and-spice-infused basmati rice and its garnish of butter-fried walnuts. The dish is built up in layers of bread\, rice\, yogurt & tahini sauce\, chicken\, nuts\, and garnishes. We will be preparing this dish in parts – crispy bread (dry)\, rice & chicken (to be warmed) and sauce (room temperature) separately\, so they can be combined at the last moment for the best combination of flavours\, temperatures and textures. \n[vegetarian] Fatteh Hummus فتتة حُمُّص\nFatteh with crispy pita\, seasoned rice\, yogurt-tahini sauce and walnuts\, with chickpeas instead of chicken. \nSalateh Naameh سلطة ناعمة\nThis quintessential Mediterranean salad can be found throughout the middle east\, with tomatoes\, cucumber\, and white onion are finely diced and seasoned with olive oil\, mint and lemon juice. \nJoz Al-Hind أقراص جوز الهند \nChewy coconut macaroon-like cookies with a hint of vanilla and lemon peel. \n$20 +HST \n\nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-april-20/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/facebook_event_111436942746937.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170413T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170413T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170410T215535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170410T220038Z UID:38311-1492106400-1492110000@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — April 13 DESCRIPTION:[beef] Mahashi Bialllahma محاشي باللحمة\n-or-\n[vegetarian] Mahashi Nabatia محاشي نباتية\nStuffed vegetables were cherished by the former Ottoman Empire\, and they made them popular from the Balkans to the Levant. Pale green young zucchinis are very popular\, but almost any vegetable can be Mashi (stuffed). Today it’s a combination of eggplants (batenjan)\, tomatoes (bandoura) and peppers (flefle)\, stuffed with a mix of ground halal beef and rice\, or a spiced rice mixture for a vegetarian option. \nMutabal Batenjan متبل باذنجان\nSyrian home cooking is notable for its economy and minimal waste. The pulp scooped out of the middle of the eggplants when they are cored to make Mahashi is not thrown out\, but rather cooked up and combined with yogurts\, tahini\, garlic & lemon to transform it into a delicious meze dip similar to baba ganoush. Served with fresh pita. \nFattoush فتوش\nThis popular Levantine salad is made using toasted or fried pieces of pita bread combined with mixed greens\, fresh vegetables like tomatoes\, cucumber and radish\, but vary according to season and region. Mint and parsley lend a freshness and fragrance\, and dried sumac (the same staghorn sumac that grows here in Ontario) gives the olive oil-based dressing a distinctive tangy flavour. \nNamoura نمُّورة\nAn classic Syrian dessert\, a rich buttery semolina and yogurt cake\, garnished with almonds and drizzled with a orange-blossom infused syrup. \n$20 +HST \n\nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-april-13/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/facebook_event_436972886636470.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170406T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170406T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170403T232910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170405T225027Z UID:38049-1491501600-1491505200@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — April 6 DESCRIPTION:Khyar Belaban خيار بلبن\n \n \n \n \n \n Fatayer al tofah فطاير تفاح \n \n \n\n[beef] Bulgur Bandoura برغل ببندورة \nBulgur\, whole wheat that has been parboiled\, dried and then cracked\, is one of the very nutritious staple grains in Syrian cuisine. It comes in a range of colours\, from pale yellow to dark brown\, and grinds\, from very fine to coarse. In this classic dish\, bulgur is cooked with tomatoes (bandoura)\, onions and olive oil to give it a rich\, tangy flavour and a moist texture almost approaching a risotto. It is topped with small cubes (suqaar) of halal beef\, that has been braised in a seasoned broth (which is also used to cook the bulgur)\, and garnished with some chickpeas\, parsley\, and pickles. \n[vegetarian] Bulgur Bandoura برغل ببندورة\nThe vegetarian version will be cooked in seasoned tomato juice with onions and olive oil\, generously topped with with extra chickpeas\, and garnished with colourful tangy pickles. \nKhyar Belaban خيار بلبن\nYogurt and cucumbers with a touch of garlic is popular combination throughout the Mediterranean\, but the addition of mint makes for an especially delightful\, cool and refreshing salad. \nFatayer al tofah فطاير تفاح\nThese crescent-shaped cookies are a specialty of Ghada\, one of our talented cooks. She says they are originally from Turkey\, but are widely made in Syria where they are know under a number of different names. These attractive\, buttery cookies are stuffed with a delicious homemade apple jam; slits in the cookie reveal the filling. \n$20 +HST \n\nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \n  \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-april-6/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/facebook_event_1285828074838059.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170330T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170330T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170327T204123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170327T204608Z UID:35533-1490896800-1490900400@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — March 30 DESCRIPTION:[chicken] El Rgaga الرقاقه أو المكامير\nEl Rgaga (aka Al Makameer) is a traditional dish from the countryside around Daraa\, a city in the southwest of Syria near the border with Jordan. When there is a big occasion with many guests\, groups of neighbourhood women get together and make a big batch. Many layers of thinly rolled dough are layered with onions caramelized in olive oil and chicken that has been poached in a spiced broth\, and then baked until golden and crispy on top. (The name translates as “the chip”\, probably referring to the crunchy top layer that absorbs the flavours of the dish). \n[vegetarian]  Harraq Esbaoo حراق اصبعو\nA very old and well-known dish in Syria\, the name translates “burning his finger”. The notion is that the dish is so delicious\, that diners can’t resist going for it before it cools\, so they burn their fingers. Lentils and fresh\, hand-cut pasta are cooked together with spices then mixed with onions\, coriander\, and a tamarind & pomegranate molasses dressing\, then garnished with crispy fried pita croutons\, caramelized onions\, fresh coriander and fresh pomegranate seeds. \nOk\, here’s my stab at Syrian humour:\nHow did the Syrian hipster burn his fingers?\n He ate his Harraq Esbaoo before it was cool.