SOFRA DAYMA — a special evening in support of Newcomer Kitchen
2016-12-22 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M6J 1J6, Canada
The Syrian women of Newcomer Kitchen invite you to celebrate their remarkable accomplishments of this extraordinary year.
In 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.
To 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.
Please 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.
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Cedar Cocktail Reception
Melody Bar | 5–7 PM | $100
Includes a welcome aperitif, traditional Syrian hors d’oeuvres, with performances by Syrian and local musicians, and special guests
Pomegranate Dinner
North Ballroom | 7–9:30 PM | $300
A sumptuous banquet of traditional Syrian cooking, with special entertainment and a unique auction
Cedar Cocktail Reception + Pomegranate Dinner
5–9:30 PM | $350
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Share the Experience
Pomegranate Dinner
Table of 6 | 7–9:30 PM | $1750
Cedar Cocktail Reception + Pomegranate Dinner
Table of 6 | 5–9:30 PM | $2000
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Donate in Honour of Sofra Dayma
If you are unable to attend, and would like to make a donation in support of Newcomer Kitchen, please select “Donation” ticket type.
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Tickets are available for purchase online via Eventbrite.
To purchase packages, or for more details please contact
Serra Erdem at serra@newcomerkitchen.ca or 416.920.7995
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For more information about Newcomer Kitchen

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — December 15
2016-12-15 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Salata Na’ameh سلطة ناعمة

Lazakiat لزاقيات

Our last Newcomer Kitchen of 2016!
After 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.
[chicken] Kabsa كبسة‎‎
Kabsa 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.
These 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.
[vegetarian] Kabsa كبسة‎‎
A vegetarian version of this dish, garnished with green peas, diced peppers, butter-fried nuts and hard-boiled eggs.
Salateh Naameh سلطة ناعمة
This 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.
Lazakiat لزاقيات
A 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.
$20 +HST

LAST CHANCE!
Holiday Cookie Box by Newcomer Kitchen!
20 delicious homemade Syrian cookies — a perfect gift!
(If you can resist eating them yourself!)
Add one to your Thursday order for $20.

Meals are available for pickup from The Depanneur,
1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm
foodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Delivery outside 3km can be arranged with Liam Woolacoot of Saoirse Couriers
647-676-6486 | liamgordonwoolacoot@gmail.com

Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.

Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
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Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!
http://bit.ly/2gpUUu8
Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.
http://newcomerkitchen.ca/

Cook for Syria by Slow Food Toronto and Newcomer Kitchen
2016-12-10 18:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
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.
A very special thank you to 100km Foods and The Big Carrot for sponsoring this event!
Tickets are $60 for Slow Food Toronto Members and $70 for non-members.
We are encouraging people to purchase tickets soon if they are interested in attending this unique event.
>> PURCHASE HERE <<

Starter ~ Fattoush فتوش | Fattayer Jibneh فطاير جبنة
Fattoush 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)
Fatayer 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).
The Main ~ El Maldoum ملضوم | Khyar belaban خيار بلبن
Maldoum 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.
Dessert ~ Harissa هريسة | Figs & Dates with Tahini and Grape Molasses
A 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.
Tea and Coffee

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — December 8
2016-12-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Rez bel Shairieh

Tabbouleh تبولة‎‎

Mahalabia مهلبية

[beef ] Kibbeh summaqiyah كبة سماقية
Kibbeh 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)
[vegetarian] Kibbeh summaqiyah كبة سماقية
Vegetarian kibbeh, with a bulgur and potato dough and a mushroom and walnut filling, also cooked in a tangy sumac sauce
Tabbouleh تبولة‎‎
Originally 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.
Mahalabia مهلبية
A delicate milk and semolina pudding scented with rose water and garnished with pistachio and a touch of coconut.
$20 +HST

FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY!
Holiday Cookie Box by Newcomer Kitchen!
20 delicious homemade Syrian cookies — a perfect gift!
(If you can resist eating them yourself!)
Add one to your Thursday order for $20.

Meals are available for pickup from The Depanneur,
1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm
foodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Delivery outside 3km can be arranged with Liam Woolacoot of Saoirse Couriers
647-676-6486 | liamgordonwoolacoot@gmail.com

Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.

Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
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Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!
http://bit.ly/2gpUUu8
Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.
http://newcomerkitchen.ca/

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — December 1
2016-12-01 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Ejett Kousa عجة كوسا

Sfouf صفوف

Malfouf ملفوف
Many 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.
In 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.
There 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.
Ejett Kousa عجة كوسا
Made 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.
S’fouf صفوف
A light, delicate semolina cake, made golden with turmeric and fragrant with anise, vanilla, and coconut, studded with black sesame seeds and topped with pistachio.
$20 +HST
Meals are available for pickup from The Depanneur,
1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm
foodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Delivery outside 3km can be arranged with Liam Woolacoot of Saoirse Couriers
647-642-8581 | liamgordonwoolacoot@gmail.com

Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.

Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
—–
Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!
http://bit.ly/2egZ0Vi
Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.
http://newcomerkitchen.ca/

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — November 24
2016-11-24 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Fattoush (فتوش)

Roz bel Haleeb رز بحليب

[beef] Shishbarak شيش برك
Almost 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.
[vegetarian] Shishbarak شيش برك
These delicious dumplings are filled with a mix of mushrooms, onions and spices.
Fattoush فتوش
This 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.
Roz bel Haleeb رز بحليب
Wherever 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.
$20 +HST
Meals are available for pickup from The Depanneur,
1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm
foodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Delivery outside 3km can be arranged with Liam Woolacoot of Saoirse Couriers
647-642-8581 | liamgordonwoolacoot@gmail.com

Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.

Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
—–
Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!
http://bit.ly/2egZ0Vi
Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.
http://newcomerkitchen.ca/

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — November 17
2016-11-17 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Salateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف

Barazek برازق

[chicken] Freekeh فريكة
Freekeh 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.
[vegetarian] Freekeh فريكة
The 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.
Salateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف
A cool, refreshing salad made of chopped cabbage, diced tomatoes and pomegranate seeds, dressed with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, sumac, and fresh mint.
Barazek برازق
A 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.
$20 +HST
Meals are available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, Nov. 10
foodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.

Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
—–
Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!
http://bit.ly/2egZ0Vi
Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.
http://newcomerkitchen.ca/

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — November 10
2016-11-10 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Majaddarat Bulgur مجدرة برغل

Khyar Belaban خيار بلبن

Harisa هريسة

[beef] Fatayer Lahmeh فطاير لحمة
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[cheese] Fatayer Jibneh فطاير جبنة
Fatayer 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.
[vegetarian] Majaddarat Bulgur مجدرة برغل
Well 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.
Khyar belaban خيار بلبن
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.
Harisa هريسة
A 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.
$20 +HST
Meals are available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, Nov. 10
foodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.

Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
—–
Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!
http://bit.ly/2egZ0Vi
Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.
http://newcomerkitchen.ca/

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — November 3
2016-11-03 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Khabbaz El Samun bel Toum (خبز السمون بالثوم)

Mutabal Batenjan متبل باذنجان

Knafeh Nabulsia كنافة نابلسية

[beef/chicken] Shorbat Silq Bis Adas شوربة سلق بعدس
Lentils 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.
[vegetarian]
This soup is also delicious (and #vegan & #GF) when made with vegetable stock.
The 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.
Knafeh Nabulsia كنافة نابلسية
This 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!
$20 +HST
Meals are available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, Nov. 3
foodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.

Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
—–
Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!
http://bit.ly/2egZ0Vi
Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.
http://newcomerkitchen.ca/

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — October 27
2016-10-27 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Ejett Kousa عجة كوسا

Salata Na’ameh سلطة ناعمة

Qatayef قطايف

[beef] Kousa Mahshi كوسا محشي
Stuffed 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
[vegetarian] Ejett Kousa عجة كوسا
This 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.
Salateh Naameh سلطة ناعمة
This 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.
Qatayef قطايف
Qatayef (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.
$20 +HST
Meals are available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, Oct. 27
foodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.

Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — October 20
2016-10-20 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Yakaneh Batata bel Batinjan ( يخنة بطاطا و باذنجان)

Tabbouleh تبولة‎‎

M’a’krona (معكرونة)

[beef] Dawood Basha (داوود باشا)
Meatballs in tomato sauce; from Italian Polpette to Indian Kofta, nearly every cuisine has some variation of this delicious comfort food staple. In Syria, this dish inherited the name of an Ottoman governor (“pasha”, or “basha” in Arabic, which does not have the letter “p”), Daoud, who administered Mt. Lebanon in the 18th century, and reputedly had one of his chefs create this recipe especially for him. The dish is deceptively simple, ground beef meatball seasoned with onion, black pepper and allspice, in a rich tomato & onion sauce, served alongside Rez bel Shairieh (rice with vermicelli).
[vegetarian] Yakaneh Batata bel Batinjan ( يخنة بطاطا و باذنجان)
Potatoes and eggplants are popular (if relatively recent) ingredients in Mediterranean cooking, whether in Greek Moussaka or Turkish Güveç. Yakaneh is general Syrian name used to describe hearty, home-style stews; in this case one featuring batata (potato) and batinjan (eggplant) in a tomato & onion gravy, with a hint of curry powder.
Tabbouleh (تبولة‎‎ )
Originally 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.
M’a’krona (معكرونة)
Macaroons, macarons (and macaroni) share a complicated linguistic history, with roots in medieval Arabic and Sicilian trade in semolina, the same kind of hard durum wheat that these delicious cookies are made from. Akin to Greek loukoumades or lokma, these sweets are made from from deep-fried dough fritters scented with anise and vanilla and soaked in a lemon-sugar syrup.
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Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
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NEWCOMER KITCHEN — October 13
2016-10-13 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Harraq Esbaoo حراق اصبعو

Salateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف

Barazek برازق

[chicken] El Rgaga (الرقاقه أو المكامير)
El 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). This dish was originally suggested by Majda, so we reached out to Maryam and her daughter-in-law, who are also from Daraa and experts in making it.
[vegetarian] Harraq Esbaoo حراق اصبعو
A 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.
Ok, here’s my stab at Syrian humour:
How did the Syrian hipster burn his fingers?
He ate his Harraq Esbaoo before it was cool.
[#rimshot]
Salateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف
A cool, refreshing salad made of chopped cabbage, diced tomatoes and pomegranate seeds, dressed with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, sumac, and fresh mint.
Barazek برازق
A 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.
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Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
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NEWCOMER KITCHEN — October 6
2016-10-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Fattoush فتوش

Kaak bel Ajweh كعك بالعجوة

[chicken] Mansaf منسف
In Canada, the most famous meal for a big holiday family gathering like Thanksgiving would probably be a roast turkey with all the trimmings; in parts of the Middle East, this would be Mansaf. In Jordan, where many people consider this their national dish, it is traditionally made with lamb and rice covered in a tangy white sauce made from keshk or jameed, a kind of dried yogurt. It is served on huge platters (sometime with the lamb head as a dramatic centerpiece!), and guests gather around and reach into the communal dish together with their right hands. (Keeping one’s left hand behind one’s back is considered polite). Tonight’s dinner is a variation of Mansaf from Sweida, in Southern Syria, that is made with bulgur, halal chicken, a tangy, rich yogurt sauce and a garnish of walnuts and parsley.
[vegetarian] Kibbeh bel Fatar كبة بالفطر
For our vegetarian option, there will be kibbeh – small fried torpedoes of seasoned bulgur dough stuffed with a mushroom, onion and walnut filling – instead of chicken, served along with the bulgur and mansaf yogurt sauce
Fattoush فتوش
This 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.
Kaak bel Ajweh كعك بالعجوة
Delicious, 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 Jesus’ crown of thorns.
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Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
Support the Newcomer Kitchen’s FundRazr campaign.
Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!
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NEWCOMER KITCHEN — September 29
2016-09-29 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Salatet Alkhus سلطة خس

Mahalabia مهلبية

[beef] Shamborak شمبورك
by Dilsha, in the style of Al Kamishli City
Probably the ancestor of every meat pie in the Western world. Thin, yeasted wheat flour dough is stuffed with a mixture of cooked onions and halal ground beef spiced with black pepper, and then baked (or sometimes fried). It comes with a traditional accompaniment, ayran, a tangy, savoury yogurt drink garnished with dried mint.
[vegetarian] Shamborak شمبورك
We’ll also be making a vegetarian version of the shamborak stuffed with a mix of spiced mushrooms and nuts.
Salatet Alkhus سلطة خس
A simple green salad of romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and carrots, with fresh mint and a lemon, garlic, olive oil.
Mahalabia مهلبية
A delicate milk and semolina pudding scented with rose water and garnished with a touch of coconut.
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Meals are available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, Sept. 29
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Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
Support the Newcomer Kitchen’s FundRazr campaign.
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NEWCOMER KITCHEN — September 22
2016-09-22 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Salateh Naameh سلطة ناعمة

Sfouf صفوف

[chicken] Fatteh Djaj فتتة جاج
Fatteh (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.
[vegetarian] Fatteh Hummus فتتة حُمُّص
Fatteh with crispy pita, seasoned rice, yogurt-tahini sauce and walnuts, with chickpeas instead of chicken.
Salateh Naameh سلطة ناعمة
This 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.
S’fouf صفوف
A light, delicate semolina cake, made golden with turmeric and fragrant with anise, vanilla, and coconut, studded with black sesame seeds and topped with pistachio.
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Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
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NEWCOMER KITCHEN — September 15
2016-09-15 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Tabbouleh (تبولة‎‎ )

Ma’amoul el eid ( معمول العيد )

