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 […]
Come spice it up with Chef and Recipe to Riches finalist, Winslow Taylor, the man behind the popular line of Brawta Caribbean Fusion Cuisine products. Winslow's five-course tasting menu combines the flavours and inspirations of his Jamaican roots with modern, tapas-inspired elements. Creole Prawns Black tiger prawns sauteed in fresh garlic, onions and tomatoes with Caribbean Creole […]
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 it's unique specialities. Chef Chantal Véchambre combines her study of the history of French cuisine with decades of experience in the kitchen to […]
Break some rules (and maybe write a few new ones) with this gender/genre-fluid Valentine's Day dinner and cabaret with the fabulous Mikiki. An eclectic 5-course tasting menu of creative/high-concept fusion dishes + a bit of cabaret; Mikiki will be hosting the evening in full drag. "I have been, for a large part of my life, […]
Chef Raluca Cojocariu has just returned from two weeks exploring the food of Oaxaca, Mexico, where she wandered the colourful streets, absorbed the tastes and smells, and was moved by the people she met. Now, she is back at the Dep to share a piece of this magic with us. She brings a delicious six-course […]
2nd Night Added! Sunday, Feb. 26 > Tickets available here The Dutch-Indonesian rijsttafel (rice table) is an elaborate collection of dishes that present a melange of sweet, spicy and savoury flavours to the palette. Served in a buffet-type setting, rijsttafel pairs the Dutch ethos of togetherness (gezelligheid) with Indonesian cuisine’s unique and vibrant flavours and […]
2nd Night Added! Sunday, Feb. 26 (Note: this is Oscar Sunday, for those who are into that) The Dutch-Indonesian rijsttafel (rice table) is an elaborate collection of dishes that present a melange of sweet, spicy and savoury flavours to the palette. Served in a buffet-type setting, rijsttafel pairs the Dutch ethos of togetherness (gezelligheid) with […]
Much Russian Eastern and European food - full of diverse cultural traditions developed across a vast geography and long history - remains relatively uncommon in Toronto (at least south of Steeles). Building on a rich tradition of simple but satisfying dishes based around staples like wheat, fish and vegetables, many consider Russian cuisine the next […]
Khaleej is the Arabic word for Gulf, a deep inlet of sea surrounded by land. The Khaleeji or Gulf Arabs refer to peoples of Eastern Arabia and the five countries that line the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Oman. They speak the similar dialects of Arabic, and […]
Humble ingredients transformed by labour, patience and skill into exquisite dishes — the incredible magic of so many traditional cuisines — the accumulated wisdom of countless generations of cooks. That's what's on the table at a unique meal like this traditional Rajasthani festival dinner of 'Daal-Baati-Churma'. Anjana & Neha are friends from the royal state […]