\n[#rimshot] \nSalateh Jarjeer صلطة جرجير\nA refreshing salad of peppery arugula with fresh pomegranate and onions\, with a apple cider & lemon vinaigrette. \n“Bye Bye” Parfait باي باي\nThis specialty of Sweida is a variation of mahalabia\, a delicate milk pudding that is common sight at many family gatherings and baby showers. It features a base of crumbled butter cookies\, layered with an orange blossom scented custard\, more cookies\, and chocolate pudding and topped with a garnish of mixed nuts. It gets it’s nickname from the observation that the moment this popular dish arrives at the table\, then “Bye Bye”\, it’s gone! \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nC.O.D. delivery outside of the 3km range can be arranged in advance directly with Paul Adrian via text: 647-780-2024 or email: bleedinedgedesigns@gmail.com \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-march-30/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/facebook_event_654916121370851.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170323T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170323T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170320T233205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170323T172724Z UID:35314-1490292000-1490295600@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — March 23 DESCRIPTION:Fasolia bel Zait فاصولية بالزيت\n \n \n \n \n \n Rez bel Shairieh\n \n \n \n \n \n Kato bil toffah كاتو بالتفاح\n \n \n\n  \n[chicken] Jaj Batata bil Foron جاج و بطاطا بالفرن\nPotatoes have become part of the comfort food repertoire all over the world\, and the Mediterranean is no exception. Everywhere from France to Greece to Egypt has their own version of a simple and satisfying meal of roast chicken and potatoes; Syrians like theirs with lots of roast garlic\, bay leaf and a hint of spicy of Aleppo pepper\, along with a lemony garlic aioli. Served with a side of Fasolia bel Zait \n[vegetarian] Fasolia bel Zait فاصوليا بالزيت و رز بالشعرية\nGreen beans and garlic slow-cooked in olive oil with tomatoes and garnished with tart pomegranate molasses; served with a side of Rez bel Shairieh (rice with vermicelli). \nSalatet Batata سلطة بطاطا\nCubes of tender potato combined with tomatoes and finely cut fresh mint leaves and drizzled with olive oil. \nKato bil toffah كاتو بالتفاح\nA lovely apple-topped walnut cake with warm spices and raisins \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nC.O.D. delivery outside of the 3km range can be arranged in advance directly with Paul Adrian via text: 647-780-2024 or email: bleedinedgedesigns@gmail.com \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-march-23/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/facebook_event_1858154467782404.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170316T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170316T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170313T191345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170314T162935Z UID:35000-1489687200-1489690800@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — March 16 DESCRIPTION:[lamb] Tabakh Rohoo (طباخ روحو)\nThe cold winter months are the time to break out the luscious\, slow-cooked comfort foods like this delicious tomato-based eggplant stew with zucchini\, potato and small cubes of lamb. Similar to North African tagines or Persian khoresh\, it is redolent with warm spices and sometime enriched with some melted ghee before serving. Tabakh Rohoo is known as “Cook’s Soul”; whether that’s from the deeply comforting qualities of this kind of “soul food” or if it’s that the long\, slow cooking transforms the humble ingredients into revealing their sublime nature\, is up to you to decide. \n[vegetarian]\nAn equally rich and delicious version of the stew\, fortified with chickpeas. \nServed with Rez bel Shairieh\, a pilaf of rice and fried vermicelli noodles. \nHelawiyaat (حلويات)\nDried fruits and nuts have long been staples of the Middle Eastern pantry. This is a simple yet elegant combination of dried figs stuffed with walnuts & sweet dates stuffed with almonds\, served with a delicious sauce of grape molasses and tahini for dipping. \n\n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nC.O.D. delivery outside of the 3km range can be arranged in advance directly with Paul Adrian via text: 647-780-2024 or email: bleedinedgedesigns@gmail.com \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-march-16/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/facebook_event_1845700595700484.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170309T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170309T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170306T205643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170309T211315Z UID:34613-1489082400-1489086000@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — March 9 DESCRIPTION:Fattoush فتوش\n \n \n \n \n \n Zalabeh زلابية\n \n \n\n  \n[chicken] Freekeh فريكة\nFreekeh is made from green durum wheat that processed in a special way to create a unique flavor. The wheat is harvested while the grains are yellow and the seeds still are soft; it then is piled and sun-dried. The piles are carefully set on fire so only the straw and chaff burn\, not the seeds. In these controlled conditions\, the high moisture content of the seeds prevents them from burning\, but imparts them with a unique smoky flavour. Next\, the roasted wheat is threshed and sun-dried before being cracked into smaller pieces so they resemble a green bulgur. This Syrian freekeh recipe is seasoned with onion\, butter\, black pepper\, cinnamon\, and cumin\, topped with a quarter chicken and garnished with fried nuts. \n[vegetarian] Freekeh فريكة\nThe vegetarian version of freekeh is made with green peas\, green onion\, butter-fried nuts\, fresh herbs and lemon\, served more as a warm meze salad\, with a side of cool yogurt. \nFattoush فتوش\nThis popular Levantine salad is made using toasted or fried pieces of pita bread combined with mixed greens\, fresh vegetables like tomatoes\, cucumber and radish\, but vary according to season and region. Mint and parsley lend a freshness and fragrance\, and dried sumac (the same staghorn sumac that grows here in Ontario) gives the olive oil-based dressing a distinctive tangy flavour. \nZalabeh زلابية\nDonuts are a universal language. Sticky sweet fried dough desserts can be found all over the world and this Syrian treat is right at the intersection of Greek loukoumades\, Mexican churros and Indian jalebi. Flour dough tinted with turmeric\, and flavoured with anise and mahlab (a almond-like spice made from cherry stones)\, fried until crispy and dunked in a wild honey syrup. \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nC.O.D. delivery outside of the 3km range can be arranged in advance directly with Paul Adrian via text: 647-780-2024 or email: bleedinedgedesigns@gmail.com \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. \n  \nORDERS AFTER 4PM THURSDAY FOR PICKUP ONLY URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-march-9/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/facebook_event_1803491876643448.