MENU — September 15
Eid Mubarak everyone! September 12 was Eid Ul-Adha, a major Muslim holiday celebrating the story of the Prophet Ibrahim (aka Abraham to Jews and Christians), and the test of his faith that involved the near sacrifice of his son. This holiday is often marked with the sacrifice of an animal such as a sheep or a goat, whose meat is shared with family, friends and neighbours as well as the poor. This is also the time when many Muslims choose to perform the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca.
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[beef] Yalanji (بالنجي)
Stuffed grape vine leaves can be found on tables all around the Eastern Mediterranean. This Syrian recipe, by Nada K. from the city of Homs, features a ground beef and rice filling seasoned generously with parsley, mint, onion and black pepper, with a bit of finely ground coffee that adds complexity and depth. The are cooked in a tangy sauce of tomato, lemon, pomegranate and olive oil, and served with fresh pita bread
[vegetarian] Yalanji (بالنجي)
The vegetarian version features a seasoned rice filling flecked with green pepper.
Tabbouleh (تبولة‎‎ )
Originally 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.

Ma’amoul el eid ( معمول العيد )
Rich, buttery shortbread cookies stuffed with a date filling are a traditional holiday treat for Eid, often pressed into decorative shapes in carved wooden molds.

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Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
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Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!

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NEWCOMER KITCHEN — September 8
2016-09-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Salata Na’ameh سلطة ناعمة

Roz bel Haleeb رز بحليب

MENU — September 8
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[beef] Bulgur Bandoura برغل ببندورة
The perfect dish for the height of local tomato season! Bulgur, 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.
[vegetarian] Bulgur Bandoura برغل ببندورة
The vegetarian version will be cooked in seasoned tomato juice with extra chickpeas, and will come with a homemade labneh ball – a tangy salted and pressed fresh yogurt cheese that is formed into small balls and rolled in za’atar (a Middle Eastern spice mix of ground dried thyme, oregano, and marjoram, mixed with toasted sesame seeds and salt), and cured in olive oil.

Salata Na’ameh سلطة ناعمة
A colourful salad made of finely (na’ameh) chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and parsley dressed with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and dried mint.

Roz bel Haleeb رز بحليب
Wherever you find rice, you’ll probably find a version of rice pudding. This creamy version is scented with cardamom, vanilla and rosewater, and garnished with some fresh Ontario fruit.

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Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
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Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
Support the Newcomer Kitchen’s FundRazr campaign.
Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!

Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.

Meals go on sale Tuesday morning at 7am

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — September 1
2016-09-01 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Salateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف

El-Madlouka المدلوقة

MENU — September 1
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[beef] Sheikh El Mahshi Bil Laban شيخ المحشي باللبن
Mahshi, meaning “stuffed”, represents a broad category of popular Levantine dishes. Virtually any vegetable can be stuffed, from peppers to potatoes, but small zucchinis and eggplants are most popular; we’ll be working with fresh, local zucchinis Sheikh El Mahshi would be the “sheikh” (respected elder or scholar) of stuffed vegetables, meaning the richest, fanciest version of the dish, this one being “bil Laban”, or cooked in a yogurt sauce thickened with eggs and seasoned with garlic and mint. Served with Egyptian rice (aka Misri or Calrose, you’ve had this medium-grain, slightly sticky rice if you’ve ever eaten sushi in the West).
[vegetarian] Sheikh El Mahshi Bil Laban شيخ المحشي باللبن
The vegetarian version will be stuffed with a mushroom, onion and pine nut mixture.

Salateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف

A cool, refreshing salad made of chopped cabbage and diced tomatoes dressed with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, sumac, and fresh mint.

El-Madlouka المدلوقة
A sweet pudding of semolina cooked in milk and scented with rosewater, topped with a rich combination of fresh cheese, ricotta or clotted cream and garnished with pistachios.

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Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
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Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
Support the Newcomer Kitchen’s FundRazr campaign.
Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!

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Meals go on sale Tuesday morning at 7am

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — August 18
2016-08-18 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Vegetarian Freekeh with Chickpeas فريكة

Khyar Belaban خيار بلبن

Knafeh Nabulsia كنافة نابلسية

MENU — August 18
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[chicken] Freekeh فريكة
Freekeh 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.
[vegetarian] Freekeh فريكة
The vegetarian version of freekeh is made with chickpeas, green onion, fresh herbs and lemon, served more as a cool meze salad.
Khyar Belaban خيار بلبن
Yogurt 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 summer salad.
Knafeh Nabulsia كنافة نابلسية
This version of kanafeh, 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 kanafeh — they even made a giant one weighing in at 1,350kg for the Guinness Book of World Records!
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Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
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Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
Support the Newcomer Kitchen’s FundRazr campaign.
Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!

