Thaipoosam cavadee is one of many popular festivals celebrated by Indo-Mauritians whose ancestors originated from Tamil Nadu, India; a ten-day celebration of fasting and devotion to Lord Muruga, culminating in a grand feast. For many, the highlight of any Tamil festival in Mauritius is the mouth-watering ‘Sept Cari’ (seven ‘currys’), a spread consisting of many delicious […]
Canada Day means many things to many people — a long weekend, fireworks, waving flags — but all too rarely does it reflect upon our intimate relationship to the land that sustains us and the people who first inhabited it. For this elegant 4-course tasting menu, Chefs Taylor Parker & Matthew Knight-Barton have teamed up […]
Chef Greg Couillard has forged a life-long reputation as a fearless culinary innovator, a kind of supercollider of food ideas, smashing them together with incredible force, producing novel and exotic new dishes for a few lucky diners to marvel at. The Dep could not be more delighted to have Chef Greg back in the kitchen […]
The Kenyan island of Mombasa is home to a small community of Yemeni immigrants, who have a distinctive cuisine that is inspired by Arab traditions and East African flavours. Aisha Silim, a local food blogger, is keen to introduce us to the foods of her hometown, and is preparing a typical Yemeni-Kenyan feast of samosas, […]
Most traditional Carnival celebrations — like the famous Carnivals of Trinidad, Brazil or New Orleans — are celebrated just before austerity of Lent, ending on Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday. Here in Toronto, Carnival is celebrated at the end of July into early August. This celebration brings out the unique stylings […]
France is home to the concept of terroir – the taste of a specific place – the combination of geography and season, history and culture, tradition and food that give each region its unique flavour. Chef Chantal Véchambre combines her study of the history of French cuisine with decades of experience in the kitchen to […]
Chef Greg Couillard has forged a life-long reputation as a fearless culinary innovator, a kind of supercollider of food ideas, smashing them together with incredible force, producing novel and exotic new dishes for a few lucky diners to marvel at. Greg has spent the last six or so winters on the Costa Allegre, on the […]
This lovely, plant-based dinner party falls on the cusp of Sukkot, the Jewish holiday celebrating end of summer and the harvest. It gets its name from the sukkah, a traditional palm thatch hut built in the fields during the harvest. These are often recreated in urban settings during this holiday, where holiday meals are eaten […]
Musical traditions, much like culinary ones, are often the result of the cultural fusion that comes about through conquest or migration. Fado is a perfect musical example; while evocative of Portugal it is spiced with hints of Brazil, Mozambique, Angola and Cape Verde. The Afro-Brazilian musical tradition of Fado, or ‘fate’, dates back before the […]
Catalonia is a region bordered by Spain, France and the Balearic Sea known for its distinctive language and food. Combining elements of French, Spanish, Basque and North African influences, Catalan cuisine is a celebration of the Mediterranean terroir and millennia of cultural dialogue. Chef José Arato, owner and Head Chef at Pimenton, brings a handful […]