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170302T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170302T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170227T193206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170228T011652Z UID:34184-1488477600-1488481200@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — March 2 DESCRIPTION:[beef/chicken] Shorbat Silq Bis Adas شوربة سلق بعدس\nLentils have been an essential part of the Levantine winter pantry (mouneh) since biblical times; indeed\, Esau allegedly forfeited his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of lentil soup – one possibly not all that different than the one we are making tonight. This hearty winter soup is a whole\, warming meal; lentils and chard\, cooked with onions\, garlic and cilantro\, fortified with small cubes of halal beef (suqaar) and brought to life with a generous splash of lemon. \n[vegetarian]\nThis soup is also delicious (and #vegan & #GF) when made with added potatoes and vegetable stock. \nThe soups come with Khabbaz El Samun bel Toum (خبز السمون بالثوم): garlic bread with butter\, lemon\, parsley\, and black pepper. \nEjett Kousa عجة كوسا\nMade with finely sliced or shredded zucchini combined with green onion\, parsley\, garlic\, dried mint\, flour and eggs. It can be either formed into small pancakes and fried (think zucchini latke) or baked in a tray and sliced\, like a frittata or crustless quiche. \nS’fouf صفوف\nA light\, delicate semolina cake\, made golden with turmeric and fragrant with anise\, vanilla\, and coconut\, studded with black sesame seeds and topped with pistachio. \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nC.O.D. delivery outside of the 3km range can be arranged in advance directly with Paul Adrian via text: 647-780-2024 or email: bleedinedgedesigns@gmail.com \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-march-2/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/facebook_event_262041170886426.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170223T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170223T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170220T171206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170220T172058Z UID:33961-1487872800-1487876400@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — Feb 23 DESCRIPTION:Rez bel Shairieh\n \n \n \n \n \n Salateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف\n \n \n \n \n \n Knafeh Nabulsia كنافة نابلسية\n \n \n\n[beef] Shishbarak شيش برك\nAlmost every cuisine in the world has their comfort food dumplings\, and Syria is no exception. A soft dough is handmade from flour\, salt and water and filled with cooked onions\, olive oil\, halal ground beef\, salt and pepper and then baked. A thick\, tangy yogurt sauce is prepared by cooking strained yogurt with starch\, which is then spiced with aromatic fried garlic. The dumplings are added to the warm sauce\, and the dish is garnished with fresh parsley\, mint and toasted pine nuts. Served with Rez bel Shairieh (rice with vermicelli). \n[vegetarian] Shishbarak شيش برك\nThese delicious dumplings are filled with a mix of mushrooms\, onions and spices. \nSalateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف\nA cool\, refreshing salad made of chopped cabbage\, diced tomatoes and pomegranate seeds\, dressed with olive oil\, garlic\, lemon juice\, sumac\, and fresh mint. \nKnafeh Nabulsia كنافة نابلسية\nThis version of knafeh\, a dessert with a base of mild white cheese (also known as Nabulsi) topped with a crispy shredded wheat surface\, doused with a scented sugar syrup\, originates in the Palestinian city of Nablus as far back as 10th century\, but variations spread with the Ottoman Empire to include much of the Middle East. Nablus is still renowned for its knafeh — they even made a giant one weighing in at 1\,350kg for the Guinness Book of World Records! \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nC.O.D. delivery outside of the 3km range can be arranged in advance directly with Paul Adrian via text: 647-780-2024 or email: bleedinedgedesigns@gmail.com \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-feb-23/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/facebook_event_268974443523781.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170220T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170220T153000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170124T004704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170208T212007Z UID:31767-1487583000-1487604600@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Home Cooking with Newcomer Kitchen DESCRIPTION:An all-day\, family-friendly cooking workshop on Family Day! \nin 2016\, The Depanneur reached out to the Syrian newcomer community and has been delighting in the delicious results ever since. Our Newcomer Kitchen project has become something of a local sensation\, serving up 50 meals of traditional Syrian home cooking every week. \nIn that time\, many people have expressed tremendous interest in learning some of these fabulous recipes\, so for this Family Day Monday\, The Dep and Newcomer Kitchen are teaming up to offer a full-day\, hands-on workshop delving into a some of our most popular Syrian dishes. The class will cover a number of delicious and traditional Syrian recipes\, and will include a meze lunch and food to take home. \nBeing Family Day\, you are encouraged to bring children with you\, and kids under 12 are 1/2 price. They can help out in the kitchen and there will also be special cooking activities just for them. \n— Morning —\nMutabal kousa (متبل كوسا )\nSyrian home cooking is notable for its economy and minimal waste. The pulp scooped out of the middle of the zucchinis when they are cored to make Kousa Mahshi is not thrown out\, but rather cooked up and combined with tahini and lemon to transform it into a subtle and delicious meze dip akin to baba ganoush. \nKibbeh bel Senia (كبة بالصينية)\nKibbeh is one of the most quintessential Syrian dishes\, made from a thick dough of bulgur (steamed\, dried and cracked whole wheat). Many types of kibbeh are individually stuffed\, shaped and fried\, which can be very labour intensive\, but this delicious vegetarian kibbeh is stuffed with a combination of walnuts\, potatoes\, onions\, tomatoes and pomegranate seeds\, garnished with pine nuts\, baked in a tray like brownies! \nSalateh Naameh سلطة ناعمة\nThis essential Mediterranean salad can be found throughout the middle east\, with tomatoes\, cucumber\, and white onion are finely diced and seasoned with olive oil\, mint and lemon juice. \nKhabaz Saj (خبز الصاج)\nA simple fresh flatbread\, handmade on the traditional domed oven of the same name. \nLUNCH \n— Afternoon —\nKousa Mahshi كوسا محشي\nStuffed zucchinis were cherished by the former Ottoman Empire\, and they made them popular from the Balkans to the Levant. Most popular are the beautiful\, pale green young marrow or summer squash\, but regular zucchinis work just fine. They are hollowed out with a special implement called a manakra (an apple corer works well in a pinch)\, and stuffed with a mix of ground halal beef and rice\, or a spiced rice mixture for a vegetarian option. \nNamoura (نمُّورة )\nAn classic Syrian dessert\, a rich buttery semolina and yogurt cake\, garnished with almonds and drizzled with a orange-blossom infused syrup.\n—– \n$125 +HST\nKids under 12 are 1/2 price \n—–\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. The project now supports over 55 women and paid out over $30\,000 directly into the community in 2016. \nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.