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NEWCOMER KITCHEN - August 11
2016-08-11 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
M’tabbal koossa متبل كوسا

Salatet al-Zeitun سلطة زيتون

Roz bel Haleeb رز بحليب

MENU — August 11
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[beef] Jazmaz جز مز
Eggs poached or baked in a richly flavoured tomato sauce can be found in one version or another all around the Mediterranean, across North Africa from Morocco to Israel, where is it known as shakshouka, with local variations also found in Turkey, Iraq, Italy and Spain. I guess it should come as no surprise that Syrians have their own special version of this delicious dish. We’ll be serving it up with two mini sujuk beef sausages on the side, and fresh pita bread.
[vegetarian] Jazmaz جز مز
The same dish, but with haloumi cheese..
M’tabbal koossa متبل كوسا
A relative of hummus or babaganoush, this zucchini-based meze dip is cool and refreshing, made with combination of thick yogurt and tahini, seasoned with a bit garlic, lemon and cumin.
Salatet al-Zeitun سلطة زيتون
Another tasty and uncommon mezze, this salad features chopped green olives, tomatoes, red & green peppers, walnuts and green onions in a dressing of fresh thyme, garlic, pomegranate molasses and olive oil.
Roz bel Haleeb رز بحليب
Wherever you find rice, you’ll probably find a version of rice pudding. This creamy version is scented with cardamom, vanilla and rosewater, and garnished with some fresh Ontario fruit.
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$20 +HST
Meals are available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, Aug. 11
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Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.

Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
Support the Newcomer Kitchen’s FundRazr campaign.
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NEWCOMER KITCHEN — August 4
2016-08-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Bulgur B-shaaria برغل بشعيرية‎

Salateh Jarjeer صلطة جرجير

Barazek برازق

MENU — August 4
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[beef] Maldoum ملضوم
When 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.
“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.”
Maldoum 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 bulgur b-shaaria (برغل بشعيرية‎), a kind of pilaf of bulgur wheat and fried vermicelli noodles.
[vegetarian] Maldoum ملضوم
The same dish, but with more veggies, no meat and a generous splash of olive oil.
Salateh Jarjeer صلطة جرجير
A refreshing salad of peppery arugula with fresh pomegranate and onions, with a apple cider & lemon vinaigrette.
Barazek برازق
A 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.
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$20 +HST
Meals are available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, Aug. 4
foodora sponsors FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Meals go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.

Newcomer 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.
We 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.
Proceeds 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!
Support the Newcomer Kitchen’s FundRazr campaign.
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NEWCOMER KITCHEN — July 28
2016-07-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Fattoush فتوش

Joz Al-Hind كاتو جوز الهند

MENU — July 28
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[chicken] Molokhia ملوخية‎‎
Molokhia is dish that goes by many names; I’ve come across at least half a dozen English spellings alone. It’s based on the leaves of the jute plant (the same one that produces jute fibre for rope & fabric), but known by many other names as well, including West African sorrel, bush okra and Jew’s mallow. This plant has been under cultivation in the Levant for millennia, and was likely on the table of the ancient Egyptians.
While a popular dish throughout the Middle East, it is virtually unknown in North America. I have found only a single local farmer growing it, as an experiment, and she has only found a single customer for it so far. (Well, we can now make it two!). This week’s dish will use some fresh, organic molokhia grown and donated by Kathy Horne of Birdsong Gardens at Fresh CIty Farms in Downsview, as well as imported product sourced at Middle Eastern specialty markets in Mississauga.
For the Syrian version of this dish, this very healthy, dark leafy green is cooked with garlic, coriander and lemon, and combined with shredded chicken that has been cooked separately in a broth with onion and spices. The cooked vegetable is topped with chicken and served alongside Rez bel Shairieh (rice with vermicelli).
[vegetarian] Molokhia ملوخية‎‎
The same dish, but topped with whole mushrooms.
Fattoush فتوش
This 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.
Joz Al-Hind كاتو جوز الهند
A semolina-based cake with syrup, similar to namoura or basbousa, but the addition of lots of grated coconut gives it a rich, macaroon-like quality.
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$20 +HST
Meals will go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Meals will be available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, July 28.
foodora has sponsored FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.
Tonight’s meal is available in limited quantities. Proceeds from the sales of these dishes help pay for all the ingredients prepared by the moms to take home to their families, with any remaining proceeds shared amongst the cooks. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Newcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee moms to use restaurant kitchens 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.
We 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.

Support the Newcomer Kitchen’s FundRazr campaign.
Help us take this idea into any restaurant kitchen, in any city in the world!
Proceeds 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!

Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — July 21
2016-07-21 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Khyar belaban خيار بلبن

Torab el Melook طراب الملوك

MENU — July 21
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[beef & lamb] Kousa Mahshi كوسا محشي
Stuffed zucchinis (aka marrow or summer squash) is a dish cherished by the former Ottoman Empire, and popular from the Balkans to the Levant. WIth beautiful, local pale green young zucchini in the midst of their brief season, there’s no better time to make this delicious dish. Stuffed with a mix of spiced ground halal beef, lamb and rice, and cooked with tomato and cinnamon, the meat version is served hot, as a main course, while the meatless version is considered an “olive-oil dish” and is often eaten at room temperature or warm. Served with fresh saj bread, handmade on the traditional domed oven of the same name.
[vegetarian] Kousa Mahshi كوسا محشي
The same dish, but with a rice stuffing with garlic and mint.
Khyar belaban خيار بلبن
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 delightful, cool and refreshing summer salad
Torab el Melook طراب الملوك
A cool, creamy, layered trifle of sorts, perfect for a warm summer night. Vanilla custard and rich clotted cream with fresh pineapple and golden crumbled biscuits, from which the dish likely gets its name (Sand of Kings).
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$20 +HST
Meals will go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Meals will be available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, July 21.
foodora has sponsored FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.
Tonight’s meal is available in limited quantities. Proceeds from the sales of these dishes help pay for all the ingredients prepared by the moms to take home to their families, with any remaining proceeds shared amongst the cooks. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Newcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee moms to use restaurant kitchens 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.
We 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.

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NEWCOMER KITCHEN — July 14
2016-07-14 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Salttet Malfoof سلطة ملفوف

Ka’ak el eid كعك العيد

MENU — July 14
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[beef] Fattet Maqdoos فتتة مكدوس
Fatteh (فتّة‎‎ meaning crushed or crumbs) is a class of southern Levantine dishes made with pieces of fresh, toasted, or fried flatbread layered with yogurt and other ingredients. It is so closely associated with Syrian food that it is also known as shâmiyât (شاميات ) or ‘Damascene’. This version features Maqdoos, small eggplants that are fried until tender and then stuffed with a savoury spiced meat and nut filling. The dish is built up in layers of bread, yogurt & tahini sauce, tomato sauce, eggplants and topped with fresh yogurt, herbs and pine nuts as a garnish. (Note: if the very small eggplants prove to be too difficult or expensive to find, we’ll work with regular eggplants).
[vegetarian] Fattet Maqdoos فتتة مكدوس
The same dish, but with a mushroom and nut stuffing in the eggplants.
Salttet Malfoof سلطة ملفوف
A crisp, refreshing cabbage salad with lemon, sumac and pomegranate seeds
Ka’ak el eid كعك العيد
Many kinds of cookies are baked to celebrate Eid, the festivities at the end of Ramadan, each family with a recipe of their own. These delicious cookies are made with semolina and sesame seeds, scented with anise and Mahlab, a spice derived from cherry kernels that adds a marzipan-like almond aroma.
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$20 +HST
Meals will go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Meals will be available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, July 14.
foodora has sponsored FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.
Tonight’s meal is available in limited quantities. Proceeds from the sales of these dishes help pay for all the ingredients prepared by the moms to take home to their families, with any remaining proceeds shared amongst the cooks. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Newcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee moms to use restaurant kitchens 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.
We 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.

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NEWCOMER KITCHEN — July 7
2016-07-07 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Yalanji يالنجي

Fattoush فتوش

Nammoura نموره

MENU — July 7
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[beef & lamb] Kebab Hindi كباب هندي
Levantine cuisine has no shortage of kebabs – the cooking of meat on a stick is probably one of the most ancient dishes in the world. As Islamic culture spread across the world it brought with it many dishes, and brought back many inspirations and influences. So it comes as no surprise that there are countless kebab dishes in India, nor that Indian culinary ideas have also filtered back through to the Middle East. Kebab Hindi, or “Indian-Style Kebab”, is a long-standing traditional Syrian favourite, even as cooking meat in a tomato and onion-based reduction is a common Indian technique. This dish features skewers of a combination of halal ground beef and lamb garnished with pine nuts, and is served alongside Rez bel Shairieh (rice with vermicelli).
[vegetarian] Yalanji يالنجي
Stuffed grape vine leaves can be found on tables all around the Eastern Mediterranean. This Syrian version features a rice filling seasoned generously with parsley, mint, garlic, onion and black pepper; some cooks add a bit of finely ground coffee that adds complexity and depth. The are baked in a tangy sauce of tomato, lemon, pomegranate and olive oil, and served with handmade flatbread cooked on the domed saj oven.
Fattoush فتوش
This 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.
Nammoura نموره
One 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.
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$20 +HST
Meals will go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Meals will be available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, July 7.
foodora has sponsored FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.
Tonight’s meal is available in limited quantities. Proceeds from the sales of these dishes help pay for all the ingredients prepared by the moms to take home to their families, with any remaining proceeds shared amongst the cooks. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Newcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee moms to use restaurant kitchens 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.
We 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.
NOTE: during Ramadan (until July 7) there will be no family meal as the cooks are fasting, but our guest cook will get a meal to take home.
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NEWCOMER KITCHEN - June 30
2016-06-30 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Tabbouleh تبولة‎‎

Lazakiat لزاقيات

Newcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee moms to use restaurant kitchens 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.
We 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.
NOTE: during Ramadan (until July 7) there will be no family meal as the cooks are fasting, but our guest cook will get a meal to take home.
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Menu — June 30
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[beef] Kibbeh Labaniyeh كبة لبنية
Kibbeh is one of the most quintessential Levantine dishes; versions are found from North Africa to Central Asia, and Syria alone boasts over 20 variations. Bulgur wheat is soaked, combined with spices and formed into small patties, balls or torpedos, featuring a variety of different fillings; the results can be fried, baked, barbequed or cooked in many different sauces. This version features a classic filling of ground lamb, beef, spices and pine nuts, and the finished kibbehs are cooked in a rich yogurt sauce. Our cook even made the yogurt from scratch last week! This dish is served alongside plain white rice.
[vegetarian] Kibbeh Labaniyeh كبة لبنية
Same as the beef kibbeh, but stuffed with onions, mushrooms and pinenuts..
Tabbouleh تبولة‎‎
Originally from the mountains of Syria and Lebanon, tabbouleh has become one of the most popular salads in the Middle East. A fragrant herb salad, with parsley and mint, tomato and onion, with a scattering of bulgur, and seasoned with olive oil, lemon, and salt.
Lazakiat لزاقيات
A 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.
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$20 +HST
Meals will go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Meals will be available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, June 30.
foodora has sponsored FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.
Tonight’s meal is available in limited quantities. Proceeds from the sales of these dishes help pay for all the ingredients prepared by the moms to take home to their families, with any remaining proceeds shared amongst the cooks. Your support is greatly appreciated.
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NEWCOMER KITCHEN — June 23
2016-06-23 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Khyar belaban خيار بلبن

Sfouf صفوف

Muhammara فطاير المحمره)

Newcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee moms to use restaurant kitchens 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.
We 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.
NOTE: during Ramadan (until July 7) there will be no family meal as the cooks are fasting, but our guest cook will get a meal to take home.
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Menu — June 23
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[beef] Auzy with Beef أوزي
A 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.
[vegetarian] Auzy with Mushrooms أوزي
Same as the beef auzy, but made with cremini mushrooms instead of beef.
Khyar belaban خيار بلبن
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 delightful, cool and refreshing summer salad.
Sfouf صفوف
A light, delicate semolina cake, made golden with turmeric and fragrant with anise, vanilla, and coconut, studded with black sesame seeds and topped with pistachio.
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$20 +HST
We also have a few extra Fatayer Harra (فطاير المحمره) that we made for the Luminato Festival, frozen in bags of 5. Made with spicy Aleppo pepper paste, tomato, walnuts and olive oil, they reheat beautifully, and I just cut mine in half and pop them in the toaster! Amazing with eggs, salad or soup. [vegan]
$10
Note: bags of fatayer can be picked up, but cannot be delivered separately, only together with a meal order.
Meals will go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Meals will be available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, June 9.

foodora has sponsored FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.
Tonight’s meal is available in limited quantities. Proceeds from the sales of these dishes help pay for all the ingredients prepared by the moms to take home to their families, with any remaining proceeds shared amongst the cooks. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — June 9
2016-06-09 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Fasolia bel Zait فاصولية بالزيت

Rez bel Shairieh

Salatet Batata

Namoura نمُّورة

Newcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee moms to use restaurant kitchens to cook food for themselves and their families in a fun, social setting. Additional meals are prepared, packaged and sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks.
We 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.
Menu — June 9
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[beef] Shishbarak شيش برك
Almost 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 then 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 and coriander. The dumplings are added to the sauce and the dish is served alongside Rez bel Shairieh (rice with vermicelli).
[vegetarian] Fasolia bel Zait with Rez bel Shairieh فاصوليا بالزيت و رز بالشعرية
Green 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).
Salatet Batata سلطة بطاطا
Cubes of tender potato combined with tomatoes and finely cut fresh mint leaves and drizzled with olive oil.
Nammoura نموره
One of the most popular traditional Syrian desserts, this simple cake of semolina, butter, sugar and yogurt is garnished with slivered almonds before being baked. The warm cake is drizzled with simple syrup scented with lemon. Today’s cake will (hopefully) be baked in the wood ovens at Dufferin Grove Park.
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$20 +HST
Meals will go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Meals will be available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, June 9.
foodora has sponsored FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.
Tonight’s meal is available in limited quantities. Proceeds from the sales of these dishes help pay for all the ingredients prepared by the moms to take home to their families, with any remaining proceeds shared amongst the cooks. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — June 2
2016-06-02 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Majaddarat Bulgur مجدرة برغل [vegetarian]

