Dietitian & culinary enthusiast Amanda Li is inspired by the paleo philosophy of eating: no dairy, grains, legumes or refined sugar, just wholesome ingredients grown and cooked with love and care. For this meal, Amanda presents a nourishing, whole-food menu of tapas-style small plates for sharing. Spring Chicken Broth Lemon Poppyseed Jicama Beet Salad Over […]
Chef Michael Kirkwood, a 25-year veteran of some of Toronto's top fine-dining kitchens, has recently launched The Birchwood Kitchen, a culinary project focussed on contemporary Canadian cuisine with an emphasis on the best local and seasonal ingredients. For this elegant menu, Chef Michael has sourced true local delicacies like fresh pickerel from Georgian Bay, young […]
Artisanal ghee maker Lee Dares of Lee's Ghee returns to the Dep for an intimate Supper Club inspired by her favourite dishes encountered in her travels through India. The meal will be served on banana leaves, and eating with your hands is encouraged! ----- Veggie Samosas Inspired by an amazing restaurant in Hampi in the […]
Toronto culinary icon Chef Greg Couillard brings more of his dazzling Mexican cuisine to the table with this fabulous seafood dinner, inspired by the ingredients, spices and flavours of living along the Costa Allegre, on the Pacific coast of Mexico. ----- Lobster Pozole Rojo A hearty & spicy classic Mexican soup gets an elegant upgrade […]
SECOND NIGHT ADDED! Toronto culinary icon Chef Greg Couillard brings more of his dazzling Mexican cuisine to the table with this fabulous seafood dinner, inspired by the ingredients, spices and flavours of living along the Costa Allegre, on the Pacific coast of Mexico. ----- Lobster Pozole Rojo A hearty & spicy classic Mexican soup gets […]
The Chinese year is marked by several key celebrations: Chinese New Year in February, the Moon Festival in the fall, and the Dragon Boat Festival in early summer. Each festival has a rich culinary tradition associated with it, and we're excited to announce that organic food entrepreneur Lejen Chen will be returning to The Dep […]
The Basque region straddles France and Spain and is well known for its excellent food. It’s also where Chef Chantal Véchambre spent much of her childhood, growing up near the ocean in Biarritz, France. Her menu is a reminiscence of her upbringing and the food of her youth, and features a selection of classic French […]
In a city where the foodie scene can often take itself too seriously, professional comedian Ben Miner lightens up the mood a bit with a unique dinner event combining his considerable skills in the kitchen with comedy chops honed over a 16-year career. A delicious 3-course, home-cooked dinner followed by an impromptu comedy show by one of Canada’s most […]
**A Second Night has been added by popular demand** For more than 600 years, the vast Ottoman empire represented one of the most sophisticated aristocratic cultures in the world. It profoundly influenced - and was influenced by - diverse culinary traditions spanning from Central Asia to North Africa, the Balkans to past the Arabian peninsula […]
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 […]