\nhttp://newcomerkitchen.ca/ \n—–\nEvery Monday\, The Depanneur invites TO’s best culinary talents to lead fun\, hands-on workshops. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/workshop-syrian-home-cooking-with-newcomer-kitchen-2/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/facebook_event_547492835447810.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Depanneur":MAILTO:info@thedepanneur.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170216T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170216T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170213T220800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170214T001313Z UID:33759-1487268000-1487271600@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — February 16 DESCRIPTION:Hummus (مسبحة)\n \n \n \n \n \n Saltah Horania (سلطة حورانية)\n \n \n \n \n \n Roz bel Haleeb رز بحليب\n \n \n\n[chicken] Majaddarat Bulgur مجدرة برغل\nWell known in many Syrian villages\, this staple dish of bulgur\, lentils and onions is highly regarded for its nutritional value and health benefits. In Syria\, lentils\, with their high iron content\, are sometimes called the “meat of the poor” ( المجدرة لحم الفقراء); or “nails for your knees” (المجدرة مسمامير الركب) in the sense that they help keep you on your feet for a long time. In majaddarat\, brown lentils are boiled then bulgur is added to the broth; sliced onions slowly caramelized in olive oil\, until crispy and then the flavoured oil is added to the lentil-bulgur mix. The finished dish is topped with the fried onions\, and served with a garnish of fresh vegetables and a selection of pickles. While often served on it’s own as main dish\, we’ll be adding a Syrian-style tender braised-then-broiled halal chicken leg quarter to each dinner. \n[vegetarian] Majaddarat Bulgur مجدرة برغل\nThe hearty and fortifying Syrian vegetarian staple\, served with some cool\, creamy chickpea hummus on the side. \nSaltah Horania (سلطة حورانية)\nHoran is a broad highland plateau in Southwestern Syria that includes the cities of Daraa and Sweida\, and is where this refreshing tomato salad with white and green onions\, garlic\, mint\, olive oil & lemon hails from. \nRoz bel Haleeb رز بحليب\nWherever you find rice\, you’ll probably find a version of rice pudding. This delicious\, creamy version is scented with cardamom\, vanilla and rosewater\, and garnished with some fresh\, ruby-red pomegranate seeds. \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nC.O.D. delivery outside of the 3km range can be arranged in advance directly with Paul Adrian via text: 647-780-2024 or email: bleedinedgedesigns@gmail.com \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-february-16/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/facebook_event_1828805477373525.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170209T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170209T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170206T211843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170209T173309Z UID:33289-1486663200-1486666800@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — February 9 DESCRIPTION:Tabbouleh (تبولة‎‎ )\n \n \n \n \n \n Musabaha (مسبحة)\n \n \n \n \n \n Barazek برازق\n \n \n\n[beef] Auzy with Beef أوزي\nA decadent and luxurious meat pie from Damascus\, auzy combines a filling of spiced ground beef (halal)\, rice and peas with rich almonds and pines nuts that have been fried to golden in butter\, all wrapped in a buttery phyllo pastry shell and baked to until crispy. \n[vegetarian] Auzy with Mushrooms أوزي\nSame as the beef auzy\, but made with cremini mushrooms instead of beef. \nTabbouleh (تبولة‎‎ )\nOriginally from the mountains of Syria and Lebanon\, tabbouleh has become one of the most popular salads in the Middle East. A fragrant herb salad of parsley and mint\, tomato and onion\, with a scattering of bulgur\, and seasoned with olive oil\, lemon\, and salt. \nMusabaha (مسبحة)\nA kind of home-style\, deconstructed hummus\, sometimes served warm and also popular for breakfast for brunch\, made with whole chickpeas in a tahini & yogurt sauce\, with lemon and olive oil. \nBarazek برازق\nA crisp\, buttery cookie studded with pistachio pieces and covered in sesame seeds\, barazek are one of the most famous sweets of Damascus\, and a popular gift often brought by people visiting from Syria. \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nC.O.D. delivery outside of the 3km range can be arranged directly with Paul Adrian via Text: 647-780-2024 or Email: bleedinedgedesigns@gmail.com \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-february-9/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/facebook_event_1472997199391734.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170202T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170202T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20170205T220518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170205T221014Z UID:32952-1486058400-1486062000@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — February 2 DESCRIPTION:Rez bel Shairieh\n \n \n \n \n \n Salateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف \n \n \n \n \n \n Nammoura نموره\n \n \n\n[beef] Maldoum ملضوم\nWhen researching this dish\, I found a lovely description of it on the blog of Tony Tahhan\, a Fulbright scholar who has spent time studying the food culture in Aleppo. \n“One thing I learned about Syrian cuisine is that it is resourceful. Recipes were never exact; more like simple instructions that vary between neighbourhoods\, and even families. A series of handfuls and pinches that\, when executed properly\, lead to extraordinary meals. One of the dishes that exemplifies this culinary ingenuity is called maldoum (ملضوم)\, an incredibly delicious layered meat and eggplant dish. The classic way to prepare this dish is over a grill\, where you alternate meat patties and eggplant slices on a skewer. When the dish is prepared over the grill\, it is called\, kabob banjan (كباب باذنجان). But if you don’t have access to a grill\, you can prepare kabob banjan in the oven\, and call it maldoum.” \n\nMaldoum can be found in kitchens from Turkey to Lebanon; this is a more rustic\, countryside version of of the dish\, that adds green peppers\, tomatoes and potatoes\, which are traditionally arranged in attractive layered patterns in a large shallow round pan before baking. It is served with Rez bel Shairieh\, a pilaf of rice and fried vermicelli noodles.\n\n[vegetarian] Maldoum ملضوم\nThe same dish\, but with more veggies\, no meat and a generous splash of olive oil. \nSalateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف\nA cool\, refreshing salad made of chopped cabbage\, diced tomatoes and pomegranate seeds\, dressed with olive oil\, garlic\, lemon juice\, sumac\, and fresh mint. \nNammoura نموره\nOne of the most well-known traditional Syrian desserts; a simple cake of semolina\, butter\, sugar and yogurt drizzled with simple syrup scented with lemon. This version features a generous sprinkling of pistachios. \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nPlease indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout. \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world! \n—–\nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project. URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-february-2/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/maldoum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Depanneur":MAILTO:info@thedepanneur.