Salateh Naameh سلطة ناعمة

Halaweh bel Jebn حلاوة بالجبن

Newcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee moms to use restaurant kitchens to cook food for themselves and their families in a fun, social setting. Additional meals are prepared, packaged and sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks.
NEW! – As a fundraising experiment, we are offering up 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 will be available for purchase online, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Menu — June 2
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Burgul Behommos برغل بحمص [chicken]
Burgul (aka bulgur wheat), is a dried cracked wheat that is an ancient staple of the Middle and Near East. It is typically made from whole grain durum wheat that has been coarsely ground, soaked, steamed and dried, a process that enhances its shelf life and nutritional profile. Compared to white rice, bulgur has more fiber and protein, a lower glycemic index, and higher levels of most vitamins and minerals.
Burgul Behommos is a festive dish which many Syrians take pride in cooking for family gatherings and celebrations. Chicken and chickpeas are boiled with spices and set aside. Then the burgul is cooked in the rich chicken broth, before being re-combined with the chickpeas and topped with the deboned chicken.
Majaddarat Bulgur مجدرة برغل [vegetarian]
Well known in many Syrian villages, this staple dish of bulgur, lentils and onions is highly regarded for its nutritional value and health benefits. 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 fried onions, and served with fresh yogurt, some fresh vegetables and a selection of pickled turnips, small cucumbers and hot peppers.
Salateh Naameh سلطة ناعمة
This “fine 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. The perfect, fresh compliment to hearty burgul dishes.
Halaweh bel Jebn حلاوة بالجبن
Syria is home to a wide variety of cheeses, some of which make appearances in their delicious desserts. For this dish, an outer layer is prepared with semolina, sugar, and a stretchy, chewy cheeze like mozzarella, and then rolled around a cool milky cheese like ricotta. The soft cheese rolls are then drizzled with sugar syrup and decorated with crushed pistachios.
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$20 +HST
Purchase here:
http://staging.thedepanneur.ca/event/newcomer-kitchen-june-2/
Meals will go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.
Meals will be available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, June 2.
foodora has sponsored FREE Delivery within 3km radius
Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.
Tonight’s meal is available in limited quantities. Proceeds from the sales of these dishes help pay for all the ingredients prepared by the moms to take home to their families, with any remaining proceeds shared amongst the cooks. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.

NEWCOMER KITCHEN — May 26
2016-05-26 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | 1033 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, m6k 2b5, Canada
Harraq Esbaoo حراق اصبعو

Salateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف

Ghoraibeh غريبه

Newcomer Kitchen is a new project that invites groups of Syrian refugee moms to use restaurant kitchens to cook food for themselves and their families in a fun, social setting. Additional meals are prepared, packaged and sold online for pickup or delivery to pay for all the ingredients and provide an honorarium for the cooks.

NEW! – As a fundraising experiment, we are offering up 1 guest cook 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 be available for purchase online below, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Menu — May 26

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[beef] Shamborak شمبورك

by Ameena from Al Qameshly, in the North of Syria.

Probably the ancestor of every meat pie in the Western world. Thin, yeasted wheat flour dough is stuffed with a mixture of cooked onions and halal ground beef spiced with black pepper, and then baked (or sometimes fried). We are going to try and bake some of these in the wood-fired bread oven in Dufferin Grove Park, weather and logistics permitting.

[vegetarian] Harraq Esbaoo حراق اصبعو

by Ameena AlShaar from Damascus.

A 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.

Ok, here’s my stab at Syrian humour:

How did the Syrian hipster burn his fingers?

He ate his Harraq Esbaoo before it was cool.

[#rimshot]

Salateh Malfouf سلطة ملفوف

A cool, refreshing salad made of chopped cabbage and diced tomatoes then dressed with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, sumac, pomegranate seeds and fresh mint.

Ghoraibeh غريبه

These delicate pistachio-topped baked shortbread cookies are usually made for Eid (the celebration at the end of Ramadan) as a festive dessert.

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$20 +HST

Meals will go on sale on Tuesday at 7am.

Meals will be available for pickup from The Depanneur, 1033 College Street (between Dufferin & Dovercourt) from 6–7pm on Thursday, May 26.

Foodora has sponsored FREE Delivery within 3km radius

Please indicate “PICKUP” or “DELIVERY” in the Order Notes at the Checkout.

Tonight’s meal is available in limited quantities. Proceeds from the sales of these dishes help pay for all the ingredients prepared by the moms to take home to their families, with any remaining proceeds shared amongst the cooks. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Learn more about the Newcomer Kitchen project.
