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 […]
KayGeni is a musician, singer, and songwriter from the Bahamas who recently moved to Toronto. Tonight she shares with you some of her favourite family recipes, dishes that evoke memories of growing up and her grandmother’s kitchen. Variations on these classic dishes can be found in almost every Bahamian home, with every family giving them […]
Rustic French cooking lies deep at the heart of continental cuisine; much of the heritage of fine European cooking can find its roots in the traditional ingredients of the French countryside: beef, aromatic vegetables, herbs, butter and wine. Join Chef Dali Chehimi for an elegant dinner of soul-warming classics from the French country kitchen, including […]
"Good things grow in Ontario" The crisp autumn air invites us to wrap ourselves in cozy knit sweaters and delight in the sounds of leaves crunching under foot as we enjoy the bounty of Ontario's farms. This ode to fall is created using the best of Ontario's late-autumn fruits and vegetables to set a new […]
Facing each other across the Mediterranean, French and North African culinary traditions have been intermingling for centuries… Dishes like couscous have become bistro staples in France, and the influence of French cooking can be found in restaurants from Morocco to Tunisia and beyond. For this Moroccan-inspired menu, Chef Momo draws on both her African […]