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161222T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161222T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20161206T024809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161206T031720Z UID:30937-1482426000-1482440400@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:SOFRA DAYMA — a special evening in support of Newcomer Kitchen DESCRIPTION:The Syrian women of Newcomer Kitchen invite you to celebrate their remarkable accomplishments of this extraordinary year. \nIn only a few short months\, Newcomer Kitchen has invited over 55 Syrian newcomer women to collaborate with local restaurants to create transformative social and economic opportunities. Despite growing momentum and demand\, the absence of dedicated funding keeps the future of the project precariously uncertain. \nTo truly realize the profound impact of this idea — a model that can help unlock the potential of any community\, in any kitchen\, in any city — Newcomer Kitchen needs the support of courageous and visionary people like you. \nPlease join us at Sofra Dayma\, on Thursday\, December 22\, at the beautiful Gladstone Hotel for a truly unforgettable dining experience — a sumptuous banquet of traditional Syrian cuisine — with some very special guests and a unique auction of private\, in-home catered dinners prepared by some of our most talented cooks.\n—– \nCedar Cocktail Reception\nMelody Bar | 5–7 PM | $100\nIncludes a welcome aperitif\, traditional Syrian hors d’oeuvres\, with performances by Syrian and local musicians\, and special guests \nPomegranate Dinner\nNorth Ballroom | 7–9:30 PM | $300\nA sumptuous banquet of traditional Syrian cooking\, with special entertainment and a unique auction \nCedar Cocktail Reception + Pomegranate Dinner\n5–9:30 PM | $350\n—– \nShare the Experience \nPomegranate Dinner\nTable of 6 | 7–9:30 PM | $1750 \nCedar Cocktail Reception + Pomegranate Dinner\nTable of 6 | 5–9:30 PM | $2000\n—— \nDonate in Honour of Sofra Dayma\nIf you are unable to attend\, and would like to make a donation in support of Newcomer Kitchen\, please select “Donation” ticket type.\n—– \nTickets are available for purchase online via Eventbrite. \nTo purchase packages\, or for more details please contact\nSerra Erdem at serra@newcomerkitchen.ca or 416.920.7995\n—— \nFor more information about Newcomer Kitchen URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/sofra-dayma-a-special-evening-in-support-of-newcomer-kitchen/2016-12-22/ LOCATION:Gladstone Hotel\, 1214 Queen Street West\, Toronto\, ON\, M6J 1J6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Sofra-Dayma-Banner-v1_crop.jpg GEO:43.6427733;-79.4269164 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen Street West Toronto ON M6J 1J6 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1214 Queen Street West:geo:-79.4269164,43.6427733 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161215T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161215T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20161212T165704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161212T172854Z UID:31129-1481824800-1481828400@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — December 15 DESCRIPTION:Salata Na’ameh سلطة ناعمة\n \n \n \n \n \n Lazakiat لزاقيات\n \n \n\nOur last Newcomer Kitchen of 2016!\nAfter this week\, we’ll be focusing our energy on our upcoming fundraiser Sofra Dayma — a special evening in support of Newcomer Kitchen\, and then taking a well-earned break until mid-January. \n[chicken] Kabsa كبسة‎‎\nKabsa is a family of rice dishes believed to be indigenous to Saudi Arabia\, where it is commonly regarded as a national dish. I can be found in most Arab states of the Persian Gulf (where it is also known as makbūs مكبوس‎‎)\, and into Jordan\, Palestine and Southern Syria.\nThese dishes are usually made long-grain\, such as basmati\, meat – in our case halal chicken – some finely cut vegetables\, and a mixture of spices\, of which there are countless regional variations\, but might include black pepper\, cloves\, cardamom\, saffron\, cinnamon\, black lime\, bay leaves and nutmeg. This particular recipe also features the addition of tiny golden raisins. \n[vegetarian] Kabsa كبسة‎‎\nA vegetarian version of this dish\, garnished with green peas\, diced peppers\, butter-fried nuts and hard-boiled eggs. \nSalateh Naameh سلطة ناعمة\nThis quintessential Mediterranean salad can be found throughout the middle east\, with tomatoes\, cucumber\, and white onion are finely diced and seasoned with olive oil\, mint and lemon juice. \nLazakiat لزاقيات\nA spectacular dessert composed of many layers of paper-thin crepes\, seasoned with turmeric\, ginger\, anise and black sesame – traditionally cooked on the large domed saj oven – which are layered with rich sauce made from sesame halva\, and garnished with fried walnut pieces. \n$20 +HST \n\nLAST CHANCE! \nHoliday Cookie Box by Newcomer Kitchen!\n20 delicious homemade Syrian cookies — a perfect gift!\n(If you can resist eating them yourself!)\nAdd one to your Thursday order for $20. \n\nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius\nDelivery outside 3km can be arranged with Liam Woolacoot of Saoirse Couriers\n647-676-6486  |  liamgordonwoolacoot@gmail.com\n \nMeals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.\nPlease indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout. \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\n—– \nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world!\nhttp://bit.ly/2gpUUu8 \nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.\nhttp://newcomerkitchen.ca/ URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-december-15/2016-12-15/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/facebook_event_180624222408162.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161210T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161210T213000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20161128T225224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161129T145129Z UID:30588-1481394600-1481405400@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:Cook for Syria by Slow Food Toronto and Newcomer Kitchen DESCRIPTION:In honor of Terra Madre Day – Slow Food International’s day to promote the diversity of food traditions around the world — Slow Food Toronto is proud to announce that we are partnering with The Depanneur and Newcomer Kitchen to host an event in celebration of Syrian food. It’s also a day that explores how the Slow Food movement can use its creativity and knowledge to express love for the planet and defend the future for the next generations. \nA very special thank you to 100km Foods and The Big Carrot for sponsoring this event! \nTickets are $60 for Slow Food Toronto Members and $70 for non-members.\nWe are encouraging people to purchase tickets soon if they are interested in attending this unique event. \n>> PURCHASE HERE <<\n\nStarter ~ Fattoush فتوش  |  Fattayer Jibneh فطاير جبنة \nFattoush is a popular Levantine salad made using toasted or fried pieces of pita bread combined with mixed greens\, fresh vegetables like tomatoes\, cucumber and radish\, but varies according to season and region. Mint and parsley lend a freshness and fragrance\, and dried sumac (the same staghorn sumac that grows here in Ontario) gives the olive oil-based dressing a distinctive tangy flavour. (#vegetarian\, can be #GF) \nFatayer are a whole category delicious small baked treats that range from open-face\, pizza-like flatbreads to cute little baked turnovers\, with countless different shapes and fillings. Tonight will feature a cheese fatayer\, as well as a vegan options such as muhamarra (spicy red pepper) or zataar (thyme and sesame). \nThe Main ~ El Maldoum ملضوم  |   Khyar belaban خيار بلبن \nMaldoum can be found in kitchens from Turkey to Lebanon; this is a more rustic\, countryside version of of the dish\, that adds green peppers\, tomatoes and potatoes\, which are traditionally arranged in attractive layered patterns in a large shallow round pan before baking. A meat and vegetarian version will be served alongside a combination of short-grain rice and fried vermicelli noodles. This dish will be served with Khyar Belaban. Much like tzatziki\, it’s well-known Greek cousin\, this combines cool yogurt with garlic and cucumbers\, but the addition of mint makes for an especially cool and refreshing salad. \nDessert ~ Harissa هريسة  |  Figs & Dates with Tahini and Grape Molasses \nA relative of Namoura or Babousa\, Harissa is one of the region’s many delicious syrup-soaked semolina cakes. This one doesn’t use yogurt\, but rather tahini\, giving an extra rich and nutty flavour. A traditional selection of dried figs stuffed with walnuts\, and dates stuffed with almonds will also be served\, with tahini & grape molasses for dipping. \nTea and Coffee \n  URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/terra-madre-day-cook-syria-slow-food-toronto-newcomer-kitchen/2016-12-10/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen,Supper Clubs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/slow-food-to-cook-for-syria-newcomer-kitchen.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Depanneur":MAILTO:info@thedepanneur.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161208T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161208T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20161205T200328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161205T222214Z UID:30775-1481220000-1481223600@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — December 8 DESCRIPTION:Rez bel Shairieh\n \n \n \n \n \n Tabbouleh تبولة‎‎\n \n \n \n \n \n Mahalabia مهلبية\n \n \n\n[beef ] Kibbeh summaqiyah  كبة سماقية\nKibbeh in sumac sauce are a specialty of Aleppo\, considered by many to be the culinary capital of Syria. Kibbeh – egg-sized elongated balls of finely ground spiced halal beef and bulgur stuffed with a ground beef and nut mixture\, are fried and then cooked a tangy\, dark red sumac-infused sauce with lots of onion and sometimes eggplant and/or lamb as well. Served with Rez bel Shairieh (rice with vermicelli) \n[vegetarian] Kibbeh summaqiyah  كبة سماقية\nVegetarian kibbeh\, with a bulgur and potato dough and a mushroom and walnut filling\, also cooked in a tangy sumac sauce \nTabbouleh  تبولة‎‎\nOriginally from the mountains of Syria and Lebanon\, tabbouleh has become one of the most popular salads in the Middle East. A fragrant herb salad of parsley and mint\, tomato and onion\, with a scattering of bulgur\, and seasoned with olive oil\, lemon\, and salt. \nMahalabia  مهلبية\nA delicate milk and semolina pudding scented with rose water and garnished with pistachio and a touch of coconut. \n$20 +HST \n\nFOR TWO WEEKS ONLY! \nHoliday Cookie Box by Newcomer Kitchen! \n20 delicious homemade Syrian cookies — a perfect gift!\n(If you can resist eating them yourself!)\nAdd one to your Thursday order for $20. \n\nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius\nDelivery outside 3km can be arranged with Liam Woolacoot of Saoirse Couriers\n647-676-6486  |  liamgordonwoolacoot@gmail.com\n \nMeals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.\nPlease indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout. \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\n—– \nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world!\nhttp://bit.ly/2gpUUu8 \nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.\nhttp://newcomerkitchen.ca/ URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-december-8/2016-12-08/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/facebook_event_344781945889021.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161201T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161201T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193258 CREATED:20161128T231526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161129T140105Z UID:30592-1480615200-1480618800@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — December 1 DESCRIPTION:Ejett Kousa عجة كوسا\n \n \n \n \n \n Sfouf صفوف\n \n \n\nMalfouf ملفوف\nMany people may think of cabbage rolls as a typically Polish or Ukrainian dish\, but in fact\, they have been made in Syria and the Levant for thousands of years. Highly regarded by the Ottoman Empire\, they spread across the Balkans\, North Africa and the Mediterranean\, but it may have been the Jewish diaspora that brought this Middle Eastern dish to Northern Europe and Russia. \nIn Syria\, cabbage rolls are known as malfouf (though it has many other regional names as well)\, and they are a popular winter dish; a healthy and complete meal that combines meat\, rice and vegetables. This recipe uses halal ground beef and rice seasoned with a Syrian version of baharat\, a mix of seven or eight warm spices that has countless variations across the region\, a legacy of Syria’s long history in the spice trade. \nThere is also a #vegetarian variation that uses chard leaves instead of cabbage\, that is stuffed with rice\, tomatoes\, onion\, garlic and parsley. Both are served with a side of yogurt and garnish of cucumbers and radishes. \nEjett Kousa عجة كوسا\nMade with finely sliced or shredded zucchini combined with green onion\, parsley\, garlic\, dried mint\, flour and eggs. It can be either formed into small pancakes and fried (think zucchini latke) or baked in a tray and sliced\, like a frittata or crustless quiche. \nS’fouf صفوف\nA light\, delicate semolina cake\, made golden with turmeric and fragrant with anise\, vanilla\, and coconut\, studded with black sesame seeds and topped with pistachio. \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius\nDelivery outside 3km can be arranged with Liam Woolacoot of Saoirse Couriers\n647-642-8581  |  liamgordonwoolacoot@gmail.com\n \nMeals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.\nPlease indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout. \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\n—– \nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world!\nhttp://bit.ly/2egZ0Vi \nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.\nhttp://newcomerkitchen.ca/ URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-december-1/2016-12-01/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/facebook_event_1787444451522418.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161124T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161124T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193259 CREATED:20161122T002552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T232705Z UID:30405-1480010400-1480014000@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — November 24 DESCRIPTION:Fattoush (فتوش) \n \n \n \n \n \n Roz bel Haleeb رز بحليب\n \n \n\n[beef] Shishbarak شيش برك\nAlmost every cuisine in the world has their comfort food dumplings\, and Syria is no exception. A soft dough is handmade from flour\, salt and water and filled with cooked onions\, olive oil\, halal ground beef\, salt and pepper and then baked. A thick\, tangy yogurt sauce is prepared by cooking strained yogurt with starch\, which is then spiced with aromatic fried garlic. The dumpligs are added to the warm sauce\, and the dish is garnished with fresh parsley\, mint and toasted pine nuts. \n[vegetarian] Shishbarak شيش برك\nThese delicious dumplings are filled with a mix of mushrooms\, onions and spices. \nFattoush فتوش\nThis popular Levantine salad is made using toasted or fried pieces of pita bread combined with mixed greens\, fresh vegetables like tomatoes\, cucumber and radish\, but vary according to season and region. Mint and parsley lend a freshness and fragrance\, and dried sumac (the same staghorn sumac that grows here in Ontario) gives the olive oil-based dressing a distinctive tangy flavour. \nRoz bel Haleeb رز بحليب\nWherever you find rice\, you’ll probably find a version of rice pudding. This delicious\, creamy version is scented with cardamom\, vanilla and rosewater\, and garnished with some fresh\, ruby-red pomegranate seeds. \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\,\n1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius\nDelivery outside 3km can be arranged with Liam Woolacoot of Saoirse Couriers\n647-642-8581  |  liamgordonwoolacoot@gmail.com\n \nMeals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.\nPlease indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout. \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\n—– \nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world!\nhttp://bit.ly/2egZ0Vi \nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.\nhttp://newcomerkitchen.ca/ URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-november-24/2016-11-24/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/facebook_event_640106249494790.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193259 CREATED:20161114T224132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161115T002730Z UID:30207-1479405600-1479409200@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — November 17 DESCRIPTION:Salateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف\n \n \n \n \n \n Barazek برازق\n \n \n\n[chicken] Freekeh فريكة\nFreekeh is made from green durum wheat that processed in a special way to create a unique flavor. The wheat is harvested while the grains are yellow and the seeds still are soft; it then is piled and sun-dried. The piles are carefully set on fire so only the straw and chaff burn\, not the seeds. In these controlled conditions\, the high moisture content of the seeds prevents them from burning\, but imparts them with a unique smoky flavour. Next\, the roasted wheat is threshed and sun-dried before being cracked into smaller pieces so they resemble a green bulgur. This Syrian freekeh recipe is seasoned with onion\, butter\, black pepper\, cinnamon\, and cumin\, topped with a quarter chicken and garnished with fried nuts. \n[vegetarian] Freekeh فريكة\nThe vegetarian version of freekeh is made with green peas\, green onion\, butter-fried nuts\, fresh herbs and lemon\, served more as a warm meze salad\, with a side of cool yogurt. \nSalateh Malfouf  سلطة ملفوف\nA cool\, refreshing salad made of chopped cabbage\, diced tomatoes and pomegranate seeds\, dressed with olive oil\, garlic\, lemon juice\, sumac\, and fresh mint. \nBarazek برازق\nA crisp\, buttery cookie studded with pistachio pieces and covered in sesame seeds\, barazek are one of the most famous sweets of Damascus\, and a popular gift often brought by people visiting from Syria. \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday\, Nov. 10\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nMeals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.\nPlease indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout. \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\n—– \nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world!\nhttp://bit.ly/2egZ0Vi \nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.\nhttp://newcomerkitchen.ca/ URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-november-17/2016-11-17/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/facebook_event_357633727924484.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193259 CREATED:20161107T233907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161108T125108Z UID:30033-1478800800-1478804400@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — November 10 DESCRIPTION:Majaddarat Bulgur مجدرة برغل\n \n \n \n \n \n Khyar Belaban خيار بلبن\n \n \n \n \n \n Harisa هريسة\n \n \n\n[beef] Fatayer Lahmeh فطاير لحمة\n-or-\n[cheese] Fatayer Jibneh فطاير جبنة\nFatayer are a whole category delicious small baked treats that range from open-face\, pizza-like flatbreads to cute little baked turnovers\, with countless different shapes and fillings. Tonight you can cheese fatayer lahmeh stuffed with spiced halal ground beef\, or fatayer jibneh\, stuffed with a mix of cheeses\, green onion\, parsley and black sesame seeds. \n[vegetarian] Majaddarat Bulgur مجدرة برغل\nWell known in many Syrian villages\, this staple dish of bulgur\, lentils and onions is highly regarded for its nutritional value and health benefits. In Syria\, lentils\, with their high iron content\, are sometimes called the “meat of the poor” ( المجدرة لحم الفقراء); or “nails for your knees” (المجدرة مسمامير الركب) in the sense that they help keep you on your feet for a long time. In majaddarat\, brown lentils are boiled then bulgur is added to the broth; sliced onions slowly caramelized in olive oil\, until crispy and then the flavoured oil is added to the lentil-bulgur mix. The finished dish is topped with the fried onions\, and served with a garnish of fresh vegetables and a selection of pickles. \nKhyar belaban خيار بلبن\nMuch like tzatziki\, it’s well-known Greek cousin\, this combines cool yogurt with garlic and cucumbers\, but the addition of mint makes for an especially cool and refreshing salad. \nHarisa هريسة\nA relative of namoura or babousa\, this is one of the region’s many delicious syrup-soaked semolina cakes. This one doesn’t use yogurt\, but rather tahini\, giving an extra rich\, nutty flavour. \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday\, Nov. 10\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nMeals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.\nPlease indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout. \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\n—– \nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world!\nhttp://bit.ly/2egZ0Vi \nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.\nhttp://newcomerkitchen.ca/ URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-nov-10/2016-11-10/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/facebook_event_586844924834604.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161103T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161103T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193259 CREATED:20161031T230422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161101T000833Z UID:29857-1478196000-1478199600@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — November 3 DESCRIPTION:Khabbaz El Samun bel Toum (خبز السمون بالثوم)\n \n \n \n \n \n Mutabal Batenjan متبل باذنجان\n \n \n \n \n \n Knafeh Nabulsia كنافة نابلسية\n \n \n\n[beef/chicken] Shorbat Silq Bis Adas شوربة سلق بعدس\nLentils have been an essential part of the Levantine winter pantry (mouneh) since biblical times; indeed\, Esau allegedly forfeited his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of lentil soup – one possibly not all that different than the one we are making tonight. This hearty winter soup is a whole\, warming meal; lentils\, potatoes and chard\, cooked with onions\, garlic and cilantro in a rich halal chicken stock\, fortified with small cubes of halal beef (suqaar) and brought to life with a generous splash of lemon. \n[vegetarian]\nThis soup is also delicious (and #vegan & #GF) when made with vegetable stock. \nThe soup comes with two delicious sides: Khabbaz El Samun bel Toum (خبز السمون بالثوم): garlic bread with butter\, lemon\, parsley\, and black pepper\, and Mutabal Kousa ( متبل كوسا)\, a delicious meze dip made with zucchini\, tahini and yogurt. \nKnafeh Nabulsia كنافة نابلسية\nThis version of knafeh\, a dessert with a base of mild white cheese (also known as Nabulsi) topped with a crispy shredded wheat surface\, doused with a scented sugar syrup\, originates in the Palestinian city of Nablus as far back as 10th century\, but variations spread with the Ottoman Empire to include much of the Middle East. Nablus is still renowned for its knafeh — they even made a giant one weighing in at 1\,350kg for the Guinness Book of World Records! \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday\, Nov. 3\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nMeals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.\nPlease indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout. \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods!\n—– \nHelp us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen\, in any city in the world!\nhttp://bit.ly/2egZ0Vi \nLearn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.\nhttp://newcomerkitchen.ca/ URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-november-3/2016-11-03/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/facebook_event_1870232446544298.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161027T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161027T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T193259 CREATED:20161025T003552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161025T004945Z UID:29591-1477591200-1477594800@dev.thedepanneur.ca SUMMARY:NEWCOMER KITCHEN — October 27 DESCRIPTION:Ejett Kousa عجة كوسا\n \n \n \n \n \n Salata Na’ameh سلطة ناعمة\n \n \n \n \n \n Qatayef قطايف\n \n \n\n[beef] Kousa Mahshi كوسا محشي\nStuffed zucchinis are a dish cherished by the former Ottoman Empire\, and popular from the Balkans to the Levant. The small\, young pale green zucchini known as white marrows are the most popular. They are hollowed out with a special tool and stuffed with a mix of spiced ground halal beef\, rice and spices\, and cooked in a tomato broth with a hint of cinnamon. It is served with bulgur b-shaaria (برغل بشعيرية‎)\, a kind of pilaf of bulgur wheat and fried vermicelli noodles \n[vegetarian] Ejett Kousa عجة كوسا\nThis dish ingeniously takes advantage of the delicious zucchini pulp that is hollowed out when preparing Koush Mahsi\, though it can just as easily be made from scratch. Zucchini is finely sliced or shredded and combined with green onion\, parsley\, garlic\, dried mint\, flour and eggs\, and can be either formed into small pancakes and fried (think zucchini latke) or baked in a tray and sliced\, like a frittata or crustless quiche. It comes with a bit of tzasiki-like yogurt and cucumber (keyar bel laban) along with bulgur and vermicelli. \nSalateh Naameh سلطة ناعمة\nThis quintessential Mediterranean salad can be found throughout the middle east\, with tomatoes\, cucumber\, and white onion are finely diced and seasoned with olive oil\, mint and lemon juice. \nQatayef قطايف\nQatayef (or Katayef) is kind of sweet dumpling filled with cream or nuts commonly served during the month of Ramadan\, traditionally prepared by street vendors as well as households throughout the Levant and Egypt. A yeasted batter is used to make small round pancakes which are filled with ricotta cheese or a mixture of nuts and/or dried fruit. They are then sealed up into half-moons and deep-fried until golden and crispy\, before being dunked in honey or sugar syrup. \n$20 +HST \nMeals are available for pickup from The Depanneur\, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday\, Oct. 27\nfoodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius \nMeals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.\nPlease indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout. \n\nNewcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee women to use our kitchen to cook traditional Syrian dishes in a fun\, social setting. Meals are prepared and packaged\, and then sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks. \nWe also offer 1 spot to help/hang out in the kitchen\, learn the recipes and join the ladies for family meal on Thursday afternoon. We are asking for a $50 donation for this\, which will go to topping up the $ we have to share with the cooks. This is available for purchase online\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nProceeds from the sale of meals goes directly to the newcomer cooks. However this does not cover the costs of the enormous amount of behind-the-scenes coordination required to keep this project going. You can support the Newcomer Kitchen project directly and our vision of expanding this model to support more women in more neighbourhoods! URL:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-october-27/2016-10-27/ LOCATION:1033 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, m6k 2b5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Newcomer Kitchen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.thedepanneur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/facebook_event_547492835447810.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR